MuseumsQuartier Aims for Climate Neutrality by 2030

MuseumsQuartier Aims for Climate Neutrality by 2030

Photo by Hertha Hurnaus
Photo by Hertha Hurnaus

Following the release of its first climate impact report, the MuseumsQuartier (MQ) in central Vienna has committed to achieving full climate neutrality by 2030.

The MQ is one of the world’s largest integrated cultural complexes comprising 60 cultural institutions, including the contemporary art museum mumok, the children’s museum Zoom, and the early 20th-century-focused Leopold Museum.

According to the MQ’s Climate Report 2023, 5,134 of the 22,016 square meters of its courtyard space have been greened, featuring 151 trees, 49 mobile trees, and 1,900 mobile shrubs. MQ Director Bettina Leidl stated at the report presentation on Wednesday that the ultimate goal is to transform around 30% of the MQ into green space, the maximum feasible under the circumstances.

“There will be no Burggarten flair here,” she remarked, referencing the nearby imperial-era park by the Hofburg Palace. “But that’s not the goal. The MuseumsQuartier is an urban area, not a park.”

When trees and shrubs were introduced a year ago, it was hoped they would help reduce the external MQ temperature by seven to ten degrees. This has yet to happen, but Leidl noted that heat points are being meticulously recorded and will inform the development of further measures.

The EU mandates that all larger companies produce sustainability reports from the 2024 financial year. This will apply to approximately 80 major companies in Austria in 2024, with small and medium-sized enterprises following in 2026.

The EU aims to become climate-neutral by 2050, with an economy producing no net greenhouse gas emissions.

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