Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for Austria
Category: Executive
Document Type: Plan
Role: Main
Austria's National Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030, mandated by EU regulation, sets out integrated targets and measures across decarbonisation, energy efficiency, security of supply, internal market, and research/innovation to meet EU climate and energy goals, notably focusing on transport, renewable energy expansion, and energy efficiency, often supported by taxation and incentives.
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Integrated National Energy and
Climate Plan for Austria
2021-2030
pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and
of the Council on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate
Action
Vienna, 18 December 2019
Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for Austria 2 of 268
Contents
Part 1 ................................................................................................................... 5
SECTION A: NATIONAL PLAN ............................................................................... 6
1. OVERVIEW AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS .................................................... 6
1.1. Summary ............................................................................................................. 6
1.2. Current policy and administrative structures ...................................................... 18
1.3. Stakeholder consultation at national and EU level – outcomes .......................... 55
1.4. Regional cooperation in drawing up the plan ..................................................... 59
2. NATIONAL TARGETS AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................. 71
2.1. Dimension 1: Decarbonisation ........................................................................... 71
2.2. Dimension 2: Energy efficiency .......................................................................... 83
2.3. Dimension 3: Security of energy supply.............................................................. 88
2.4. Dimension 4: Internal energy market ................................................................. 91
2.5. Dimension 5: Research, innovation and competitiveness ................................. 98
3. POLICIES AND MEASURES ..................................................................................... 105
3.1. Dimension 1: Decarbonisation ......................................................................... 106
3.2. Dimension 2: Energy efficiency ........................................................................ 170
3.3. Dimension 3: Security of energy supply............................................................ 175
3.4. Dimension 4: Internal energy market ............................................................... 177
3.5. Dimension 5: Research, innovation and competitiveness ................................. 187
SECTION B: ANALYTICAL BASIS ....................................................................... 208
4. Current situation and projections ‘with existing measures’ (WEM) .......................... 208
4.1. Projected evolution of main exogenous factors influencing energy system and
GHG emissions .......................................................................................................... 208
4.2. Dimension: Decarbonisation ............................................................................ 210
4.3. Dimension: Energy efficiency ........................................................................... 216
4.4. Dimension: Security of energy supply .............................................................. 226
4.5. Dimension: Internal energy market .................................................................. 235
4.6. Dimension: Research, innovation and competitiveness ................................... 238
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