K3 - Climate-neutral Klagenfurt Clinic

As part of Klagenfurt on Lake Wörthersee's climate neutrality ambitions, the focus is on the development of climate-neutral districts with a wide variety of functions and uses in the city area. In collaboration with the state hospital operating company - KABEG, a climate neutrality roadmap for the Klagenfurt clinic district is being developed with scientific support from JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH.

Short Description

Initial situation/motivation

Klagenfurt is the only Austrian city to take part in the EU Cities Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. As a result of this participation, Klagenfurt was awarded the Mission Label last year as one of the first ten European cities.

In addition, the city takes part in the Austrian pioneer cities program as part of the public-public cooperation with the BMK, with the aim of developing climate-neutral neighborhoods and districts in the city.

Content and objectives

In order to achieve the desired climate neutrality, it is urgently necessary that, in addition to the city itself, companies and organizations also develop and implement climate protection measures. With an area of 442,350 m², the Klagenfurt Clinic takes up a considerable portion of the city area, which is frequented by several thousand people every day (around 3,853 employees and around 1,800 beds).

The total emissions are correspondingly high, resulting from the areas of energy (including heating and cooling), mobility, nutrition and disposal, among other things. There are also hospital-specific emissions, such as anesthetic gases. The aim of the project is to develop transformation roadmaps for a climate-neutral clinic in the climate-neutral city of Klagenfurt.

Methodical approach

In the K3 project, the status quo willfirst be determined before appropriate paths to achieve climate neutrality are derived. Based on the results of the climate analysis, innovative measures are discussed in the identified hotspots with the involvement of internal stakeholders, which are planned in more detail by appropriate experts. A particular focus throughout the exploration is on the embedding of the pilot district in the rest of the city, which can bring with it possible leverage effects as well as challenges.

Expected results

The K3 project is dedicated to these challenges by developing transformation paths to climate neutrality. These address both the direct emissions caused by the consumption of fossil fuels for the generation of process heat - as well as the indirect emissions of greenhouse gases, which result, for example, from the purchase of heat and electricity, from employee or visitor mobility.

As part of the K3 project, transformation paths are being developed with which it is possible to reduce Scope 1 and 2 to zero by 2030 and to reduce Scope 3 emissions as much as possible by 2040.

Project Partners

Project management

International Project Management Agency on Lake Woerthersee GmbH (IPAK GmbH)

Project or cooperation partners

Landeskrankenanstalten-Betriebsgesellschaft – KABEG
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH

Contact Address

Stefan Guggenberger, BSc.
Neuer Platz 1
A-9010 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Tel.: +43 (463) 537 4599
E-mail: umwelt@klagenfurt.at
Web: www.klagenfurt.at
Web: ipakklagenfurt.at