Editing Regional effects of the 2021–2022 global energy crisis (section)

==== Switzerland ====
In 2021, the Swiss confederation obtained 45% of its total [[natural gas]] consumption from Russian sources via Germany. Initially, Switzerland has sought to expand its use of natural gas for electricity generation, with three back-up power stations to prepare for any potential energy crunch in the coming years. But in the aftermath of the [[2022 Russian invasion of the Ukraine]], Switzerland imposed financial sanctions against Russian banks, and a ban on Russian crude and petroleum products in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keystone-SDA/sb|title=Swiss adopt Russian oil ban and other sanctions over Ukraine war|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/swiss-adopt-russian-oil-ban-and-other-sanctions-over-ukraine-war/47663920|access-date=2022-10-01|website=SWI swissinfo.ch|date=10 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2022, the [[Swiss Federal Council]] presented an emergency plan for [[Energy in Switzerland|Switzerland's energy grid]] with the goal to supply more [[hydroelectric energy]], and assure sufficient external storage for natural gas. Switzerland was also negatively affected by the [[2022 European drought]] with minimal fill volumes of alpine dams.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notmassnahmen zur Energiekrise – Sommarugas Notfallplan ist unrealistisch|url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sommarugas-notfallplan-ist-unrealistisch-997915472765|access-date=2022-10-01|website=Tages-Anzeiger|date=13 August 2022 |language=de}}</ref>

In September 2022, [[CERN]] officials presented a plan to reduce energy consumption by the [[Large Hadron Collider]] (LHC). The experimental apparatus consumes about a third of Geneva's electricity during peak demand. The European energy crisis has threatened further research at the facility, which is situated on the French-Swiss border.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal/swissinfo|first=Wall Street|title=CERN drafts plans to idle accelerators due to Europe's energy crunch|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/cern-drafts-plans-to-idle-accelerators-due-to-europe-s-energy-crunch/47875950|access-date=2022-10-01|website=SWI swissinfo.ch|date=5 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>