The effects of climate change have long been found in all areas and across society, such as in agriculture and forestry, in the healthcare system, in questions of mobility, in tourism or in relation to ecosystem services. With this in mind, the authors of the Austrian Assessment Report endeavour to conduct a scientific survey and assessment of the past, current and potential future effects of climate change in Austria, focusing on both national and regional circumstances. A key concern of the renowned experts from a wide range of disciplines is to identify options for action: A significant part of the report will therefore be dedicated to the quantification of adaptation potentials as well as measures for the rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to the scientific review, the authors will engage in dialogue with various parts of civil society, interest groups and political decision-makers during the various phases of the project and gather feedback.
The AAR2 Co-Chairs are: Margreth Keiler, Keywan Riahi, Daniel Huppmann and Harald Rieder.
Interdisciplinary participation of Innsbruck researchers
Together with Margreth Keiler as project leader, 14 other researchers from the universities are working in a leading role:
Coordinating lead authors: Ulrike Tappeiner ( Department of Ecology), Esther Blanco (Department of Finance), Wolfgang Streicher (Department of Engineering Design and Materials Science), Robert Steiger (Department of Finance)
Lead authors: Lindsey Nicholson ( Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences), Manfred Kleidorfer (Department of Infrastructure), Elisabeth Gsottbauer (Department of Economic Theory, Policy and History), Michael Kirchler (Department of Banking and Finance), Ulrich Remus (Department of Information Systems, Production Economics and Logistics), Lars Keller ( Department of Geography), Bernhard Gems ( Department of Infrastructure, Section Hydraulic Engineering), Markus Mailer (Department of Infrastructure, Section Intelligent Transport Systems), Mathias Rotach (Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences), Barbara Schneider-Muntau (Department of Infrastructure, Section Geotechnics)
Core team meeting in October
On 16 and 17 October, a meeting of the scientific co-chairs and the Technical Support Unit TSU of the Austrian Climate Report took place at the University of Innsbruck. The picture shows (from left to right): Kay Helfricht (University of Innsbruck), Maria Holzinger (IIASA), Margreth Keiler (University of Innsbruck, ÖAW), Keywan Riahi (IIASA), Monika Mayer (BOKU), Daniel Huppmann (IIASA), Harald Rieder (BOKU), Eva Maria Hummel (University of Innsbruck).
Project title: APCC Assessment Report on Climate Change in Austria (AAR2)
Duration: 01.02.2022-30.06.2025
Following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC) was established at the Climate Change Centre Austria (CCCA) in the course of the preparation of the first comprehensive Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change 2014 (AAR14). Renowned scientists from the Austrian climate research community regularly summarise the current state of research on climate change in Austria within the APCC. The 2nd Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change is financed by the Climate and Energy Fund, endowed by the Ministry of Climate Action.
APCC website: https://ccca.ac.at/apcc
Participating institutions:
University of Innsbruck
IIASA
BOKU
Climate and Energy Fund
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology