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Austria | 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study – Indicators
Emissions
GHG Emissions 2007-2011 (MtCO2e)
Rank as emitter (including
LULUCF):
Below
Top
50
Country-reported GHG
emissions (incl. LULUCF)
(MTCO2):
76.22 (reporting year: 2012)
Country-reported GHG
emissions (excl. LULUCF)
(MTCO2):
80.06 (reporting year: 2012)
Information
GHG inventory:
1990-2012 (GHG inventory submission of 2014)
Climate risk assessment:
Vulnerability Assessment, Climate Change Impacts
and Adaptation Measures 2014 (as part of 6th
National Communication to UNFCCC)
Targets
Economy wide targets - Up to (and including) 2020
EU targets adopted; Reduction of 16% by 2020 from 2005 levels of emissions in sectors
not covered by EU ETS
Source:

Effort Sharing Decision (Decision No. 406/2009/EC on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse
gas emissions to meet the Community?s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020), (2009)
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Economy-wide targets - Beyond 2020
None
Targets - Energy demand
Increase energy efficiency by 1.5% per annum, starting in 2014;Stabilise energy
consumption at 2005 levels by 2020;Reduce energy consumption by 45% by 2020
Source:

Energy Efficiency Act, (2014)
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Energy Strategy, (2010)
Climate and Energy Fund Act, (2007)
Targets - LULUCF
None
Targets - Renewables
EU targets adopted; Increase the use of renewable energy to 34% of consumption by
2020
Source:

2020 Climate and Energy Package (contains Directive 2009/29/EC, Directive 2009/28/EC, Directive 2009/31/EC
and Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the Parliament and the Council ; see below), (2009)
Targets- Transport
EU targets adopted; Reach 10 percent of renewable energy in the transport sector by
2020
Source:

2020 Climate and Energy Package (contains Directive 2009/29/EC, Directive 2009/28/EC, Directive 2009/31/EC
and Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the Parliament and the Council ; see below), (2009)
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Policies
GHG Mitigation framework
Climate Protection Act (2011)
Source:

n/a
Adaptation framework
Austrian Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (2012)
Source:
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n/a
Policies - Carbon pricing
EU regulation adopted (EU ETS Directive 2003/87/EC)
Source:

n/a
Policies - Promotion of low-carbon energy (inc. renewables)
Renewable electricity promotion through feed-in tariffs and investment grants
Source:

Green Electricity Act, (2011)
Policies - Energy demand
Energy efficency management scheme for private households, large companies, and
public buildings
Source:

Energy Efficiency Act, (2014)
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Policies - Transport
EU regulation adopted; Blending mandate for biofuels
Source:

2020 Climate and Energy Package (contains Directive 2009/29/EC, Directive 2009/28/EC, Directive 2009/31/EC
and Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the Parliament and the Council ; see below), (2009)
Policies - LULUCF
Expansion of forest areas in regions with low forest cover and stabilization of forest
ecosystems
Source:

Austrian Forestry Programme, (2007)
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