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Federal Act promoting the construction of lines for the transport of local and district heating as well as local and district cooling (Heating and Cooling Pipeline Expansion Act - WKLG).

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part I, No. 113, 8 August 2008.
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Energy conservation/energy production Financing Renewable energy Subsidy/incentive
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 16 articles, aims at achieving a permanent reduction in emissions of CO2, by providing for subsidies intended to: achieve a cost-effective CO2 saving, increase energy efficiency, reduce the increase in electricity consumption for air conditioning, reduce the emission of air pollutants, use cost-effectively existing heat and industrial waste heat potentials, integrate renewable energy sources, accelerate the expansion of district heating in metropolitan areas.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at