"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.
"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.
"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.
In response to Jean-Baptiste Fressoz's recent interview, sustainable development expert René Longet offers another reading of the French historian's theses, defending the idea of a "voluntarist discrimination" between the different forms of energy.
"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.
"In the past, China launched its Long March. Today, it is engaged in a race against time, with the aim of reaching carbon neutrality by 2060," says Flavia Giovannelli, journalist at the FER Geneva.
In a survey conducted among a thousand citizens, it emerges that a narrow majority (56%) of respondents say they are in favor of Switzerland reconsidering the construction of nuclear power plants.
"Phasing out fossil fuels is essential, and that will not be possible without them. Their deployment must, however, be carried out sensibly," explains Pierre Cormon, journalist at the FER Geneva.
In its "World Energy Review 2025," the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that global energy demand increased by 2.2% in 2024, a growth driven largely by the electricity sector.
In a Swiss and international context marked by intense news coverage of energy and climate issues, the opportunity is ideal for an in-depth exchange with Benoît Revaz, Director of the Federal Office of Energy (OFEN). Interview.
"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.
