The impact of climate policy measures on the Austrian labour market

What are the consequences for the labour market if measures are taken to prevent from climate change and/or to adapt to climate change?" This is the central question to be answered within a project - commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection in Austria. Various climate policy measures (e.g. energy-efficient building refurbishment, switch to public transport) are analysed with regard to their impact on labour demand and CO2 savings. The e3.at (economy-energy-environment) model for Austria of the GWS is used to calculate the scenarios and to quantify the (socio-)economic, energetic and environmental consequences up to the year 2030.

The project is carried out jointly with Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) from Austria.

Publications
Großmann, A., Wolter, M. I., Hinterberger, F. & Püls, L. (2020): Die Auswirkungen von klimapolitischen Maßnahmen auf den österreichischen Arbeitsmarkt. ExpertInnenbericht, Osnabrück, Wien.