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Investments in climate protection

2026
| Project

We have calculated for KfW what investments are needed to make Germany climate-neutral by 2045.

Evaluation of combined heat and power (CHP) in Germany

2026
| Project

In the context of the energy transition, the role of combined heat and power is also changing. Prognos evaluated the development and developed recommendations for funding and legal bases.

Energy transition analysis tool

2026
| Project

For a public institution in Austria, Prognos developed a data-driven analysis tool that systematically assesses the performance of research, technology and innovation across the energy transition.

Europe’s clean-tech industry: Value creation, employment and demand for skilled workers

2026
| Project

Our study for the European Environment Agency shows that the clean-tech industry is growing rapidly – yet a skilled workforce is becoming a crucial factor in achieving the EU’s net-zero targets.

Evaluation of the Industrial Transformation funding programme in Austria

2026
| Project

Through the Industrial Transformation funding programme, Austria aims to drive forward industrial decarbonisation. Prognos has evaluated the programme’s impact.

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.

Policy scenarios for the 2025-2027 greenhouse gas projections

ongoing
| Project

Prognos and its partners support the preparation of the German government's 2025 to 2027 greenhouse gas projection reports.

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.

Design and implementation of the Resilience Expo

ongoing
| Project

Prognos is supporting the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of the Environment in organising, implementing and establishing the world's first trade exhibition for the climate adaptation industry.

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.

Austria Transport Forecast 2050

ongoing
| Project

The transport forecast provides the technical basis for Austria’s strategic transport planning. Together with its partners, Prognos is responsible for designing and calculating the baseline forecast, as well as additional supporting scenarios for passenger and freight transport.

The potential for decarbonisation in thermal waste treatment through CO₂ capture technologies

ongoing
| Project

Prognos is assessing the potential for decarbonising thermal waste treatment through the use of resource-saving and energy-efficient CO₂ capture and processing technologies.

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.

Network Klimaanpassung & Unternehmen.NRW (NKU)

ongoing
| Project

The network Klimaanpassung&Unternehmen.NRW (NKU) offers exchange, knowledge and market information on climate adaptation in North Rhine-Westphalia. Prognos is leading the network together with partners.

Socially just transition to climate neutrality in the EU

ongoing
| Project

To facilitate the transition to a climate-neutral economy, Prognos is supporting the European Commission in implementing the European Fair Transition Observatory (EFTO).

The Prognos business-as-usual scenario

ongoing
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Expertise

Is a district or federal state achieving its climate targets? How much action still needs to be taken? To help our customers answer these questions, Prognos has developed a business-as-usual scenario.

Annual Energy Transition Monitoring

ongoing
| Project

What is the status of the energy transition in Germany? Since 2012, Prognos has been monitoring the energy transition in Bavaria and Germany on behalf of the vbw.

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.

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