"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.
According to Henri Klunge, newly elected deputy in the canton of Vaud and founder of Alcane Conseils, "the presence of this small molecule in the drinking water should remind us that our activities are not without consequences nor without risks for the environment."
New subsidiary of the AquaNest Group, based at the Daval Ecopark in Sierre, RemeO aims to become the reference partner in Switzerland for public authorities, industrial companies and managers of contaminated sites.
"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.
"The admissibility of the complaint filed by four Indonesian fishermen constitutes a first judicial response commensurate with the climate emergency," say François de Cambiaire and Lydia Méziani, lawyers at de Cambiaire & Méziani Associés.
"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.
"Recycling therefore appears to be a solution for strengthening European sovereignty: it would help secure the industry's supply while limiting the opening of new mines," explains Valentin Vigier for La Financière de l’Échiquier.
Published in Nature, a study shows that once technical, social and environmental risks are taken into account, the global reserves available for geological carbon storage appear much more limited than most estimates had suggested.
"A text would have the merit of harmonizing these efforts. But in its absence, national, regional and financial dynamics must not slow down. The business world simply no longer has the luxury of waiting," say Sarah Perreard and Julien Boucher, co-directors of Earth Action.
"Our country should have the political courage to reduce a larger share of its emissions at the source. It is an essential principle of our waste management: to avoid producing them as much as possible before looking for a way to treat them," Adèle Thorens Goumaz reminds.
To the manifest detriment of their green transition, the giants of the sector have set off again in search of new wells of gold… still as black as ever.
"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.
During the summer, and especially during heat waves, cities become real heat islands. Aware of the risks this poses to health, cities are thinking about how to transform their public spaces.
