Faced with soaring gas prices, several countries — including China and India — have substituted coal for gas to produce their electricity, as highlighted by the latest semiannual report of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
According to Henri Klunge, newly elected deputy in the canton of Vaud and founder of Alcane Conseils, "the presence of this small molecule in the drinking water should remind us that our activities are not without consequences nor without risks for the environment."
Interview with Lukas Krienbuehl, a member of the executive team and head of communications and crowdfunding at Solarify.
"In an energy context marked by significant uncertainties, can Switzerland afford to rule out certain sources of production from the outset?" asks Dominique Rochat, Energy & Infrastructure Project Manager at economiesuisse.
"How far is it fair to make tenants bear the burden of the incentives granted to owners to produce their electricity and thereby make savings, or even profits?" wonders Christian Rod, an energy transition expert and founder of the company CREST.
For half a century, the Energy Foundation has been striving to promote a better understanding of energy issues, which are often complex but affect the entire population, and to foster democratic debate.
"The entry barrier to electrification is high, but, once that obstacle is overcome, substantial savings are possible," recalls Dominique Bidou, the author of "Recivilisation".
Interview with Bryan Umana, co-founder and COO of Solarsplit.
"For millions of people active in emerging markets, sustainability is not an abstract ESG objective; it is a matter of access to energy, economic resilience and, often, survival," reminds Louiza Savchenko of MK Global Kapital.
"While our economic systems are remarkably sophisticated when it comes to measuring certain forms of value, that generated by a healthy ecosystem remains largely absent from ordinary mechanisms," regrets David French, CEO of My Drop In The Oceans.
Inspired by the Spanish example, a recent study by HES-SO Valais has sought to assess the impact of new nuclear capacities in an electricity market with a high share of renewables.
Interview with Benoit Martinet, Head of Sales and Business Development at FMV.
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