Recently, several scientific investigations have been carried out in Austria on the potential of biomass as a renewable resource for the energy sector. Most of these studies look at this domestic biomass potential from a natural-science and technological perspective. In contrast to these, the...

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...

The Austrian transport sector is among the biggest energy consuming sectors contributing a majority share of around 26 percent of CO2 emissions to the Austrian energy related emissions budget. At the same time transportation showed the highest growth in transport related emissions. Austrian...

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...

The European 20-20-20 targets represent an integrated European approach to a climate and energy policy that aims to combat climate change, increase the EU's energy security and strengthen its competitiveness. Its corresponding national targets for Austria are a reduction of its greenhouse gases...

The paper investigates a central hypothesis of the green economy concept, which states that transitioning to a low-carbon economy is justified on a sound economic basis. We analyze this hypothesis by focussing on employment effects from renewable energy deployment, based on an evaluation of 23...

Passenger car traffic is among the main contributors to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are responsible for climate change. It is also an important indicator used to forecast these emissions in integrated climate-economic models. This paper develops scenarios for global...

This paper deals with integrating technology as well as lifestyles variables as driving forces of energy demand in a model of total private consumption for Austria. Private consumption is determined by economic variables such as income and prices. Technology is represented by variables measuring...

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...