Blistering heatwaves, droughts, violent storms, uncontrollable forest fires: the summer of 2026 starkly illustrates global warming and our unpreparedness. Whilst those who are most vulnerable and most exposed at work or at home suffer directly, it is all life on Earth, as well as our livelihoods, that are affected. Globally, disasters are occurring one after another and hitting communities with full force. This is a truly existential threat. This new…

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Heatwaves that are becoming ever more intense and frequent are yet another wake-up call. Unless we change course, Switzerland could see temperatures of 50 °C in the summer by 2050. We reject this prospect of an unliveable world and call for widespread, united action in the autumn to demand an emergency action plan combining adaptation and mitigation. The summer of 2026 has shown us the ordeal of heatwaves that are becoming…

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