List of Austrian places and communities that have declared a climate emergency

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School strike against climate change
on Heldenplatz in Vienna, March 15, 2019

The list of Austrian places and municipalities that have declared a climate emergency includes - in chronological order - all Austrian municipalities and cities as well as the federal states that have declared a climate emergency . The status regarding the declaration of a climate emergency by the federal government or parliament is also dealt with.

On the night of September 25th to 26th, 2019, the National Council of the Republic of Austria declared the Austria- wide status of Climate Emergency and decided on a package of measures.

Term climate emergency

The term Klimanotstand (or English Climate Emergency ) was used before 2010 in demonstrations against climate change such as B. the "Climate Emergency Rally" on June 13, 2009 in Melbourne . In August 2017, the Darebin City Council approved a package of measures called the Darebin Climate Emergency Plan. On December 4, 2018, the Club of Rome presented its "Climate Emergency Plan" to the European Parliament, which summarizes 10 high-priority measures to limit global warming. In the course of the ongoing protests by Fridays for Future or Extinction Rebellion with corresponding initiatives, the concern was taken up by various parliaments.

Climate Alliance

A large number of the European cities and municipalities that have declared the climate emergency are also members of the Climate Alliance . a. have committed to reducing their CO 2 emissions by 10% every 5 years.

Club of Rome's "Climate Emergency Plan"

The Climate Emergency Plan was presented by Co-President Sandrine Dixson-Declève to various representatives of the House, the EU Commission, business and civil society in the EU Parliament on December 4, 2018 . Under point 1, the Club of Rome's Climate Emergency Plan calls for subsidies for fossil fuels in industrialized countries to be stopped by 2020 (by 2030 for developing countries). A global coal phase-out by 2050 is also required.

The 10 points summarized in detail:

  1. End of fossil fuel subsidies by 2020
  2. Renewable energy capacity will continue to double every four years and annual investments will triple by 2025
  3. Presentation of the real costs of fossil fuels up to 2020
  4. Replacing GDP as the only indicator of wealth
  5. Improved coolant management by 2020
  6. Promotion of technological developments in 2020
  7. Ensure higher energy efficiency and recycling by 2025
  8. Faster political decisions and creation of framework conditions for regenerative and low-carbon land use
  9. Education, health care and family planning programs , especially for women
  10. Ensuring fair and equitable change in the affected regions

Austrian corporations with a declared climate emergency

Community level

# City /
municipality 		state Climate
emergency
declaration
on 		Remarks Climate
Alliance member
since
1 Michaelerberg-Pruggern StyriaStyria Styria June 13, 2019 On June 13, 2019, the municipal council of Michaelerberg-Pruggern was the first municipality in Austria to unanimously decide to declare a “climate emergency”.
2 Perchtoldsdorf NiederosterreichLower Austria Lower Austria 18th June 2019 On June 18, 2019, after an urgency request by Mayor Martin Schuster and Councilor Christian Apl , the municipality of Perchtoldsdorf unanimously decided on a climate protection manifesto , which gives climate protection the necessary priority. The declaration refers to the impending climate catastrophe and an accompanying climate emergency. 1994
3 Traiskirchen NiederosterreichLower Austria Lower Austria June 24, 2019 On June 24, 2019, Traiskirchen was the first city in Austria to declare a climate emergency. The resolution was passed unanimously by the local council.
4th Hard near Graz StyriaStyria Styria 4th July 2019 The hard municipal council decided at the end of 2018 to make the community plastic-free. In addition, the climate and energy model region GU-Süd was founded together with six communities in the vicinity . Regional climate protection projects are developed together. For Mayor Jakob Frey from the Hart bei Graz citizens' list , the climate emergency was a logical consequence. He demands a similar declaration from the Province of Styria .
5 Steyregg OberosterreichUpper Austria Upper Austria 4th July 2019 On July 4, 2019, Steyregg became the first Upper Austrian municipality to declare a climate emergency. The municipal council unanimously approved the SBU's proposal. 2009
6th Hartberg StyriaStyria Styria July 8, 2019 The Hartberg municipal council decided on July 8, 2019 against the votes of the ÖVP mayor to declare a climate emergency. In addition, a car-free main square was enforced on summer weekends. 1998
7th Kufstein TyrolTyrol (state) Tyrol July 10, 2019 On July 10, 2019, Kufstein was the first municipality in Tyrol to declare a climate emergency. The motion was passed unanimously in the municipal council meeting. 2004

State level

# state Climate
emergency
declaration
on 		Remarks Climate
Alliance member
since
1 VorarlbergVorarlberg Vorarlberg 4th July 2019 The state parliament of Vorarlberg was the first federal state in Austria to declare a climate emergency with a large majority. The SPÖ, ÖVP, NEOS and Greens approved the request of the Greens, but not the FPÖ. 2002

In contrast to Vorarlberg, the state of Tyrol will not declare a climate emergency, but will anchor climate protection in the Tyrolean state order , the state's constitution. The green club boss Gebi Mair emphasized that this step represented "a small revolution".

