Upper Austria

Population:	1.4 million (2007)
GHG Emissions:	24.8 MtCO₂e (2006)

Targets and Goals

The State of Upper Austria aims to:

Upper Austria was the first Region to resolve the EU Energy Efficiency directive.
Upper Austria will establish zero carbon buildings as the standard by 2012.

Target to generate 100% of Upper Austria's electricity and heating energy from renewable sources by 2030.
Through the Upper Austrian Energy Strategy 2030, Upper Austria will complete its exit from use of oil and coal for heating and electricity generation by 2030 and reduce its CO₂-emissions up to 65%.
30% of the municipalities mainly use biomass for heating.
The Upper Austrian Energy Turn will have a regional employment effect of more than additional 10,800 jobs until the year 2009 ("Upper Austrian Energy Strategy 2030")
Renewable energy sources provide 76.8% of Upper Austria's total electricity consumption and 40% of its total heat consumption.

Upper Austria has reduced its CO₂ emissions from waste by about 40% since 1990.

The E-GEM" Program (program für energy saving communities), started in 2006, enabled 70 of 444 Upper Austrian Communities to come forward with their own solutions to make a significant reduction in carbon emissions.
The Upper Austrian Governmental Campaign (Department for Environment, Energy, Water and Consumerism in 2007) "Lets Save Our Climate" seeks to inspire people to adopt pro-environmental behaviours to help address climate change and support ambitions for a greener, more sustainable Upper Austria. This Campaign was honoured with an Energy Globe in 2007.
The Upper Austrian Governmental Campaign (Department for Environment, Energy, Water and Consumerism in 2008) "Good for our Climate" offers Upper Austrians as well as the Upper Austrian economy a full range of new public subsidies in everyday life (mobility, heating, cooling, building, energy production) (Euro16 million (US$20 million) over 2 years, 2008-2009).
The Oekoenergie Cluster (OEC) was founded in the year 2000 to foster innovation and competitiveness of green energy related businesses.

The Upper Austrian Government ratified the Upper Austrian Energy Strategy 2030, which will reduce the CO₂ emissions up to 65% until 2030 and which means the complete exit from use of oil and coal during warming and generation by 2030.

Landesrat Rudi Anschober
Amt der Oberösterreichischen Landesregierung
Umwelt, Energie, Wasser und KonsumentInnenschutz
Promenade 37
A-4021 Linz
AUT
Tel: + 00 43 (0)732 7720 12070
lr.anschober@ooe.gv.at
http://www.land.oberoesterreich.gv
http://www.anschober.at

Minister Rudi Anschober
The Upper Austrian Government
Department for Environment, Energy, Water and Consumerism
Promenade 37
A-4021 Linz
AUT
Tel: + 00 43 (0)732 7720 12070
lr.anschober@ooe.gv.at
http://www.land.oberoesterreich.gv.
http://www.anschober.at