Modelled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the "Austrian Panel on Climate Change" (APCC) was established within CCCA in the course of producing the first comprehensive Austrian assessment report on climate change 2014 (AAR14). Under its umbrella, renowned scientists and researchers from the Austrian climate research community regularly compile the current state of research on climate change in Austria.
APCC products serve to survey, summarise and evaluate the current state of science and research on thematically defined questions (Special Report) or on climate change as a whole (assessment reports). Accordingly, no new research is carried out; rather, the current state of research is presented.
The APCC reports represent the consolidated knowledge of a large number of Austrian researchers. They highlight measures for climate change mitigation and adaptation, thereby providing the public with a well-founded basis for decision-making.
The idea for the APCC arose in the course of a project funded by the Climate and Energy Fund, the result of which was the first APCC product: the Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change 2014 (Austrian Assessment Report 2014 - AAR14). Under the auspices of CCCA, the APCC has been continued since 2014 within a working group (WG) tasked with developing further APCC products and APCC quality standards. All APCC reports have since been funded through the ACRP programme of the Climate and Energy Fund.
From the date of publication, you'll find all report sections and supporting materials such as graphics, flyers, summaries, slide sets, etc. available for download on the respective project pages.
The following APCC reports have currently been published or are in preparation:
- Second Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change - APCC Assessment Report on Climate Change in Austria 2.0, AAR2 (published June 2025)
- Special Report Land Use and Climate Change (published 2024)
- Special Report Structures for a Climate-Friendly Life (published 2022)
- Special Report Tourism and Climate Change in Austria (published 2020)
- Special Report Health, Demography and Climate Change (published 2018)
- Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change 2014 - AAR14 (published 2014)
Contact
Please get in touch at info@ccca.ac.at if you're planning to submit to the ACRP call for an APCC report, as well as for any further questions about the APCC Steering Committee & working group, submissions, products or guidelines.