Weiz 2040 climate strategy - master plan: “Weiz lives climate protection!”

Thanks to decades of experience in renewable energies, energy efficiency and climate change projects, Weiz is a pioneer. Despite previous successes, the municipality recognizes the increasing climate crisis and has been participating in the Covenant of Mayors since 2014 and has already passed the first energy action plan (Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan) in the municipal council in 2019, as well as implementing an e5 SECAP process to this end.

The climate neutrality roadmap will include the following sub-areas in accordance with the framework conditions described above: an update of the SECAP strategy incl. stakeholder process and involvement of all relevant players in the municipal e5 team; an update and survey of the emissions inventory; Action plan for climate change mitigation and adaptation; Update of the MASTERPLAN: "WEIZ LIVES CLIMATE PROTECTION!" - SECAP (goal: climate neutrality by 2040).

The experiences to date in Weiz offer insights into the CO2 reduction efforts of a pioneering Austrian small town, where the challenge lies in the successful implementation of recognized and accepted, but also ambitious and innovative measures. The team of experts brings a wide range of expertise and experience and has not only technical knowledge, but also organizational and social skills.

Weiz is striving for success in the areas of decarbonization, increasing energy efficiency, renewable energies and knowledge building with its climate neutrality roadmap. The aim is to take on a pioneering role as a small town in infrastructural, economic and social transformation, to strengthen resilience and to make neighbourhoods and buildings climate-neutral. Challenges in Weiz primarily include the mobility sector, the transformation of the current fossil-based private transport, which also offers potential, such as energy efficiency through electrification. The municipality of Weiz not only strives to reduce CO2 emissions, but also sets innovative targets in various areas, such as the integration of adaptation measures, as a key success factor. The climate neutrality roadmap, integrated into the e5 SECAP process, is crucial for sustainable development and a future competitive advantage through an independent, price-stable and local energy supply. Weiz is setting itself ambitious targets for climate neutrality by 2040, not only through technological measures, but also through awareness-raising, integrative and social activities.