Project Energy strategy Brandenburg 2040 In September 2020, Prognos was commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Labour, and Energy of the State of Brandenburg to draw up an expert report that would assist in the updating of the current energy strategy. Prognos first evaluated the progress made … more
Project Services for families in Germany What family education and family counselling services are available in Germany? How are these services implemented? And which target groups are reached by them? These questions are answered by the study "Family Education and Family Counselling in Germany" … more
Project Energy Efficiency Roadmap 2045 The third plenary session of the “Energy Efficiency Roadmap 2045” took place on June 1. The sector-specific and cross-sectoral working groups presented key points concerning which measures and instruments can be used to achieve climate neutrality by 2045. … more
Project Hydrogen: Energy carrier of the future? This is reflected in the growing number of national and regional hydrogen strategies. In Germany, a national hydrogen council was launched in mid-2020. In addition, a large number of publications have appeared on the fascinating element hydrogen and its … more
News Prognos Sustainability Report 2020 In the 2019/2020 reporting period, for example, Prognos' mission statement was revised in a participatory process with colleagues, a sustainability team was established, and the range of health-promoting measures was expanded. With a high degree of … more
Project 40+x? Social contributions in focus How will social security contributions develop up to the year 2040? Our economic team calcu-lated that in 2040, the total social security contribution rate will be 46%, about 6.3 percentage points above the initial level in 2020. More specifically, this … more
Project How effective are EU support programs for innovation in SMEs? A recently published study, in which Prognos was involved, investigated whether the effectiveness of public innovation support in the EU has improved since 2009. What are the biggest obstacles for SMEs? How satisfied are SMEs with the support they … more
Project Das Bildungsgrundeinkommen – ein Instrument der Weiterbildungsfinanzierung We are sorry! This content does not exist in English. Go to the German project page … Das Bildungsgrundeinkommen – ein Instrument der … more
Project Climate-Neutral Germany 2045 Three steps to climate neutrality A climate-neutral Germany is already possible by 2045. Compared to the current target year of 2050, this would mean almost one billion tonnes CO₂-equivalent less in the atmosphere. With such a target, Germany would once … more