On December 3, 2026, Bruegel will host “Europe’s climate future: risk, resilience and the path to 2040”, the public conference of the PRISMA project. The event will bring together researchers, policymakers, financial supervisors and industry to ask how Europe should balance adaptation and mitigation.
Details
- When: December 3, 2026, 13:00–16:30 CET (check-in and lunch from 12:30)
- Where: Bruegel Events Suite, Brussels, and livestreamed
- Format: Hybrid
- Event page: link
- Registration: link
Session 1: The costs of climate inaction
The climate extremes experienced in 2026 have reminded us how Europe and elsewhere are vulnerable to climate change, and the extent to which climate extremes affect society. This session will discuss how future climate overshoot will unfold across different scenarios, the expected impacts on the real and financial economies, and the climate strategies required to address intensified climate hazards.
- Flora Marchioro, Bruegel Affiliate Fellow (Chair)
- Elina Bardram, Director for Climate Resilience and Information Management, European Commission DG CLIMA
- Angelo Doni, Group Chief Public & Institutional Affairs Officer, Reale Mutua
- Heather Grabbe, Bruegel Senior Fellow
- Yann Marin, NGFS secretariat, Banque de France
- Massimo Tavoni, Politecnico di Milano and Director of the European Institute on Economics and the Environment (CMCC Foundation)
Session 2: Priorities for the EU 2040 energy and climate architecture
This session focuses on priorities and policies to define and achieve the 2040 climate targets in Europe. The panel will discuss analytical insights into energy strategies consistent with 2040 architectures, with a focus on targets and implementation needs for the renewable electrification of Europe.
- Johannes Emmerling, Senior Scientist, European Institute on Economics and the Environment-CMCC Foundation (Chair)
- Gunnar Luderer, Lab Leader, Deputy Head of Research Department, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- Jędrzej Maśnicki, Director of International Affairs and Regulations Office, PGE
Additional speakers to be confirmed.
Concluding remarks
Georg Zachmann, Bruegel Senior Fellow
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As climate change accelerates, its impacts are becoming increasingly visible, and exceeding the 1.5°C target is becoming harder to avoid. Europe must therefore confront two challenges at once: preparing for a warmer world while doing everything possible to limit further warming.
This event will address both sides of this challenge. The first session will examine the growing economic and societal costs of climate hazards and how Europe can better prepare and adapt. The second will look at the path to Europe’s 2040 energy and climate targets, focusing on the policy choices needed to turn ambition into action.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101081604 – PRISMA. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.