"The average female driver thus spent 14.90 francs on gasoline to travel 100 kilometers in 1981, compared with 16.10 francs today. In the meantime, household disposable income has, however, been multiplied by 2.85," recalls Philippe Thalmann, professor of environmental economics at EPFL.
While strengthening its investments in the network, the national electricity transmission system operator significantly reduced its costs in the first half of 2026.
"All installations of transmission, railway power-supply and distribution networks with a voltage exceeding 1 kV will henceforth be of national interest," says Jan Flückiger, head of public affairs at AES.
"Each electric car in circulation reduces exposure to the volatility of oil markets," affirms Euam Graham in a report published by the think tank Ember.
"Initiatives like Swiss Impact & Prosperity show that, beyond growth, an economy's ability to create sustainable value and to preserve its resources is also becoming a performance indicator," explains Simone Pedrazzini, CEO of Earth Action.
"Members of the 'Swiss Electricity Agreement Alliance' will closely monitor parliamentary debates and provide factual information about the agreement," summarizes Annalisa Job, communications manager for the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (AES).
"By constantly looking at the surfaces that could still accommodate solar installations, we may be overlooking one possibility: roofs that are already equipped," points out Alban Bitz, director of SI-REN.
The ambition to continue the development of green, reliable and cost-effective energy sources gave rise to new and numerous discussions at the seventh edition of Building Bridges in Geneva.
Interview with Michel Kulak, deputy director of sustainable investment research at Robeco.
Based in a laboratory at the EPFL Innovation Park, the start-up is behind a technology capable of destroying methane when it is present at concentrations too low to be recovered and valorized.
"While it puts manufacturers under pressure, the fall in costs benefits project developers, electricity producers and suppliers, as well as consumers," explains Christian Rom, manager at DNB Asset Management.
Interview with Vincent Kaufmann, director of the Ethos Foundation.
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