The Second Austrian assessment report on climate change

The Second Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change (AAR2) provides a systematic and comprehensive assessment of the scientific literature on climate change for Austria across all relevant scientific domains. It builds upon the First Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change published in 2014 and a series of subsequent Special Reports published by the Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC) under the auspices of the Climate Change Centre Austria (CCCA).

The transformation of the Austrian society towards climate resilience will require substantial changes to the economy, reducing emissions and resource use while ensuring sufficient resources for well-being of every person living in Austria. Two related concepts to reduce resource-intensity of goods and services are the notion of a circular economy (maximize re-use of resources, minimize waste) and a sharing economy (moving from ownership of goods to use-as-a-service) In addition, there is an ongoing debate whether continued economic growth is a prerequisite to support the transition or whether a deliberate focus on reducing material consumption is a more effective strategy to ensuring adequate living conditions for every person living in Austria.