Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT
Align energy policy and climate protection with air pollution control
SWISS ACADEMIES FACTSHEETS, VOL. 9, NO. 4, 2014
The implementation of the energy strategy shall correspond with the aims of air pollution control. While the combustion of wood in micro-cogeneration units has a positive effect on climate, this results in high fine dust emissions. Yet, air pollution control generally is well compatible with climate protection and energy strategy, because greenhouse gases and air pollutants usually originate from the same sources.
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences a+
Lighthouse Programmes in Sustainability Research and Innovation
Wuelser G, Edwards P (2025)
Lighthouse Programmes in Sustainability Research and Innovation
Swiss Academies Reports 20 (4)Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences a+
Ethical guidelines for animal experiments
The Swiss Animal Welfare Act permits the use of animals for certain scientific purposes; at the same time, however, it requires that the dignity of animals be respected and their welfare protected. For researchers, reconciling these various societal interests can be challenging. The ethical guidelines for animal experiments (2025) are designed to clarify the margin of discretion left by the legislation and to encourage researchers to reflect on the handling of animals in their experiments. The decisive factors for updating the previous version from 2005 were new scientific knowledge and research methods on the one hand, as well as changes in the legal framework on the other.
