The Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WEGC) at the Austrian University of Graz in the state of Steyrmark said that Austria has succeeded in significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions by about 6.9 percent, equivalent to about 67.6 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, last year. 2023, according to what was reported by WAM.
Austria recently submitted its national energy and climate plan to European Commission Accordingly, it is committed to achieving the binding climate goal of the European Union by 2030, which stipulates reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are harmful to the climate by a rate ranging between 46 to 48 percent by 2030, and increasing the share of renewable energy to 57 percent of total final energy consumption.
Leonora Gevsler, Minister of Climate Protection, said: “Austria is on the right track to achieve its long-term climate goals.” The Minister bases her assessment on recording encouraging reduction rates in carbon dioxide emissions and committing to implementing more procedures and measures with the aim of removing more carbon dioxide emissions. .
Austria’s plan includes new measures, the most important of which are carbon dioxide capture and storage of harmful greenhouse gases underground in energy-intensive industries, such as waste recycling projects and cement production, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and to take stronger political measures to further expand renewable energy technologies and finance building renovations. Old and installing modern heating systems to save energy, expanding the installation of heat pumps, expanding the application of industrial climate neutrality, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the transportation sector by reducing dependence on fossil fuels and reducing tax concessions for diesel fuel.
It includes a plan Austria To achieve its national and European climate goals, it developed a new strategy in dealing with carbon dioxide emissions and storing it in underground geological structures, for reuse or transfer to countries such as Norway, which has high storage capabilities.