"Cutting useful subsidies while showing blind confidence in immature technologies are two sides of the same inertia," warns Jean-Yves Pidoux, the former director of the SIL.
Published for the first time by the AES, this tool dedicated to the security of the electricity supply paints a potentially critical picture of the country's situation within a quarter of a century.
"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.
"The blackout in Spain has highlighted an urgent need: the robustness and proper management of electrical grids are indispensable to Europe's energy security," says Valentin Vigier, Head of Responsible Investment Research, La Financière de l’Échiquier (LFDE).
"Asserting the necessity of abolishing the CS3D amounts to ignoring an increasingly pressing reality: the future of European competitiveness is tied to the adoption of sustainable capitalism," explain François de Cambiaire and Lydia Méziani, lawyers at de Cambiaire & Méziani Associés.
"If the label qualifying our profession could still change, the primary objective itself remains unchanged: to guarantee the durability of investments over time," explains Soliane Varlet, fund manager at Mirova (affiliated with Natixis IM).
"It is essential that sustainability be treated in a cross‑cutting manner, and that it be considered a priority in every strategic decision of the company," explains Alban Bitz, Swiss director of the dss+ consulting firm and a member of the board of directors of Sinergy.
"Investing in renewable energy proves to be more profitable than maintaining the current system of subsidies for fossil fuels. According to the UN, a global reduction in pollution could save up to $4.2 trillion per year by 2030," explains Jean-Yves Pidoux.
"Switzerland is committed to an ambitious energy transition. Based on the increasing electrification of our society, this change requires a thorough modernization of the country's energy infrastructure," explains Thomas Lier, head of the GEFISWISS Energy Transition Fund.
Published at the end of last year, the WEF report assesses the consequences of maintaining the status quo in the face of climate challenges. The essence of this research work entitled "The Cost of Inaction: A Guide for Business Leaders to Address Climate Risks".
As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the United States is withdrawing from it for the second time, while sustainability regulations are being attacked from all sides.
