Producing and consuming differently
On Wednesday, March 11, the Swiss Pavilion will host a day dedicated to CleanTech, short for clean technologies, meaning technologies, services, and business models designed to reduce the environmental impact of human activities and use resources more efficiently. The ambition is clear: to produce, move, and consume differently, while limiting greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and waste.
Spectacular global growth
Worldwide, the sector is expanding rapidly.
In 2024, investments in energy transition surpassed those in fossil fuels for the first time.
Switzerland, a particularly dynamic ecosystem
Switzerland stands out as a highly favorable environment for clean technologies. Around 5.5% of jobs are linked to CleanTech, and nearly 50 startups are created each year. More than a quarter of the energy consumed already comes from renewable sources, and the portfolio of Swiss cleantech patents grew by around 20% between 2018 and 2022.
Concrete innovations to discover at the Exhibition
At the Swiss Pavilion, in addition to the many startups present, several conferences will shed light on these issues, including:
-IPI Cleantech Patent Landscape from the SDG Perspective & Insights on Thematic Innovation Landscapes, by Dr. Kamran Houshang Pour, intellectual property expert, Wednesday, March 11, 11:30–12:00
-SGE Export Promotion, Cleantech and Infrastructure Support – the role and importance of IPR in international projects, by Xavier Cornut (S‑GE) and Nathalie Goetschi, (IPI), Wednesday, March 11, 13:15–13:45
Two sessions to see not only how CleanTech is invented, but how it is protected, scaled and deployed internationally. At the heart of the Exhibition, you can discover numerous solutions, including cleantechs, which can be identified by the pictograms on the booth banners.