GHG Projections and Assessment of Policies and Measures in Austria

This report presents information on projections, policies and measures according to reporting obligations as defined in Decision 280/2004/EC. It includes greenhouse gas projections for the years 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030 and describes policies and measures to reduce emissions by source. The results include two different scenarios: the scenario “with existing measures” takes into account climate change mitigation measures implemented under the Austrian Climate Strategies 2002 and 2007 before 8 March 2012. It shows a 4 percent increase in greenhouse gases from 1990 to 2020 and a 7.5 percent increase from 1990 to 2030. The scenario “with additional measures” also includes planned policies and measures. Here a 0.8 percent decrease is projected for the period from 1990 to 2020 and a 0.1 percent decrease for the period up to 2030.