Flying the main reason for increased Swiss energy consumption 

Total energy consumption in Switzerland rose slightly last year to 767,450 terajoules, primarily due to air travel. Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. Although heating was higher in 2023 than in the previous year, it was increasingly fuelled by renewable energies. Air traffic recovered after the Covid-19 pandemic, with sales of aviation fuels rising by 19%. This caused total energy consumption to rise by 0.3%. According to a statement from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) on Thursday, less aviation fuel was still sold than in 2019, the year before the pandemic. In addition, 0.3% more fossil fuels for driving were sold than in the previous year, but likewise less than in 2019. Sales of petrol rose by 3.4%, while those of diesel fell by 2.1%. According to the SFOE, fossil fuels account for around a third of total end energy consumption. + Appliance efficiency leads to drop in Swiss electricity consumption Other factors that have an impact on energy ...