Increasing heat, summer droughts, changing natural hazards and impaired ecosystems: The updated climate risk analysis shows how climate change will affect Switzerland and to what extent this will also depend on non-climatic developments. INFRAS conducted the analysis on behalf of the Federal Office for the Environment.

What are the external and infrastructure costs of the transport sector? To what extent have EU member states and other selected countries internalised these costs? The European Commission has mandated an international research consortium, including INFRAS, to investigate these questions.

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Sustainability is an important topic for companies and organisations - but also a challenging one. INFRAS supports companies on their way to more sustainability: Analysing the current situation, developing goals and a strategy, defining concrete measures and implementing a monitoring system.

Heavy rain, storms, drought: extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more severe due to climate change. To systematically record and quantify the damage, the German Federal Environment Agency has commissioned INFRAS to develop a concept for a national damage register.

To mitigate the consequences of climate change, the German government is investing in measures to adapt to climate change. The amount of this expenditure was previously unknown. INFRAS has analysed the budget on behalf of the German Environment Agency and helped to develop a methodology for estimating expenditure on climate adaptation.

Climate change harbours numerous risks for our society. Building on a recent climate risk analysis, INFRAS is conducting a supplementary study to analyse the vulnerability of the Swiss population to the various consequences of climate change in greater depth.

The construction company Toggenburger wants to electrify its fleet of company cars. INFRAS analyzed the usage profiles of the company cars, made a cost estimate for the necessary charging infrastructure and developed an implementation plan to support the SME in achieving this ambitious goal.

The emissions of the city of Zurich are not only generated within the city limits. Indirect emissions are a relevant factor. INFRAS has analysed the drivers of indirect emissions for the city of Zurich - with a look at the status quo and possible scenarios.