Climate damage: This is how much inaction costs the EU

Heat and drought at the same time in the summer of 2025 on Mallorca: such linked climate impacts place a burden on people and the economy. (picture alliance/dpa | Clara Margais)

The impacts of climate change are disproportionately expensive for EU member states. An analysis shows that they exceed investments in climate protection by many times.

Lukas Bayer

Last updated: 29. October 2025

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Climate damage: This is how much inaction costs the EU

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