Austrian Recovery & Resilience Plan / 1.Sustainable construction / Environmentally friendly mobility

Country / jurisdiction: Austria · Year: 2021 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

The Austrian Recovery & Resilience Plan displays a set of measures designed to tackle the Covid-related economic crisis and to strengthen the Austrian growth potential, job creation, economic and social resilience. It does so by supporting the green and digital transition.

The plan is divided into 6 pillars. The first pillar is Sustainable development (Nachhaltiger Aufbau): Under this pillar, there are measures concerning environmentally friendly mobility. The goal is to promote and support the development and use of environmentally-friendly systems of transportation. Zero-emission buses, zero-emission commercial vehicles and building infrastructures for these new vehicles will be the target of this plan. New railway lines and electrification of regional railways are also planned. Two reforms and three investments are planned, equivalent to EUR 1,671.7 million, of which EUR 848.6 million are expected to be covered by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

- Mobility master plan 2030 (Mobilitätsmasterplan 2030): developed by the Austrian transport industry, it is a masterplan with measures for rail, road, water and air transport sectors. It aims to make mobility affordable, competitive, and cleaner. It tackles issues of sustainability, digitalisation, efficiency and infrastructure development.

- KlimaTicket:  An Austria-wide KlimaTicket was implemented in October 2021 to ensure inexpensive public transport, thereby facilitating traveling across different regions within the country. The KlimaTicket allows the use of all public transport throughout Austria with just one ticket at a flat-rate price for one year. In 2022 regional Tickets were implemented as well that allow the use of public transport within a region.

- Investment for emission-free buses and infrastructure (EUR 256 million)- Investment for emissions-free commercial vehicles and infrastructure (EUR 50 million)- Investment for the construction of new railway lines and electrification of regional railways (EUR 1,365.7 million, of which EUR 542.6 from RRF)

Official source: https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/nachrichten/allgemein/EU-Aufbauplan.html