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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) 1 | www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/Legislation Austria | 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study – Indicators 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) 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) 2 | www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/Legislation Austria | 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study – Indicators Policies GHG Mitigation framework Climate Protection Act (2011) Source: n/a Adaptation framework Austrian Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (2012) Source: 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) 3 | www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/Legislation Austria | 2015 Global Climate Legislation Study – Indicators 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) 4 | www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/Legislation