Austria’s Annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2015

In “Austria’s Annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2015” the Umweltbundesamt presents updated figures of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Austria. In 2015, the third year of the second commitment period under the Kyoto-Protocol, GHG emissions amounted to 78.9 million tons of CO2 equivalents. This corresponds to a 0.1 % increase against 1990 and a 3.2 % increase compared to 2014. Key drivers for the development 2014 to 2015 were the higher electricity production by gas power plants, the increased use of fuels in the transport sector as well as the higher heating demand due to the colder weather conditions. GHG emissions according to Article 2(1) of Decision No. 406/2009/EC (“Effort Sharing Decision”) amounted to 49.3 Mt CO2 equivalents in 2015 and were thus 2.2 Mt CO2 equivalents below the annual emission allocation (AEA) for 2015. Content and format of this report are in accordance with the obligations under the GHG Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013.