WIFO introduces a set of key indicators to describe trends and developments in the fields of climate change und the energy sector. These key indicators are designed to provide transparent and easily accessible information to an economically interested public of developments in Austria that are...

In 2012, greenhouse gas emissions in Austria amounted to 80.2 million tons CO2 equivalents (excluding emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry). Greenhouse gas emissions were 3.3 percent lower than in 2011 (CO2 emissions –3.7 percent). The decline was driven by a reduction in...

For the second time in a row, WIFO presents a series of key indicators designed to provide transparent and easily accessible information on climate change, energy supply and economic performance in Austria. In doing so, WIFO emphasises the urgent need to reverse the rising trend of greenhouse...

For the third time in a row, WIFO presents a series of key indicators designed to provide transparent and easily accessible information on issues of climate change, energy use and economic performance in Austria. In doing so, WIFO emphasises the need to decarbonise the energy system in order to...

WIFO proceeds to put forward a series of key indicators on the development of greenhouse gas emissions, energy use und energy consumption employing the latest available data of 2009. Thus, indicators reflect the impact of the 2008-09 international economic and financial crisis. Thereafter, in...

WIFO continues, in the present paper, its report on key indicators of climate change and energy use in Austria with data for the year 2009. The indicators thus mirror the impact of the economic crisis 2008-09 on greenhouse gas emissions, and the use and consumption of energy. The...

For the 6th time, WIFO presents indicators of the latest available greenhouse gas emissions data (2011) together with trends in economic performance and energy use for different sectors of the Austrian economy. Total greenhouse gas emissions declined by 2.2 million metric tons of CO2 or 2.6...

With this article, WIFO presents an update of its key indicators of the development of greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and economic performance, employing the latest available emissions data of 2010. Indicators thus mirror the development of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions...

A key objective of a reform of the Austrian tax system should be the improvement of the tax structure. This includes a shift in the revenue composition away from certain tax bases towards other bases, implying their higher taxation. The latter should not only compensate revenue losses from...

The tax burden in Austria is comparatively high, and the gap vis-à-vis the EU average has widened. The tax structure exhibits a number of specific features: taxes on labour are high, both from the employee's and the employer's side, following an upward trend and markedly exceeding the...