A REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL LEVEL SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

POLICIES
&
AN ANALYSIS OF THE ENERGY SECTOR

Divyaasiny
Divyaasiny R
R Ahmad
Ahmad Fikri
Fikri bin
bin
Rajaghantham Saarani
Saarani Vengadesan
Vengadesan
Rajaghantham Ahmad
Ahmad Fisal
Fisal
EQD EQD
EQD 180002
180002
EQD 190009
190009 17013071
17013071

Rubendran Muhamad
Muhamad Nur
Nur Amal
Amal Bin
Bin
Rubendran Gunaselan
Gunaselan
EQD Mohamad
Mohamad Matahab
Matahab
EQD 180014
180014
EQD
EQD 190002
190002
 OUTLINE

1 INTRODUCTION

COUNTRY CASE STUDY

2 - National Overview Of Environmental Policies
- Energy Sector Policies

3 COMPARISON

4 CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
Our presentation would
focus mainly on the
Sustainable Development environmental aspect.

We aim to examine and

 Coined in 1987 with the publication of the Brundtland Report understand what are the
initiatives undertaken by
 Mitigate harmful environmental consequences of economic countries in the
growth & globalization. localization of SDGs in
their environmental policy
 In 2015, United Nations approved the 2030 Agenda, which implementation.
outlines the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The review would provide
 Development must balance 3 core aspects: Social, economic & insights on the progress
environmental sustainability. of both developed and
developing nations in
 Agreed by 193 Member States - A collective effort to protect the achieving sustainable
planet development.
AUSTRIA
DIVYAASINY R RAJAGHANTHAM (EQD 190009)
COUNTRY FACTS
1 Landlocked nation located in Central Europe

2 Population: 8.859 million people

Real GDP per capita of $ 55,687 in 2018;

3
14th highest as of 2018

4 Ranked 20th in 2019 HDI

Part of the OECD nations since 1961;

5
Joined the European Union in 1995.
 NATIONAL POLICIES
Environmental Impact Assessment 2005
- To evaluate the potential environmental
impacts from proposed national projects
- Examine the mitigation measures
Waste Management Act 2002
Provides a guideline on waste
prevention, waste processing and
waste disposal.
Environmental Information Act
Regulates the procedures on the
access to environmental Water Act
information
- Amended in line with the EU Water
Framework Directive
- Sustainable use of water resources
Forest Act 1975
  Concerns the sustainable use of the
forests Climate and Energy Act
 KEY INSTITUTIONS
Federal Ministry of Climate Action,
Environment, Energy, Mobility,
Innovation and Technology
- Used to be the Ministry of Environment (2000)
- Re-established in Jan 2020
- Responsible for environmental protection, energy
and environment technology
Federal Ministry of Agriculture,
Regions and Tourism
- Responsible for agriculture, rural
development, tourism, water resource
management & forests
Umweltbundesamt
(Environment Agency Austria)
- Provides environmental management
consultancy services
- Consulting services to Austrian
policymakers
- Prepares the State of the Environment
Report (SOER) – contains targets, current
trends & policy recommendations
- Advisory services at the international level,
e.g. UN, EU institutions & developing
nations
 PLANS & PROGRAMMES
ÖPUL 2015 - AGRI- WASTE PREVENTION BIODIVERSITY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME PROGRAMME 2017 STRATEGY AUSTRIA
2020+

- Foster environmentally sound - Focuses on resource - Conserve the biological

management of agricultural conservation through the diversity
areas implementation of a circular
economy - Promote grassland in urban
- Promotes the sustainable areas
- Low-waste construction of
development in rural areas
buildings - Consists of both ex-ante & ex-
- Emphasized on Organic post measures, from
- Raising awareness on proper education & research to higher
Farming
waste disposal and recycling penalties
among enterprises & households
 Balanced & diversified mix of energy sources;
non-nuclear country

 2 Focal Aims:
- Shift towards Renewable Energy
- Promote Energy Savings

 Key Institutions:
- Federal Ministry for Climate Action,
Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and
Technology
Figure 1: Total primary energy supply in Austria in 2016 (Source: World Energy
- Austrian Energy Agency Balances © OECD/IEA 2018)

ENERGY SECTOR
 ENERGY POLICIES

Austrian Energy and

Green Electricity Act Climate Strategy 2018
2012
("Ökostromgesetz“)
#mission2030 Targets
Austrian Energy
Governs the RE sector Ratio of RE to Gross Final Energy
Efficiency Act 2014
Consumption: 45-50%
Feed-In Tariffs
Savings in energy
consumption Cover 100% of its total electricity
Funding for green consumption
power support scheme
(Revenue from sale of Energy taxes, subsidy
schemes, audits Reduce GHG Emissions by 36%
electricity; End-users)
 INVESTMENT SUBSIDIES FOR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMES
SOLAR PV INSTALLATIONS
• ENERGY.FREE.ROOM
• Private firms & individuals PROGRAMME - To identify and
gradually remove barriers
• EUR 9.7 million funding available developing energy innovations
in 2019
• CITY OF TOMORROW

KLIMA AKTIV MOBIL AWAY FROM OIL INITIATIVE

• 1/3 of total energy consumption – transportation • To minimize the use of oil-fired heating and transition
sector towards RE-based heating systems

• Promote climate-friendly mobility transition • Targeted at consumers, municipalities and

• Electric mobility and alternative fuels businesses

• Promote active mobility, e.g. walking & cycling. • More than 6,500 households participated

PROGRAMMES
 IMPACTS
Water
• 100% access to water
• Ranked 1st in the EPI for water and
sanitation

Waste Production
• Eunamia 2017: 2nd highest recycling
rate of 54%
• Well above EU 2020 Targets
Source: EU EIR 2019

GHG Emissions
Declined by 14.13% from 2005 to 2018

Global Rankings
SDG Index 2019: 5th
Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2020: 6th

Source: Umweltbundesamt
IMPACTS
Global Rankings & Scores
Score of SDG 7 2019: 93.8
World Trilemma Index: AAA
Energy Transition Index: 6th

Renewable Energy
Share of RE in Gross Final Energy Consumption
(2016): 33.5%

Final Energy Consumption

Increased by 16.2.% from 2000 to 2016.
CONCLUSION
Decoupling environmental pressure from economic growth – Strong
Progress is in line with the national targets but elusive to certain sectors;
e.g. water resource management and the transition towards RE.

Rise in Energy Consumption & Gradual Decline in GHG

Emissions

Lack of Concrete Information on Implementation

Partly depends on the neighbouring countries’

environmental progress.
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