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Austria 2020
…This report on Austria discusses the energy challenges facing the country and recommends possible solutions to help it achieve a secure and sustainable energy future.
Austria’s new government, which assumed office in January 2020, is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 at the latest – 10 years earlier than the ambition set by the European Union. This will require Austria to substantially enhance decarbonisation efforts across all energy sectors. As in many other countries, decarbonising heat and transport is challenging. In fact, Austria’s emissions growth since 2014 is largely driven by the increase in final energy consumption in…
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Austria's legislation on oil security
Introduction There are two laws which primarily govern the Austrian response to oil supply shortages in emergency situations: first, the more general 2012 Energy Intervention Powers Act (EIPA) and second, the more specific 2012 Oil Stockholding Act (OSA). The EIPA provides for a general legal framework aimed at the protection of Austria’s electricity supply. Beyond provisions governing energy supplied by solid and liquid energy products (Part II, articles 7-13 EIPA), it also includes provisions concerning electricity (Part III, articles 14-25 EIPA) and natural gas (Part IV, articles 26-35 EIPA) supply.The OSA implements the European Union…