bits and pieces
From time to time, I am overcome by the urge to express myself on the state of the world. On the climate crisis, the loss of biodiversity, on inequality, development policy and human rights, on the media, on Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa. Or on film, literature and music.
On the German version of the website you will find more notes published at irregular intervals. On these and perhaps other subjects.
A Contaminated Judgement
Excess mortality is likely to reach a new record in Switzerland during the summer of 2026. For many people, living and working in this country has become almost unbearable.
In 2024 Europe’s highest court for fundamental rights had ordered the Swiss government to do more to protect the climate. The Federal Council has consistently ignored this obligation ever since.