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1 Resource efficiency in Austria Christopher Manstein Div. II/3 ACT CLEAN, Berlin Conference Resource Efficiency Action Plan Seite

2 Resource consumption in Austria per capita (2008) Source: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Resource Use in Austria - Report 2011 Page 2 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

3 Resource consumption per capita and year in tons (2004) Source: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Resource Use in Austria - Report 2011 Page 3 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

4 Resource use exchange between society and environment Source: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Resource Use in Austria - Report 2011 Page 4 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

5 Resource consumption in Austria Source: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Resource Use in Austria - Report 2011 Page 5 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

6 Austria: imports and exports (1960 / 2008) Source: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Resource Use in Austria - Report 2011 Page 6 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

7 EU 27: Resource consumption per capita Source: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Resource Use in Austria - Report 2011 Page 7 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

8 Resource consumption per capita in Austria 2005 DMC = domestic material consumption RMC = raw material consumption Source: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Resource Use in Austria - Report 2011 Page 8 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

9 GDP, DMC and Resource Efficiency in Austria DMC = domestic material consumption Source: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Resource Use in Austria - Report 2011 Page 9 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

10 EU27: Resource efficiency (GDP/DMC) DMC = domestic material consumption Source: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Resource Use in Austria - Report 2011 Page 10 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

11 More resource efficiency is needed! Source: Accenture Consulting (Photo: C. Manstein, advertising at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, 03/03/2011) Page 11 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

12 Resource Efficiency Action Plan (REAP)! REAP is an ongoing process and a partnership instrument for more resource efficiency in Austria - Definition of targets for increasing resource efficiency (quantitative, qualitative) - Identification of important action fields - Programme of measures Publication of REAP in November Since 2011: implementation phase - Evaluation in the following years : update including evaluation results Page 12 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

13 Political background of REAP - Austrian Resource Efficiency Action Plan (REAP) is a main element of the working program of Austrian Sustainability Strategy - Development of REAP is mentioned in the Austrian Government's Coalition Agreement - REAP is an answer to the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe Page 13 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

14 Guiding ideas of REAP 1. Resource efficiency is a main element of a sustainable development 2. Resource efficiency is a multidimensional policy approach 3. Resource efficiency is an important contribution for resource security 4. Resource efficiency is an international task and a global challenge Page 14 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

15 Objectives of REAP - Reduction of environmental impacts of resource consumption - Ensuring a sustainable raw materials policy - Support the economy and industry in the design of innovative and sustainable technologies, products and services, and developing new markets and export opportunities - the promotion of the labor market in the creation of additional "green jobs - Absolute decoupling of resource consumption from economic growth (with decreasing resource consumption) - Increase resource efficiency by at least 50% till 2020 compared with 2008, in the long term (2050) Factor 4 / 10 Page 15 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

16 Central action fields of REAP 1. Resource efficient production 2. Recycling / secondary raw material economy 3. Public sector (public procurement) 4. Raising awareness + Synergies with other policy initiatives Page 16 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

17 Implementation programme (measures) - Focus resource efficiency in the Austrian environmental funding scheme - Resource efficiency in regional consulting programmes - Initiative Resource efficiency and environmental technologies - Resource efficiency and public procurement - Increase the recycling of critical materials - Use anthropogenic storages ( urban mining") - Improved waste wood recycling - Austrian Network Resource Efficiency - Regular report Resource use in Austria - National award (promotion of start ups) Page 17 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

18 Consulting modules in regional programmes Ca. 50 consulting modules 1,500-2,000 participating companies per year More than 20,000 measures implemented (since 1998) Resource efficiency issues (examples): - Sustainable products and services - Resource check (waste prevention, water cycle, renewable resources) - Waste consulting - Energy consulting - Chemical consulting (leasing, substitution) - ECOPROFITE-workshop - EMAS - Sustainability reporting / CSR Page 18 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

19 Resource efficiency in Austria Quelle: BMLFUW & BMWFJ: Ressourcennutzung in Österreich - Bericht 2011 Page 19 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

20 Thank you for your attention! Christopher Manstein Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Division II/3, sustainable development and environmental aid policy Stubenbastei Vienna, Austria Phone: +43 (0) Fax: + 43 (0) christopher.manstein@lebensministerium.at Page 20 Christopher Manstein: Resource Efficiency in Austria

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