Deutsche Unternehmensinitiative Energieeffizienz e.V. (DENEFF)
2025
If industry becomes CO2-neutral by 2050 as planned, this will also benefit the labour market and gross value added in Germany and the EU. This is shown by a short study conducted by Prognos on behalf of the German Energy Efficiency Business Initiative (DENEFF). The study focused on industrial process heat, which accounts for a large proportion of industrial greenhouse gas emissions.
These market opportunities are contingent on the climate targets being achieved. The study also showed that the more ambitious the CO2 reduction path, the greater the market growth.
The short study revealed the following key figures for the green industrial heat sector:
Assuming that Germany and the EU meet their climate targets for 2030 and 2050, the study forecasts the following growth rates:
To calculate the key figures, we used the envigos model for GreenTech markets developed by Prognos.
Our study was based on the following key questions:
To the study (PDF, in German)
Project team: Philipp Hutzenthaler, Dr Kirsten Kubin, Jannis Lambert, Dr Alexander Piégsa, Friedrich Seefeldt
Last update: 26.05.2025
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