The Exemplary Energy and Climate initiative's 2023 Energy and Climate Report shows that the greenhouse emissions (Scope 1 and 2) from the operations of the 18 participating providers of publicly relevant services fell by 7% in total last year. In the report, the three institutional investors – SBB Pension Fund, PUBLICA and Suva – also published the results of the monitoring of their measures for the first time.
The aggregated data on this page originates from the providers of publicly relevant services (excluding the Canton of Geneva).
Final energy consumption
In 2023, the participants’ final energy consumption was around 7160 GWh, of which 4614 GWh (just under 65%) came from renewable sources. Final energy consumption was slightly down in comparison to the previous year (7330 GWh).
Final energy consumption by type of energy source
While average energy consumption by the participants in 2023 remained more or less unchanged compared with the previous year, there was a decrease in the consumption of non-renewable thermal energy. At the same time, electricity consumption showed a slight upward trend, due to the increased use of electric vehicles and heat pumps. Around 40% of thermal energy now comes from renewable sources. In order to continue to increase this proportion in the future, some participants, among other things, contacted the landlords of their leased properties in the reporting year to request that fossil-fuel-powered heating systems be replaced. The aim is that 100% of electricity should come from renewable sources by 2026. Not all the participants have achieved this yet. This is due to the restricted availability of renewable electricity.
Greenhouse gas emissions
Thanks to the steady progress in switching to renewable energies, Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions have fallen compared with the previous year, from 762,018 t to 721,010 t CO2eq. Scope 3 emissions, on the other hand, have increased sharply. This increase can be partly attributed to the further lifting of global travel restrictions. At the same time, some participants were able to reduce emissions generated from business travel.
Green electricity production
In 2023, the participants produced a total of 72 GWh of solar electricity, compared with 62 GWh the previous year. According to current targets, they aim to increase production to 146 GWh by 2026 and to 243 GWh by 2030.
Business and commuter traffic
Since 2021, business travel has increased significantly due to the lifting of global travel restrictions following the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared with 2021, in 2023 energy consumption for business travel was up by just under 70%. Air travel’s share of total business travel increased from 25% to 40% over the same period. It is not possible to make comparisons with earlier years for commuter travel, because not all the participants update their data annually.
