Government Sends Climate Law in Review
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ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos have agreed on a climate law that focuses on the three pillars of climate protection, climate change adaptation and circular economy in order to make Austria climate neutral by 2040. An exception clause was also written down.
The government's climate package – including 240 million euros of aid for drought – has been negotiated, haggled and fought for weeks. "Krone" already knows the first details.
After many years of negotiations, the government agrees on a new climate law, which provides for climate neutrality for 2040. However, without sanctions or commitment - and still without a plan.
First analysis: Austria is to be climate-neutral by 2040, i.e. ten years before the EU. Excluded are the industry and the energy economy, for which EU law applies. Target failures are to avert an annual "correction mechanism". A loophole in the case of economic crises remains however. Criticism exists of too little commitment.Read the complete article on FALTER.at
After the agreement of ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS at the end of August, the new climate law is now officially entering the assessment phase. The paper aims at climate neutrality in 2040 – but brings with it still open points, a location clause and clear criticism of representations.
On Friday, the Federal Government sent the long-awaited climate law in review. At a press conference, Environment Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) said that the goal of climate neutrality by 2040 is to be achieved. A first "climate roadmap" is to be developed by the end of 2027.
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