Peter Bosshard

Very bad news: US insurer breaks its climate commitment by insuring a coal power plant in Vietnam, ‪@tbij.bsky.social‬ reports. Climate hypocrites just when we need some spine!

Updated World War II poster for Tesla owners who will now have Grok AI in their cars

Insurers accelerated the shift away from coal, new study finds Fossil fuel exclusions are effective but Lloyd’s and Zurich play questionable roles

A new study shows that insurance companies' coal restrictions were effective in supporting the shift away from coal in the US. Insurers should use their clout to move away from oil and gas as well! Check out my #SwissClimateRambles blog post at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/insurers-a...?

Republican policy platform 2025: Guns, germs and steel

I get that they're all-in on climate denial, but now hurricane denial?

Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event

I‘m not an American, US or otherwise, but it seems to me that @billmckibben.bsky.social is a national treasure.

Press Release | World Bank Approves Controversial Inga 3 Dam in DRC Despite Steep Human and Environmental Cost - International Rivers The World Bank today approved $250 million in financing for the first phase of the Inga 3 hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) despite glaring gaps in project preparation and m...

Throwing good money after bad, the #WorldBank again approves funding for the Inga 3 dam in the DRC, the world's ultimate #WhiteElephant which has been in limbo for decades, at a time when much cheaper renewable alternatives are available. www.internationalrivers.org/news/world-b...

FWIW, here is my post on the #Blatten ice and rock fall and the Swiss government's climate complacency from yesterday. @katharinehayhoe.com @thierryaaron.bsky.social @domigross.bsky.social @subfossilguy.bsky.social @davidsroth.bsky.social @jonaskampus.bsky.social @jonpultnr.bsky.social

An alarming message from the crumbling Swiss Alps Will thawing permafrost awaken the Swiss government from its climate complacency?

The beautiful Swiss mountain village of Blatten was just hit by massive rockfall. As permafrost thaws, more such incidents will happen. Will this awaken the Swiss government from its climate complacency? My new post on the #SwissClimateRambles blog at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/an-alarmin...

EU-Automarkt: Tesla stürzt weiter ab – chinesische BYD überholt Musk erstmals, auch VW im Aufwind Der US-Elektroautopionier von Elon Musk leidet in Europa weiter unter schwachen Verkäufen und wird erstmals vom chinesischen Rivalen BYD düpiert. Der VW-Konzern hingegen profitiert.

Even though EV sales increased by >25%, #Tesla sold 46% fewer cars in the EU in the first four months of 2025. In Switzerland, Tesla sales dropped by 50%. Good work, @tesla-takedown.bsky.social! www.tagesanzeiger.ch/eu-automarkt...

BIG NEWS 🎉 Chubb no longer insures Calcasieu Pass LNG, a methane gas export terminal in SW Louisiana that severely impacts the lives, health, & livelihoods of nearby fishing communities. This comes after MONTHS of pressure from fisherfolk and climate activists!
insideclimatenews.org/news/1605202...

As a reminder, you will find a starter pack of Swiss climate campaigners at go.bsky.app/QFce71n.

Die SNB steigt aus Chevron aus: Ein Schritt, dem weitere folgen müssen 13. Mai, Bern: Nach langjährigem Engagement der zivilgesellschaftlichen “Unsere-SNB” Koalition ist die Nationalbank aus dem Ölkonzern Chevron ausgestiegen. Die Schweizer Bewegung für…

Big kudos for this success to the Swiss climate campaigners, particularly @astiro.bsky.social of the Swiss Climate Alliance, @breakfreech.bsky.social, @de.greenpeace.ch, @wwfswitzerland.bsky.social, @campaxorg.bsky.social and many others! You’ll find their response at unsere-snb.ch/2025/05/13/d....

The Swiss National Bank divests from Chevron Will the central bank start applying its environmental exclusions more consistently?

As reported, the Swiss National Bank has fully divested from #Chevron. Will the world’s 7th biggest public investor now start implementing its environmental exclusion criteria more consistently? My post on the #SwissClimateRambles blog. swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/the-swiss-...

