Renewable energy provides over 80% of Austria’s electricity production

Austrian research institutes said that renewable energy resources, especially hydroelectricity, currently provide more than 80% of the country’s electricity production, which has led to a decline in carbon emission levels by two -oxide as part of efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2040.

Austria recently submitted its national energy and climate plan to the European Commission, under which it pledges to meet the European Union’s binding climate goal by 2030, which mandates a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions the climate is harmful with 46 to 48 percent by 2030, and the increase of the share. of renewable energy to 57 percent of total final energy consumption.

Austria’s plan includes new measures, the most important of which is to capture carbon dioxide and store harmful greenhouse gases underground in energy-intensive industries, such as waste recycling and cement production projects, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and taking stronger political measures for further expansion. renewable energy technologies and renovation of financial buildings. Old and installation of modern heating systems to save energy, expansion of the installation of heat pumps, expansion of the use of industrial climate neutrality, and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions due to the transport sector by reducing dependence on fossil fuels and reduced tax rebates for diesel fuel.