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"For SMEs and micro-enterprises, which make up a large majority of the Swiss economic fabric, the transition is no longer a mere environmental option, but a strategic necessity to ensure our prosperity," says Christophe Barman, national co-president of the FSE.
"If we want to succeed in the energy transition, we must also accept financing it. That requires clear and reliable rules capable of guaranteeing sufficient incentives for investment," explains Michael Frank, director of AES.
"The Paris Agreement gave us a vision; we now need a financial system capable of making it a reality," explains Dominik Rothmund, senior advisor in sustainable finance for WWF Switzerland.
"With public instruments such as the Swiss Climate Fund, the Confederation wishes to position Switzerland as a global hub for sustainable finance," explains Charles-Henry Monchau, director of Investments and member of the Executive Committee of the Syz Group.
"Following the filing of two federal initiatives, the electorate will once again be called upon to decide on the modalities for the deployment of wind turbines in Switzerland," laments Christian Petit, a member of the executive board of SwissCleanTech.
"In practice, the idea of transition has helped legitimize collective procrastination in the face of the climate crisis," says Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, historian of science, technology and the environment.
"A text would have the merit of harmonizing these efforts. But in its absence, national, regional and financial dynamics must not slow down. The business world simply no longer has the luxury of waiting," say Sarah Perreard and Julien Boucher, co-directors of Earth Action.
"Our country should have the political courage to reduce a larger share of its emissions at the source. It is an essential principle of our waste management: to avoid producing them as much as possible before looking for a way to treat them," Adèle Thorens Goumaz reminds.
To the manifest detriment of their green transition, the giants of the sector have set off again in search of new wells of gold… still as black as ever.
"By 2030, if nothing changes, global water demand will exceed supply by 40%. And yet, despite the urgency, this resource still remains absent from major political stages," lament Pierre Santarelli and Virginie Captier, directors of the firm Colombus Consulting.