What was the apartheid in South Africa? Trump welcomes white South Africans to U.S. President Trump granted refugee status to white South Africans on Monday. Who are Afrikaners? And what is apartheid in South Africa? What to know.

Those of us @thirdactorg.bsky.social are old enough to remember the generation-long global fight against apartheid. That we’re now welcoming its practitioners—and rejecting every other refugee—is sick

www.northjersey.com/story/news/2...

Trump’s illegal push for deep-sea mining: the Swiss Connection Will Swiss technology allow US miners to destroy one of the planet’s last pristine ecosystems?

Violating international law, Donald Trump wants to open up the deep seas for mining. Will a Swiss company help him to destroy one of the world's last pristine ecosystems? Read my post on the #SwissClimateRambles blog. swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/trumps-ill...

Schweizerische Nationalbank stösst alle Aktien des Ölriesen Chevron ab Paukenschlag in der Anlagepolitik – zu den Gründen für die Verkäufe macht die SNB keine Angaben.

Good news: The Swiss National Bank, one of the world's biggest central banks, has divested from #Chevron. ⛑️ SNB can't invest in companies with grave human rights or environmental violations but hasn't commented on the latest divestment. www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/d...

Where Robert Prevost, the new US-born Pope, stands on climate change:

"Prevost is outspoken about the need for urgent action on climate change"

collegeofcardinalsreport.com/evidence/car...

The west’s shameful silence on Gaza The US and European allies should do more to restrain Benjamin Netanyahu

"... the US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity"

www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

This is real

Hawaii wants fuel giants to pay for rising insurance costs Fossil fuel giants should pay for the rising costs of home insurance in disaster-stricken Hawaii, according to a new resolution adopted by state lawmakers.

"Hawaii lawmakers believe that it should not be homeowners shouldering the added costs caused by climate change-driven events, but those same polluters who have exacerbated climate-related harms." @newsweek.com

www.newsweek.com/hawaii-wants...

Hawaiʻi lawmakers call for Big Oil to pay for rising insurance costs | Center for Climate Integrity First-in-the-nation resolution urges home insurance companies to limit rate increases by making fossil fuel industry pay up for damages from climate disasters

An important step to hold fossil fuel companies to account while keeping insurance rates affordable! climateintegrity.org/news/view/ha...

🔥 Great news: Chubb, the world's largest property & casualty insurer, rules out insuring the East African Crude Oil Pipeline - the 30th insurer to do so! The #StopEACOP campaign now challenges other major insurers (AIG, Liberty Mutual etc) to do the same. 🔥 static1.squarespace.com/static/5fc07...

April 12, the citizens of Zürich have joined the global Tesla Takedown Protest: Against Elon Musk’s attacks on democracy!

#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com @teslatakedownau.bsky.social @teslatakedown.co.uk

Follow them on Instagram: www.instagram.com/teslatakedow...

The #TeslaTakeDown movement hits Elon Musk where it hurts. 🤜🚘🤛 Read my portrait of this inspiring movement on the #SwissClimateRambles blog. swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/taking-dow....

Europe: break with TrumpGas! Across Europe people are standing up for what is right and just. We are calling on our European leaders to break free from Trump and Putin’s gas and to double down on a fair, green and secure future.

😳 Buying more TrumpGas is a climate disaster. More fracking, more methane leaks, more money for Trump.

We must stop this. Call on European leaders to break free from #TrumpGas by building affordable, reliable and renewable energy for everyone.

✍️ Add your name
act.oilchange.org/forms/europe...

Taking down Tesla in Switzerland and around the world A new social movement is hitting the world’s richest man where it hurts.

The #TeslaTakeDown movement is hitting the world's richest man where it hurts. ✊ Read my post on the #SwissClimateRambles blog at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/taking-dow...

“The credibility of the U.S. LNG project is not what it was before,” Ira Joseph at Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy said: “If you had to choose between signing a US LNG contract for 20 years or a 20-year PPA with the Chinese for a GW of solar, battery & renewable, which would you choose?”

That was fast! Have some extra cheese on us, Wisconsin 💪🏽 🧀