The Swiss voted on Sunday in favour of facilitating the expansion of renewable energies in a referendum with 69% of citizens in favour of allowing 16 hydropower plants to be built or expanded. This decision also facilitates the construction of large solar and wind power plants, in line with the government’s goal to increase domestic electricity production. Opponents argued that the Electricity Supply Act would lead to environmental degradation, including the deforestation for wind turbines, disfigurement of alpine landscapes with solar panels and the flooding of habitats for hydropower. Switze…