Federal level

The second chamber of parliament, the Federal Council of the Republic of Austria , which alone is not authorized to make decisions, made a symbolic act in July 2019 and voted unanimously in favor of declaring a climate emergency. Because "the climate crisis has long since arrived in Austria", so the reasoning of the Federal Council. The call for action was made to the government with reference to global warming and weather disasters.

On the night of September 25-26, 2019, the National Council declared the state of Climate Emergency . The English version was chosen because some members of the German parliament, as Der Standard reported, was “too strong”. In order that what had previously been fixed already in some municipalities and cities applies throughout Austria: the climate crisis and the consequences were granted immediately "highest priority", reports of the IPCC IPCC serve in the future as a basis for climate policy of Austria and the national energy and climate plan will be improved. The legally non-binding motion for a resolution contains a total of eight points, including the voluntary commitment of Austrian politicians to work at the EU level and internationally to achieve the 1.5-degree target and to keep the public fully informed at all times. The effects on the climate should be taken into account in future decisions.

The National Council majority for this decision was made up of the votes of the ÖVP , SPÖ , NEOS and Liste Jetzt . The FPÖ voted against it. Their MPs Walter Rauch and Harald Stefan spoke of "climate hysteria beyond any realities" and "doomsday scenarios".

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Agendas and minutes of Council Meetings - 2017. City of Darebin, August 21, 2017, accessed on May 11, 2019 (English, including all minutes of city council meetings). Detailed documents can be called up directly: direct download of the minutes (PDF)
  2. ^ A b Club of Rome: Fridays for Future : 10 points of the Club of Rome's Climate Emergency Plan, accessed on July 21, 2019
  3. ^ The Club of Rome launches its Climate Emergency Plan at the European Parliament. December 3, 2018, accessed May 10, 2019 . PDF online
  4. ↑ City of Konstanz declares a climate emergency - City of Konstanz. Retrieved May 10, 2019 .
  5. ^ UK Parliament declares climate change emergency. In: BBC News . May 1, 2019, accessed May 10, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Climate Alliance. Accessed July 5, 2019 (members commit to reduce their CO 2 emissions by 10% every 5 years ).
  7. ↑ a b Members of the Climate Alliance: Municipalities. Climate Alliance , accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Dorit Burgsteiner: Michaelerberg-Pruggern has declared a "climate emergency". Kleine Zeitung , June 13, 2019, accessed on June 14, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Climate protection manifesto in the municipal council: a specific catalog of action decided - market town of Perchtoldsdorf. Perchtoldsdorf community, accessed June 20, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Urgency motions. (PDF) Parish Perchtoldsdorf, June 18, 2019, pp. 1–2 , accessed on June 20, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Traiskirchen declares a climate emergency. ORF NÖ , June 25, 2019, accessed on June 25, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Climate emergency also in Hart bei Graz. ORF Steiermark , July 15, 2019, accessed on July 15, 2019 .
  13. ↑ City council announces a climate emergency in Hart bei Graz. Austria Press Agency (OTS), July 10, 2019, accessed on July 15, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Steyregg proclaims a climate emergency. Steyregg community, July 5, 2019, accessed on July 5, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Hartberg declares a climate emergency, future pact prevailed in several applications against the ÖVP. In: mein district.at. Regionalmedien Austria , July 9, 2019, accessed on July 15, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Kufstein proclaims a climate emergency. Kufstein community, July 10, 2019, accessed on July 14, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Vorarlberg declares a climate emergency. In: ORF (Vorarlberg). July 5, 2019, accessed July 15, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Tiroler Tageszeitung : The climate emergency becomes a political buzzword, July 19, 2019
  19. ↑ Saskia Etschmaier: More than just a catchphrase , ORF , July 13, 2019
  20. ↑ Nora Laufer: [Does Austria declare a climate emergency? Six questions and answers] , Der Standard (Vienna), July 5, 2019
  21. ↑ a b Der Standard (Vienna): Austria has declared a climate emergency , September 26, 2019
  22. ↑ Deutsche Welle : Austria declares a climate emergency , September 26, 2019