Climate report for Austria shows options for action – climate protection
More than 120 scientists are working on an Austrian climate report on the effects of the climate crisis and how one can adapt in concrete terms.
More than 120 scientists will work on a new, comprehensive climate report for Austria over the next three years. This is primarily intended to focus on concrete options for action and break them down to the regional level.
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The second Austrian status report on climate change should show “transformation paths” and create the “scientific basis” for the necessary “social change”, the responsible persons explain the goals. The results are essential for Austria’s path to climate neutrality by 2040.
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In a statement, climate protection minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) described the status report as a “well-founded analysis of the consequences we can expect in the future”. He supports the preparation and ensures that the right steps to adapt are taken.
Effects of the climate crisis
Around 80 scientists took part in the first two-day workshop in Innsbruck. The structure of the report is based on the report presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at the beginning of April.
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This put the results on a global level in the spotlight, whereas the planned second status report will break down the effects and options for action on Austria. The country is thus “taking on a pioneering role internationally”, emphasized Margreth Keiler from the University of Innsbruck and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. A lot has happened since the first status report in 2014: The community has become more closely networked, the database has increased and the methods have improved.
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“Most of the population is already aware of the effects of the climate crisis and the recent climate council of citizens has shown that many people are ready for the necessary changes,” said Daniel Huppmann from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg Vienna at the press conference on Thursday in Innsbruck.
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A key question is how systems that could cover our daily needs – such as mobility or nutrition – could be changed through social innovation.
The second “Austrian Status Report on Climate Change” is administered by the Climate and Energy Fund.