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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 disparity in environmental impacts between different countries is now widely recognized. However, it is still difficult to determine specific responsibility for it, an equation that a study published in the journal "Nature" attempted to solve.
"After COP29, the poorest countries of the South left stunned by the North's refusal to practice a form of climate justice. In Switzerland, the debate over its implementation is only just beginning," says Delia Berner, expert in international climate policy at Alliance Sud.
The railway network can play an important role at a time when electrical grids must be strengthened to achieve the objectives of the 2050 Energy Strategy.
From next year, the Scandinavian country should no longer sell a single new petrol car. However, its ambitions to become a model of green growth remain tainted by its dependence on oil.
As part of COP29, "More than a hundred organizations are calling for the implementation of a tax on the extraction of fossil fuels," explains Mathias Schlegel, spokesperson for Greenpeace Switzerland.
