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Günter Liebel Director General, Head of Department General Environmental Policy Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. What is klima:aktiv?. klima:aktiv is the Austrian initiative for active climate protection
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Günter LiebelDirector General, Head of Department General Environmental Policy Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
What is klima:aktiv? • klima:aktiv is the Austrian initiative for active climate protection • is an innovative add-on instrument to common regulatory and financial policy instruments of the Austrian Climate Strategy to reach the Kyoto target • is to foster the use of environmental technologies and services www.klimaaktiv.at
What is the specific new element? • to involve already existent stakeholders on the spot. • These Stakeholders are • plumbers • architects • master builders • property managers • chimney-sweeps • as well as companies and communities. www.klimaaktiv.at
the multipliers Multiplier www.klimaaktiv.at
Typical elements of a programme • information and motivation campaign • advice for accurate defined target groups • development of high quality standards • training of important multipliers • activation of cooperation partners • accompanying evaluation • changing framework conditions etc. www.klimaaktiv.at
22 klima:aktiv programmes divided into • energy efficiency and building • transport and mobility • local and regional activities • renewable energy www.klimaaktiv.at
klima:aktiv and targeted training • additional education and targeted vocational trainingcourses to key-players • -> more than 1.500 people have already graduated from a klima:aktiv training course! -> klima:aktiv qualifications are recognizable within the corporate design www.klimaaktiv.at
Main criteria for klima:aktiv buildings • comfortable • energy efficient (k:a house: 45 kWh/a/ k:a passive house: 15 kWh/a thermal heat demand; no fossil fuels, ventilation system as a standard) • ecological • Further criteria see www.klimaaktivhaus.at; www.klimaaktiv-gebaut.at www.klimaaktiv.at
klima:aktiv expands • Austrian government adopts the klima:aktiv house standard • bank offers better credit conditions for klima:aktiv houses • testing living in a klima:aktiv house for a few days www.klimaaktiv.at
Renovation programmes • modernisation of large apartment buildings • private service buildings • supports private property managers in developing tailored solutions for technical and financial renovation problems • state-owned buildings • supports the renovation of buildings used by public authorities www.klimaaktiv.at
Benefits • The initiative klima:aktiv aims to boost significantly the use of environmental technologies and services. • Investments in environmental know-how is the basis of future success! • In order to promote a widespread use of a selected technology, a system, a product or a service we recognise that the involvement of skilled multipliers is essential. • It duplicates the success of the initiative. This involvement builds on awareness raising and targeted training. www.klimaaktiv.at
Conclusion • multipliers follow training programmes • multipliers change consumer behaviour • consumers demand for higher quality • more demand means an increasing market share of climate friendly products and services • ____________________________________________________ • -> overall benefit and win-win-situations for enterprises and the environment in the sense of ETAP! www.klimaaktiv.at
For further information see • www.klimaaktiv.at www.klimaaktiv.at