"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.
Analysis of surface areas, planning and supervision of works, monitoring, maintenance, billing of energy to tenants... the company Local Energy takes care of everything. "We like to define ourselves as a sort of energy utility," explains its director, Richard Mesple.
Two opposing models are facing off. On the one hand, high-power reactors such as EPRs, which rely on the centralization of production with high-power units; on the other hand, modern, small reactors with an electrical capacity ranging between 10 MW and 300 MW.
A recent study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has raised doubts about the feasibility of CO₂ storage in Switzerland. If in situ mineralization proves impossible, the solution lies in deeper reservoirs, within saline aquifers.
"Electricity, everywhere." The Valais-based start-up lives up to its name very, very well, given the ambitions it harbors with its technology, designed to meet the challenges of the transition to renewable energies.
After reading Kim Stanley Robinson's speculative novel, Adèle Thorens Goumaz is convinced: "We don't just need technological solutions, but also new narratives, new imaginaries that motivate us to make responsible decisions."
After his inauguration, Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders concerning immigration, climate policy, energy, etc. "Already announced, these actions contained few surprises," explains Thomas Höhne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research for Lombard Odier IM.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has just updated its data. Electricity transmission and distribution costs will increase, but the consumer's bill could remain unchanged.
In 2023, according to Statista, investments reached a record level of $1.8 trillion. And for the current year, spending on cleantech is expected to be almost twice as high as that devoted to fossil fuels.
