Austria
Key goals
- Keep the automotive supply industry competitive through cutting-edge technological developments, notably in the field of drive-trains (electrification).
Key strengths
- Strong automotive industry (175,000 employees, €35 B turnover)
- Highest share of public transport in the whole of the EU15 (~ 23% of km travelled)
- Strong participation in international networks
Key challenges
- CO2 emissions from the transportation sector have increased by 83% between 1990 to 2006 and is responsible for 26% of total Austrian CO2 emissions.
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Who is who in Austria: a quick overview
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Major public-private initiative
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To stimulate and coordinate technology development, the |
Major national government initiative
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The Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environmment and Water Management (Lebensministerium) developed the klima:aktiv programme. It is an initiative that deals with GHG emissions from transport and is supported by the Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Cities & Towns and the Association of Municipalities. Daily management is delegated to the Austrian Energy Agency. |
International cooperation
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The Austrian national government is actively involved in various EU initiatives, such as BIOFUELS and ERTRAC, the EU Joint Technogy Initiative Fuel Cells and Hydrogen and the EU 7th Research and Development Programme. |
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Austria is an active participant of the International Energy Agency Implementing Agreement (IEA-IA) on Hybrid & Electric Vehicles and the IEA-IA on Agreements Advanced Motor Fuels. |
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The Austrian Ministry of Transport is co-initiator of the Green Corridors Network, a cooperation initiative under the umbrella of ERA-NET TRANSPORT, a network of national transport research programmes in Europe. |
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The Austrian national government is a member of the European Platform on Mobility Management (EPOMM). EPOMM is coordinated by the Austrian organsiation FGM-Amor. This not for profit organisation also coordinates ELTIS, the European portal on urban transport and mobility. |
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Together with six European cities, British Columbia (Cananda) and Western Australia, the region of South Tyrol is a member of the Hydrogen Bus Alliance. |
Sources:
1) Umweltbundesamt 2009, via a presentation of JOANNEUM research at the 2009, October 17th A3PS Conference in Vienna.