Wiener Klimgersetz: a toothless tiger or a real turn for the environment?
Wiener Klimgersetz: a toothless tiger or a real turn for the environment?
Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - Vienna is the focus of the climate debate: The newly introduced climate law, which was presented as pioneering, is already facing Harscher criticism. Peter Kraus, party leader of the Green Vienna, described the law as "non -binding and toothless". The Greens particularly criticize the exclusion of the traffic sector, which is responsible for around 40% of CO2 emissions in the city. According to Kraus, the acting of the Vienna SPÖ indicates that it is a PR stunt that has disappointed the bourgeois expectations. In the current form, the law presents a climate back for construction projects, which, however, only a handful of projects - around 16 out of around 1,500 approved buildings - records what is criticized as a "unambitious goal" from ots.at
The law defines the climate targets of Vienna and obliges the city to adapt to the climate consequences, but concrete measures or new goals are largely lacking. One of the few legal innovations is the inconceivable obligation to renew the climate channel every five years, which is not given little attention in view of the previous unconceived approaches. According to this, it remains unclear which regular climate goals can actually be enforced, since there are no legal handling for citizens if certain goals, such as the emission reduction in traffic, are not achieved, such as Erhalten Sie täglich die neuesten Artikel aus der Kategorie Gesetz.
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