ocr: The Swiss are HOIg the most environmentally conscious people in the world and are willing to back their convictions with money: the Basle-Milan tunnel plan was approved at referendum, despite the estimated . $13.3bn cost. - The planners aim to achieve a total ban on lorry transit trattic by 2004, although some argue that a ban will not be necessary as lorries travelling on trains will cut two hours off the Basle- Milanjourney. The Swiss are keenrecyclers and taxation is usedto encouage this. A carbon dioxide tax was also proposedin1994.
