"The summer of 2026 showed what inaction costs; the courts, for their part, have begun to say who must be held responsible for it," emphasize François de Cambiaire and Lydia Méziani, lawyers at de Cambiaire & Méziani Associates.
"Today, 70% of our results come from abroad, while 70% of our investments are made in our historic service territory in Switzerland," says Cédric Christmann, Chief Executive Officer of Primeo Energie.
"As alarmist rhetoric proliferates, they share the common theme of the threat of a loss of control over a strategic domain for Switzerland," warns Dominique Rochat, Energy & Infrastructure Project Manager at Economiesuisse.
Drilling deeper and hotter: that is, according to Quaise Energy and its CEO Carlos Araque, the key to the future of deep geothermal energy. From the United States to Europe via Switzerland, geothermal initiatives are multiplying, driven by new technological advances.
"In the field of transport and energy, what opportunities do data really offer and what are their limits?" asks Matthias Finger, co-founder of Swiss Economics and professor emeritus at EPFL.
In principle, the agreement has the clear and explicit support of the industry. Its national implementation, however, raises greater reservations within the energy sector.
"PFAS do not constitute an abstract risk, but a tangible threat that calls for science-based responses through the most thorough analyses possible," explains Henri Klunge, chemical engineer and founder of Alcane Conseils.
Olivier Hamant, a biologist-philosopher, aims to make organizations robust so they can withstand the turmoil to come. A critic of the performance dogma, the biologist will give a lecture at the University of Lausanne on October 31 as part of the Écotopiales.
"Since time immemorial, myths and legends have served to interpret the world, offering an interpretation that allows an intelligible and meaningful model to be set against the anxiety of the unknown," explains Colin Pahlisch, artistic director of the Écotopiales festival.
