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ZKB MeinIndex Sustainable Energy Production

Monday, 13 September 2021 Reading time : 4 minutes

Index description
With 25% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, the power station sector bears a high share of responsibility for tomorrow's climate. The production mix of coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear and hydro cannot be retained in its current form. New power stations must adapt to the needs of changed circumstances. The significance of climate change, and therefore the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, will play a major role. However, there are also issues connected with fuel security of supply, environmental and social factors in the promotion and distribution of fuels, as well as the long term profitability of new fossil-fuel and nuclear power stations in a rapidly changing environment. Society's acceptance of new, large-scale power stations will also be an issue. There is a new group of utility firms with a progressive answer to these questions: utility companies which focus exclusively or predominantly on producing energy from renewable sources. By the middle of the 21st century, renewables could account for 50% of energy consumption (currently around 15%). With energy production from renewable energies, there is generally no cost (or only minimal cost) involved in the use of energy sources; it is also significantly less damaging to the environment than conventional plants, and often decentralized in nature. Decentralized energy production also goes hand in hand with greater energy efficiency, as shorter routes result in smaller transfer losses and/or electricity and heat are used at the same time. 

ZKB MeinIndex Sustainability Energy Production
For the ZKB MeinIndex Sustainability Energy Production, companies in the following five categories of renewable energy are selected from the sustainable investment universe of Zürcher Kantonalbank. Energy production can consist of the production of electricity, heat or cold


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