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The cost of the heat: 6.3 billion euros in two weeks

2026
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Expertise

Our calculations for the newspaper Handelsblatt reveal, for the first time, the extent of the economic costs of the German heatwave in June 2026.

Socioeconomic scenarios for Switzerland

2026
| Project

What will Switzerland look like in the future? A welfare state in a fair world or an energy guzzler in fortress Europe? We examined the potential impacts of different scenarios on greenhouse gas emissions.

Occupational safety in the context of climate change

2026
| Project

A single heat day costs the German economy 431 million euros. Our study for the BMAS examines how preventive, climate-change-friendly occupational safety measures can help to limit the damage.

Evaluation of the Climate Protection Programme

2026
| Project

How effective are the measures proposed by Germany’s federal ministries for the upcoming climate protection programme? Prognos and its partners examined the feasibility of the planned climate protection measures and analysed their impact on the climate.

14th Energy Transition Monitoring

2026
| Project

Energy prices remain high, and the expansion of renewable energies continues to fall short of targets: this is shown by our 14th Energy Transition Monitoring report, which we compiled on behalf of the vbw.

CO₂ sinks – greenhouse gas neutrality in the EU and Germany

2026
| Project

How far have systems for storing and extracting CO2 developed in Europe? Our study for the German Environment Agency evaluated planned and ongoing CO2 capture projects in Europe, focusing on BECCUS and DACCUS projects.

Methane emissions from Europe’s landfills

2026
| Project

Methane emissions from landfills are an often underestimated climate challenge. On commission by Kanadevia Inova, we investigated how these emissions develop over time and what levels they reach.

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