The National Energy and Climate (NECP) Plan is a ten-year integrated document mandated by the European Union to each of its member states in order for the EU to meet its overall greenhouse gases emissions targets. Following feedback from an EU-wide assessment of draft National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) submissions, EU members are required to submit updated final NECPs for the period 2021-2030.
Austria's plan aims in particular to improve the development of transport, a sector which still needs improvement in Austria, especially in built-up areas and along transit routes. With some emphasis on the transport sector, the general decarbonisation objectives of the plan are as follows: 1) the general reduction of GHG emissions (non-ETS) by 48% compared to 2005, 2) to strengthen and develop public transport, 3) mobility management for businesses, towns and cities, municipalities, regions and tourism, 4) e-mobility in private transport, 5) to green the standard fuel consumption tax and the engine-related insurance tax, 6) to introduce a tax deduction for electric bicycles and motorcycles. Decarbonisation measures are also targeted to buildings, agriculture, forestry, waste management, fluorinated gases and spatial planning. For energy, the main objective is to increase the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption of energy to at least 57%, and source 100% of electricity consumption from renewables (nationally/balanced).To achieve this goal, the main instrument remains taxation (tax advantages/exemptions). The plan also aims to ensure measures concerning : 1) energy efficiency, 2) internal energy markets, 3) research/innovation/competitiveness, 4) evaluation and monitoring.
