Green Deal

Graz Climate Protection Plan

Steiermark, Styria, Rakúsko

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Renewable and clean energy (solar, wind, clean hydrogen, etc..)
Energy efficiency in buildings
Zero pollution in air, water, and soil
Sustainable territorial and urban planning
Clean and sustainable mobility
Adaptation to climate change
Waste reduction and management
Circular Economy
Sustainable/Green Public Procurement
Carbon/Climate neutrality
Biodiversity and protected areas
Sustainable agriculture and food
Nature-based solutions and green infrastructure (e.g. tree-planting, nature regeneration and greening of urban areas.)
Climate neutrality or Green Deal strategy/plan

Graz Climate Protection Plan is a perfect example of a well-grounded local climate protection strategy.

Graz Climate Protection Plan as a local implementation strategy including the following principles:

reliable calculated net-zero targets
iterative action plans
principle of "Reversion of Roles"
cost-benefit analysis of local investments in GHG-reduction
continuous monitoring of target achievement and the resulting interim assessments

Phases:

Preparation of an opening balance sheet to present the initial situation of GHG emissions and the necessary climate protection targets (already completed); Net-zero goal in the municipal administration: by 2030; city-wide: by 2040 at the latest.
Development and implementation of continuously iterative action plans that specify the measures through which the necessary GHG reduction path can be followed, including an associated cost-benefit analysis of local investments into GHG-reduction; Principle of "Reversion of Roles": all local entities are to become active in this regard on their own initiative. The City of Graz implements "push and pull" measures wherever possible.
Carrying out a continuous implementation process for the measures, ongoing monitoring of target achievement and the resulting interim assessments until the target is fully achieved (started in 2022).

Commission for the Environment, Climate change and Energy

ENVE works in fields related to the European Green Deal, which include the environment biodiversity, circular economy, zero pollution, climate change, energy, and space policies.