Amt der NÖ Landesregierung, Gruppe Raumordnung, Umwelt und Verkehr, Abt. Umwelt- und Energiewirtschaft Lower Austrian State Government Responsibilities

Amt der NÖ Landesregierung, Gruppe Raumordnung, Umwelt und Verkehr, Abt. Umwelt- und Energiewirtschaft

Lower Austrian State Government

Responsibilities of the Office and the department of

environmental and energy economics

Peter Obricht


Lower Austria- facts & figures

Position: In the North-East of Austria (the province around Vienna)

Area: 19,174 km2

Population: 1,62 million

Citizenship:Austrians: 92,83 %EU-citizens (except Austrians): 3,17 %Non-EU-citizens: 4,00 %

Capital: St. Pölten (52,000 inhabitants) Districts: 25 administrative districts Municipalities: 573

Major rivers: Danube, Enns, March, Thaya, Traisen, Ybbs

Highest elevation: Schneeberg (2,076 m)

Lowest point: Municipality of Berg in the district of Bruck/Leitha (129 m)

Provincial boundaries: 414 km (Czech Republic: 333 km, Slovakia: 81 km)

http://www.noe.gv.at/English/Topics-in-English.html


• The political head of Niederösterreich is the Landeshauptmann (governor). Appointed by the Landtag; Head of the State government, executive body

• The legislative body is the Landtag (provincial parliament), 56 Members, elected every 5 Years

• The Office of state Government (Amt der NÖ Landesregierung) supports the State government in fulfilling its tasks.

• Office is currently devided into groups and departments:General directorate, finance, culture, science& education,agriculture&forestry, economic, water, health and social, infrastructure,spatial planning, environment & traffic

Lower Austria- the political system


FUNDING ADMINISTRATION, REAL ESTATE AND

ACCOUNTINGENERGY AND CLIMATE

Department of environmental and energy

economicsHead of Department

SECRETARIAT

IT-COORDINATION

QUALITY MANAGEMENTCONTROLLING

LOWER AUSTRIAN SUSTAINABLE COORDINATION

WASTE MANAGEMENT 6RESSOURCE PROTECTION

FUNDING, ADMINISTRATION,ACCOUNTING

ENVIRONMENT COORDINATION

REAL ESTATE /BUILDING LEGISLATION

ECONOMIC & LEGAL AFFAIRS EU-AGENDA

ecolog. GARDEN

ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENT-ÖA,-MAGAZINE

ECO-MANAGEMENT

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RESSOURCE PROTECTION

WASTE DISPOSAL

ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS


Profile & tasks• Energy economics & climate protection• Waste management & protection of ressources• Strategy of environment • Ecological awareness raising• Funding programmes on energy,

environment and spatial structure• Political consulting


Other organisations with close connection to the State Govt. of Lower Austria

• Energy- and environment Agency Ltd. www.enu.at

• LA waste management association www.noe.awv.at

• Climate alliance LA www.klimabuendnis.at

• Environment protection association citizen & environment www.umweltberatung.at

• Lower Austrian Garden Show Ltd www.diegartentulln.at

• Subsidiary manufacturing company Marchfeldkanal


To meet our targets in climate protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy• 2004 1st LA climate protection programme• 2007 climate protection part of LA constitution• 2009 2nd LA climate protection programme• 2011 Energy roadmap 2030• 2013+ coming soon:

New climate- and energy

programme 2013-2020

For a good climate and a lot of renewable energy


Energy/climate – activities I

Activities:

Energy consulting in LA: • Free of charge• professional consultants and experts• Main area: reconstructioning of old buildings,

building new houses or extending renewable energy measures


Energy/climate – activities II

• Photovoltaics-Offensive: LA funding for PV-construction

• Funding for avoiding

power emission: using energy effient equipment• Power-Save-Family:

Projects with 230 Pionier-families, who save about 13% of their

electricity amount / 1 year


Services: consultancy & funding for

communities and businesses eco-community-hotline:

+43 (0) 2742-221444umweltgemeinde.at

energiefoerderkompass.at(=online eco funding guidelines)

Ökomanagement NÖ oekomanagement.at

Förderratgeber Klima (funding guidelines climate)………

Awareness raising

in communities


LA programme for energy effient communities

Programme for 345 climate alliance-communities

Services for all 573 LA communities

The framework for climate and energy political actions in LA

Energy and climate community package


9 „e5“ecommunities 26 „climate energy model“-regions 345 „climate alliance “ municipalities


LA Waste Management• LA Plan of Waste management for period 2010 – 2015

• Long- & short version of report (+ short version in English available )

• 40 measures

• including indicators for analysing achievment of objectives

Waste avoidance and protection of ressources

• minimizing adverse consequences• achieving the LA targets of climate

protection

Efficient and effective wastemanagement on local level

Waste management: Targets devided into 3 categories


5 regions for waste management - 22 waste associations - 18 communities without membership - 18 „external“ communities

AltstoffeBiogene AbfälleGrünschnittSperrmüllRestmüll

Elektrogeräte

Problemstoffe

Image above left: structure waste management accociationImage above right: structure waste managementImage mid: MVA + power station DürnrohrImage. below left: development of waste amount 1999 – 2010 (716.296 t total waste)

Organisation Waste management in LA


How LA fosters sustainable actions

Reporting Acc. to LA environment protectioninformation about regional projectswith main focus sustainability andenvironmental protection

ÖSTRAT working programme – cross-national regional projects & programmes, coordination of sustainable issues on national level


Raising awareness on environmental topics in education

• Coordination of all activities in LA• Network consisting of 70 partner organisations• newsletter• catalogue: 150 provider + 560 offers


Coordination of ecological and sustainable school networks


10.000 assigned home gardens

44.000 request by phone / year „Garden hotline“

120.000 subscribers for magazine• Restructuring gardens of public buildings

- Nature in garden -how to plan & cultivate garden

in an ecological way

criteria:no artificial fertilizer, no pestizids, no turf


ENVIRONMENT & energy – The LA magazine Environment

since 20 years

• Target groups: interested people, communities, training institutes, etc..

• 5 editions/year

• 30.000 pieces / edition


Thank you for your attention!

Peter Obricht MBALower Austrian State Government

department of environmental and energy economicsA-3109 St. Pölten, Landhausplatz 1

Tel. +43 2742 9005 14360, Fax +43 2742 9005 14350www.noe.gv.at, [email protected]

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Amt der NÖ Landesregierung, Gruppe Raumordnung, Umwelt und Verkehr, Abt. Umwelt- und Energiewirtschaft Lower Austrian State Government Responsibilities