Europe’s critical infrastructure under climate pressure: lessons from 2026

The report looks at climate impacts in 2026 and provides an overview of growing climate risk, focusing on transport and energy as defined in the Critical Entities and Resilience Directive. This is not a comprehensive assessment, but documented case studies. illustrate EUCRA risk pathways.

Key messages

• The extreme weather events of 2026 have come at a high economic cost, highlighting the growing climate risk and the urgent need for greater resilience and more effective action against climate change.

• Transport and energy networks, as well as water supply, are some of the many services that have been severely affected by prolonged drought, extreme heat, wildfires and storms. The impacts of climate change are increasingly spreading across sectors, underscoring the need for systemic responses that build resilience.

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