CAN Europe: Europe’s energy transition could deliver €826 billion a year by 2030

Energy-saving measures could generate more than €826Bn in monetised co-benefits every year by 2030, rising to nearly €2 000Bn annually by 2050, according to a CAN Europe and Plan4Climate coalition report, released on 13 October 2026.

“Climate action does not mean only cutting emissions. [...] At a time when many ask what the cost of the energy transition is, the real question is what Europe stands to gain from investing in the transition,” Chiara Martinelli, Director at CAN Europe, said.

Citing a European Environment Agency study, the NGO stressed that “weather and climate extremes have cost the EU an estimated €822 billion in losses between 1980 and 2024, with a quarter of that total between 2021 and 2024, each ranking among the five costliest on record”.

The findings come as EU…