"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.
"By creating a more flexible space for dialogue, bringing together from the outset local authorities, indigenous peoples and economic actors, the conference sketches a model complementary to traditional UN negotiations," says Pierrette Rey, spokesperson for WWF Switzerland.
"The events that occurred in Spain and in Berlin are not mere news items but rather warnings: yesterday's energy network is not up to the task of meeting tomorrow's challenges," warns Philippe Dogny, a renewable energy expert within the Eaton group.
"For Switzerland to be able to guarantee its digital independence, it must find a balance between computing power, energy and sustainability," explain Bastien Girod and Marc Beierschoder, both partners at Deloitte Switzerland.
"Despite the development of renewable energies, our country does not produce more electricity in winter than it did ten years ago. It's a wake-up call to be taken seriously," says Lukas Federer, head of the Energy, Environment, Infrastructure and Digitization department at Economiesuisse.
"To act effectively, companies need visibility. However, historical data are no longer sufficient to anticipate future crises, pushing companies to rely on new, more forward-looking scientific approaches," explains Julien Boucher, co-founder of Earth Action.
"Conflicts have placed energy markets back at the center of attention, with a renewed interest in fossil fuels. In the long term, however, the winners may well be elsewhere," warns Benedict Fatio, head of the francophone market at DNB Asset Management.
"Flexibility solutions are now essential. However, they face a structural difficulty: their costs are decreasing faster than market rules evolve," explains Xavier Blot, associate professor at emlyon business school.
"Despite expectations, substantive discussions could not begin for lack of operational arrangements for the panel. Moreover, in the absence of a dedicated international body, the regulation of pollutants remains fragmented," worries Henri Klunge, chemical engineer and founder of Alcane Conseils.
"A look at the numbers illustrates the scale of the transformation, and these are not passing fads but indicators of a structural investment cycle," says Christian Rom, manager of the DNB Renewable Energy fund.
"Since our share of global greenhouse gas emissions is only one thousandth, our efforts would be doomed to remain insignificant. This argument expresses not a logical reasoning, but an attitude of defiance and denial," regrets René Longet, an expert in sustainable development.
Citing Nicholas Stern and his report on the economics of climate change, Dominique Bidou, the author of "Recivilisation", reminds that "action against global warming makes it possible to avoid expenditures at least five times greater than the initial cost."
Let's be at least minimally honest with ourselves. Moving thousands of athletes and spectators to one or more regions of the world will never result in a 100% virtuous and eco-friendly outcome.
