"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.
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.
A long-standing pioneer in electrifying its mobility, the City of Zurich presented at the beginning of the summer a plan of 13 measures to further accelerate its transition.
"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.
"Investing sustainably is not only possible, but increasingly unavoidable. Sustainability is not a separate asset class: it is a prism for analyzing risks and opportunities," explains Sarah Perreard, co-director of Earth Action.
"When economic obligations systematically result in losses without those costs being recognized, a fundamental question arises: is this compatible with the economic freedom protected by the Constitution?" asks Michael Frank, CEO of the AES.
"Although established mechanisms are under pressure, collaboration does not disappear... it evolves. The task now is to broaden the conversation and include more voices," says Karen Hitschke, managing director of 'Building Bridges'.
"With growth of around 2,500% over the past ten years, the importance of sustainability in investments has therefore been considerably strengthened in Switzerland," explains Naomi Pfister, specialist adviser in sustainable finance for the Swiss Bankers Association (ASB).
"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.
"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.
