Swiss Energy Transition

This lecture covers the Swiss energy transition, focusing on the understanding and selection of energy sources. It discusses the consumption of final energy, indigenous resources, imported resources, the formation of oil and gas, conventional and unconventional reserves worldwide, the European gas pipeline network, and the nuclear fuel cycle. Additionally, it explores the potential of shale gas, the production of nuclear fuel in different countries, and the prospects of thorium as a nuclear fuel. The lecture concludes by highlighting Switzerland's dependence on fossil and nuclear imports, the global resource reserves, the geopolitical challenges, and the controversies surrounding unconventional hydrocarbon resources and uranium mining.