Swiss vote on climate Bill as Alpine nation’s glaciers succumb to warming

Swiss voters are going to the polls to decide on a Bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb the rich Alpine nation’s greenhouse gas emissions (Matthias Schrader/AP)

Swiss voters are going to the polls to decide on a Bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb the rich Alpine nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.

The referendum was sparked by a campaign by scientists and environmentalists to save Switzerland’s famous glaciers, which are melting away at an alarming rate.