I am a climate and science/technology reporter. I am interested in the effects of climate change on everyday life and scientific solutions.
Born in London, I am a dual citizen of Switzerland and the UK. After studying modern languages and translation, I trained as a journalist and joined swissinfo.ch in 2006. My working languages are English, German, French and Spanish.
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Record heat and drought hit Switzerland hard. Here's how the historic summer affected communities, farming, business and nature.
Why Alpine debris flows are becoming more intense and unpredictable
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Swissinfo spoke to Markus Stoffel, head of the new Chair of Mountain Hazard Research at the University of Geneva, about how the climate crisis is reshaping debris flows and other Alpine hazards.
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Six months into the US-Iran war, Switzerland has avoided fuel shortages but faces sharply higher energy prices and growing concerns over winter gas supplies.
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Despite heatwaves and wildfires across Europe, most Swiss consumers say climate concerns do not influence their spending or investment decisions.
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A Swiss engineer is creating a "drop‑in" synthetic fuel that could clean up millions of combustion engines – no modifications needed.
Making synthetic fuels: a Swiss scientist’s bid to decarbonise cars and planes
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A Swiss chemical engineer is developing a green fuel for combustion engines – a synthetic “drop-in” fuel that works with existing engines and infrastructure.
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This explainer shows where Swiss capital flows into fossil fuels, how authorities monitor those investments, and why their heavy carbon footprint abroad has become a political flashpoint.
Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at ten million
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Results of Sunday's polls show Swiss citizens have rejected the right-wing Swiss People's Party proposal to limit the population to ten million.
Swiss glacier shows instability near disaster‑hit Blatten
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Almost a year after a glacier collapse destroyed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten, another ice giant in the same Alpine valley threatens to partially collapse.
Fossil fuel shock revives clean power as security priority
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The war in the Middle East is exposing the price of energy dependence. As fossil fuel shocks ripple through markets, clean energy is being reframed as a security necessity.
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Two months of war in Iran have sent shockwaves through global energy markets and economies. Switzerland has so far escaped the worst – but the fallout is starting to be felt.
Crack in Swiss mountain sparks landslide and flooding concerns
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A slowly expanding fracture on a Swiss mountainside is heightening concerns of a potential collapse and resulting floods that could impact the village of Chippis in the Rhone Valley.
How the world’s most powerful redox‑flow battery works
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Switzerland is building the world’s most powerful redox‑flow battery to store renewable energy and stabilise Swiss and European power grids.
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A 250-metre-long crack on a Valais mountainside has become a stark sign of the Alps’ growing vulnerability to extreme rainfall.
Climate action in Europe hinges on voters from the undecided middle
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A new study shows that success of climate initiatives relies on a large “conditional middle” – voters who care about the climate but judge each proposal through a personal cost–benefit lens.
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Taking a night train across Europe is romantic and climate-friendly, and demand is strong. Yet the much-touted revival is hampered by ageing rolling stock, patchy funding and overstretched infrastructure.
Climate concerns cast doubt over the future of Winter Olympics
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As Olympic competition intensifies at Milano–Cortina, global warming is casting a long shadow over the future of the Winter Games.
Five ways Trump’s climate rollback could affect the world
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The US has once again retreated from global climate cooperation under President Donald Trump. Here are the key consequences and what they mean for countries like Switzerland.
Swiss NGO urges Bern to raise its climate ambition as US walks away from accords
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Delia Berner from Alliance Sud says Washington’s exit from climate treaties deals a “bitter blow” to climate justice and makes Switzerland’s climate‑finance delays “irresponsible”.
