Climate protection in Vienna: SPÖ council demands more daily commitment!
Climate protection in Vienna: SPÖ council demands more daily commitment!
Wien, Österreich - In the Vienna municipal council, the SPÖ councilor Stephan Auer-Stüger kept an urgent address on climate protection on April 11, 2025. Auer-Stüger underlined that the Viennese progress coalition has been actively taking measures for climate protection for years and criticized other municipal colleagues who only take up the topic shortly before the election. "Climate protection is not a campaign gag, but daily work on streets, in forests and parks," said the municipal council.
A central component of current climate policy in Vienna is the climate law decided on March 27, 2025. Vienna is the first federal state in Austria that lifts climate protection into the legal rank. The aim of this law is to make the city climate -neutral by 2040. The Vienna Climate Act ensures the validity of the climate goals over legislative periods and obliges to complete the greenhouse gas emissions to zero until 2040.
comprehensive measures and long -term goals
The Viennese climate schedule comprises over 100 concrete measures that are legally anchored in the Klimgergesetz. This includes considering all fields of action, such as building heat, energy and transport. Auer-Stüger emphasized the need for infrastructure projects and targeted legislation in order to effectively implement these measures. This pursues a comprehensive, coordinated approach for climate policy in Vienna.
The city has already made significant progress. In 2023, greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by 12 percent, which is twice as high as the Austrian average. A large number of factors contribute to this decline, including the expansion of solar power, high investments in public transport, the improvement of energy efficiency in new buildings and comprehensive thermal renovations of existing buildings.
innovative projects and citizen participation
Vienna also pursues a successful waste management with a clear focus on resource conservation and circular economy. Future projects such as the pilot hydrogen system of the Wiener Stadtwerke stand for innovative strength in the energy sector. Auer-Stüger emphasized that the effective implementation of the climate goals requires close cooperation with the Viennese.
The Klimgersetz also includes the introduction of a climate budget to control measures and the formation of climate alliances in order to actively integrate private companies and institutions into climate protection. The legal planning is ensured by legally prescribed continuation of the climate channel every five years and regular climate corner for laws and construction projects. Public participation is guaranteed in the law, which supports the social design of the measures.
In summary, Vienna is in an ambitious way to reach its climate goals and thus shows exemplary commitment in the field of climate protection. At a time when climate change is considered a serious threat worldwide, the city appears as a pioneer and pursues clear, legally anchored strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A look at the European climate goals shows that Vienna is in harmony with this, since significant reductions in emissions have to be sought in many sectors in order to become climate -neutral by 2040.Further information on the Wiener Klimgerset law can be found on the official website of the city of Vienna: wien.gv.at . For a comprehensive overview of European climate goals and strategies, please visit climate-ec.europa.eu .
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