"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.
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 principle, the agreement has the clear and explicit support of the industry. Its national implementation, however, raises greater reservations within the energy sector.
"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.
Relying on an innovative methodological framework for modeling energy transitions, the study published in 2023 in the journal "Frontiers" presents a vision of the national energy system.
"The real challenge lies in the global political situation and the mobilization of public funds that we would need elsewhere," explains Sabine Döbeli, Director General of Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF).
"We need to put sustainable finance back into its reality: a long-term approach, complex, sometimes frustrating, but indispensable," says Vincent Kaufmann, director of the Ethos Foundation.
