Climate Alliance Austria
The Climate Alliance Austria non-profit Ges.mbH is a company based in Vienna and operator of the largest communal climate protection network in Austria . The Climate Alliance consists of communities and schools, companies and indigenous organizations . The goals are to reduce climate-damaging emissions and protect the rainforest. The climate alliance was founded in 1990 in Frankfurt am Main between representatives from twelve municipalities (from Austria, D & CH), delegates from six indigenous organizations and representatives from 15 other organizations (universities, NGOs, etc.).
Parallel to the establishment of the European Secretariat of the Climate Alliance in Frankfurt am Main, coordination offices were set up in several countries at regional and national level. The climate alliance is now active in 26 European countries.
The long-term cooperation with selected regions in the Amazon is unique in Europe. The Austrian Climate Alliance has been supporting FOIRN , the umbrella organization of indigenous organizations on the Rio Negro in Brazil, since 1993 . And that on three levels: ideally, politically and financially. The focus is on raising awareness in Austria. A climate-friendly lifestyle not only lowers greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, but also lowers the pressure on the rainforests.
The greatest successes of the Climate Alliance partnership:
- Protection of 122,000 km² of rainforest in the Amazon
- The FOIRN received land rights from the Brazilian government in two stages - in 1998 and 2012 - for an area one and a half times the size of Austria.
The partnership between the Climate Alliance communities and the state in Vorarlberg with the Chocó region in Colombia is just as long-term and successful. This has existed since 1991.
Largest climate protection network in Austria
The Climate Alliance is the largest climate protection network in Austria. It has grown and embraced continuously
- Climate Alliance communities
- Climate Alliance companies
- Climate Alliance Schools & Kindergartens and
- all 9 federal states.
Members of the Austrian Climate Alliance - as of February 2018:
- 966 Austrian municipalities
- 1136 establishments
- 540 schools and educational institutions
- COICA : Association of Indian organizations in the Amazon region
The climate alliance looks after communities, schools, kindergartens and companies throughout Austria with eight regional offices. The core of the Climate Alliance work is information and awareness-raising, networking and further training as well as the implementation of projects and campaigns in the areas of climate protection, climate justice and climate change adaptation.
Schools and educational institutions
The following measures are available in this area:
- Climate alliance of Austrian educational institutions: The climate alliance schools / educational institutions are committed to interdisciplinary work on climate-relevant topics
- Children's miles campaign: In campaign weeks, as many school and kindergarten trips as possible should be covered in an environmentally friendly manner
- klima: aktiv mobility management for schools: The aim is to reduce CO 2 emissions in the area of bringing and picking up school traffic while at the same time increasing traffic safety and promoting everyday movement on the way to school (walking, cycling)
Establishments
Companies should achieve black numbers through green measures:
- Cost savings through lowering energy consumption, less waste, more economical use of materials
- By securing locations and jobs, environmental problems are at least reduced
- Constant advice from climate alliance consultants and climate protection specialists
- Information about the latest climate-friendly technologies
- Operational processes are optimized
- Provision of funding for climate protection
- The tax audit for acceptance as a "climate alliance company" is based on sustainable criteria :
Municipalities and cities
There are numerous climate protection measures in the municipalities and cities :
- Energy efficiency : Saving energy reduces costs and thereby makes a contribution to climate protection
- Mobility : Promotion of public transport
- Awareness-raising: Active public relations work on climate protection and development issues
- Procurement: No use of tropical wood
Programs
The klima: aktiv programs have the common goal: Less CO 2 emissions and greater use of renewable energies.
The Austrian Climate Alliance uses a large number of the klima: aktiv programs:
- klima: aktiv biogas: More energy, fuel and heat from biogas
- klima: aktiv energy wood: Support in the development of previously unused wood resources
- klima: aktiv wood warmth: motivating house owners to install biomass heating
- klima: aktiv solarwärme: Promotion of the use of solar thermal energy in buildings
- klima: aktiv qmheizwerke: increasing the efficiency of wood heating plants
- klima: aktiv heat pump : Promotion of the correct use of heat pump heating systems
- klima: aktiv: Further building and energy efficiency programs
Projects
The Austrian Climate Alliance is involved in the following projects:
- Car-free day: Aim: to sensitize citizens to environmentally friendly mobility without a car
- CO 2 gross balance: Online tool for climate alliance communities to determine the CO 2 balance and develop measures to reduce emissions
- European Land and Soil Alliance e. V .: Soil alliance: Association of cities, municipalities and districts that actively advocate sustainable use of soils
- Adaptation and Mitigation - at Integrated Climate Policy Approach (AMICA): EU ETZ project with international partners, is trying an integral approach of adaptation and mitigation measures in relation to the climate change make
- Air Season: Season exclusively with environmentally friendly transportation is covered
- Cross Border Climate Protection (CroBoCliP): Climate Alliance Project Austria / Hungary: Town and municipality partnership for cross-border climate protection between Austria and Hungary
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Our members ( Memento of the original from April 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Klimabündnis.at
- ↑ FOIRN , Kimabündnis.at
- ↑ FOIRN , Foirn.org
- ↑ Chocó
