Ochrona środowiska, przeciwdziałanie zmianom klimatu i transformacja energetyczna w programach partii politycznych w Austrii w latach 2013-2019
Environmental protection, combating climate change and energy transformation in political party programs in Austria in 2013-2019

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to identify the stances of the five main Austrian parliamentary parties on environmental protection, energy transition and climate change mitigation. It was considered interest- ing to investigate whether the topic of environmental protection was present on the Austrian political scene in the inter-party rivalry even prior to European Union enacting legally binding climate targets as a result of the implementation of the European Green Deal. The adopted research hypothesis is that environmental policy is a topic around which political groups in Austria are increasingly positioning themselves. The importance of environmental protection, climate change mitigation and energy tran- sition has been demonstrated by the increasing amount of space allotted to these topics in Austrian parties’ election manifestos over the years. The National Council election manifestos of Austria’s main political parties from the three legi- slative elections held between 2013 and 2019 are quantitatively analysed. The 2019 electoral programs are also qualitatively examined, but from before the adoption of the Union’s commitment to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. In order to find similarities and differences between political parties, the elec- toral programs of Austrian parties were scrutinized for variations or consistency in content related to the green transition (in such areas as combating climate change, decarbonization, switching to renewable energy sources, and increasing energy efficiency).

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