'Green' Member of the Government of Upper Austria since Oct. 2003 Rudi Anschober 'Green' Member of the Government of Upper Austria since Oct. 2003 30. September 2016

Rudi Anschober 2003 – 2015 responsible for: environment protection, climate protection, energy, water, consumerism since Oct. 2015: environment protection, climate protection, consumerism, asylum & integration 30. September 2016

Upper Austria: 1.4 million inhabitants 30. September 2016

"If we can't create a sustainable global order and restore economic dynamism within the next years, the next decades will be chaos." Paul Mason 30. September 2016

Aims & plans for implementation: How Upper Austria changed to sustainable economy and decarbonisation 30. September 2016

energy revolution 100 % renewables until 2030 for heating and electricity 145 steps decided consensually 250 communitys with own plans for their energy revolution jobs in the region instead of 15 Mrd. € costs for importing energy positive emotions & persuasion instead of enforcement, renouncement and restrictions 30. September 2016

revolution in waste management Recycling and reusing: 181 centers where waste is collected, every inhabitant brings 198 kg of waste there in a year 30. September 2016

food revolution more and more organic, more and more alliances between consumers & producers One example for promoting such alliances is the app "GUTES FINDEN" 30. September 2016

food revolution 30. September 2016

results 80 % energy and 45 % heating is renewable 'Green' energy-companys on the rise: 160 companys with their 9.400 employees generate an annual business volume of 2,3 Mrd € 40 % less CO2 concerning energy in the last 10 years 40.000 green jobs 30. September 2016

challenges main problem: coalition of the Right with the losers in economy low oil price no eco-social tax reform too little incentives issued by the federal government 30. September 2016

PARIS IS A CHANCE! 30. September 2016