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Climate Hazards Dataset Impacts on electricity infrastructure in Europe

Summarising Europe’s climate risks affecting electricity grids and other infrastructure, the Dataset categorises direct and indirect hazards, defining them and outlining likely impacts on substations, pylons, cables and monitoring systems. It also notes probability trends to 2050, geographic exposure, typical duration, and practical before-during-after resilience measures, with indicative cost examples and practices being implemented across Europe.

The document is part of RGI’s work on climate-proofing electricity grids, learn more here.

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Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz

Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz

Andrzej has been working at RGI since May 2017, having previously cooperated with RGI as researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Currently, he works as a Director for Energy Systems, being responsible for projects and activities under the RGI’s Technical Dimension addressing the questions how to plan, design and implement a carbon-free and optimised energy system. He holds a Master Degree in International Relations from the Wrocław University and completed his PhD at the School of Social Sciences and Technology at the Technical University of Munich.

Dr. Ira Shefer

Dr. Ira Shefer

Ira joined the Technical Team at RGI in July 2023. Previously he worked in the BMBF-funded research project Ariadne on local acceptance of wind energy in Germany. Ira holds a Ph.d. from the Technical University of Munich, researching transnational collaborations and their impacts on local climate governance and policy making. He has a MA of Environmental Studies at Nagoya University (Japan) and has a joint Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Asian Studies from Haifa University (Israel. Ira was engaged in several research initiatives that addressed, among others, urban climate governance (at RIFS, Germany) and green building (ILGBC, Israel). He was also a reporter and sections editor at an Israeli magazine for seven years, covering environmental and development issues.

Wilm Lindenblatt

Wilm Lindenblatt

Wilm joined RGI in October 2024 as Junior Manager in the Communication team where he works as a graphic designer part time. If he isn’t working at RGI, he is creating children’s books and working as a freelance illustrator. Wilm studied graphic design and illustration at the FH Design in Münster.