12: The competition for resources as a driver of green technologies
Resource conflict can lead to innovation in both societies and technology development, as has been indicated by the successful creation of a broad range of environmental and energy technologies. There are ongoing conflicts for scarce resources on both global and local levels. Growing world population and increasing prosperity will lead to enhanced competition for resources and the potential for conflict may even include armed hostilities. Therefore, it will be critical to increase resource efficiency through innovative technology to guarantee sustainable developments on a national and global level.
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DI Andrä RUPPRECHTER
Minister, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
1988-1989 | Assistant to the Director, Austrian Farmers' Union, Vienna |
1989-1997 | Member, Cabinet of Austrian Federal Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry Franz Fischler, Wilhelm Molterer, Vienna |
1993-1994 | Member, Negotiation team on expert level for the agriculture chapter of the Austrian accession negotiations to the European Union |
1995-2002 | Head, EU-Coordination Unit, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna; Austrian Spokesman, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
1998 | President, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
1998-2002 | Deputy Director General, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
2002-2007 | Director General, Department Agriculture and Nutrition, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna |
2006 | Head, National delegation, Council of Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
2007-2013 | Director for Rural Development and Agriculture Finances, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
since 2013 | Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
since 2017 | President, Union of European Federalists Austria, Vienna |
DI Ingmar HÖBARTH
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Fund, Vienna
1982-1995 | Studies, Landscape Ecology and Planning, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna |
1982 | Founding member, GLOBAL 2000; "Freunde von Greenpeace", Vienna |
1982-1988 | Formation and development, GLOBAL 2000, Management of environmental protection campaigns (e.g. Power plant Hainburg, acid rain, transit traffic) |
1983-2006 | Member, "Plenum", GLOBAL 2000, Vienna |
1992-2006 | Chairman, GLOBAL 2000, Vienna |
1995-2006 | Political chief executive, GLOBAL 2000, Vienna |
1996-2006 | Head, Department "Politics & campaigns", GLOBAL 2000, Vienna |
1998-2006 | Representative, GLOBAL 2000 at "Friends of the Earth International" |
Board Member, Ökobüro, Vienna | |
since 2007 | Chief Executive, Climate and Energy Fund, Vienna |
Mag.a (FH) Silvia SCHWEIGER-FUCHS
Managing Director, BTW Plant Solutions and REDWAVE, BT-Wolfgang Binder GmbH, Gleisdorf
Diploma, College for international business relationship, Eisenstadt | |
2007-2013 | Sales; Project management, REDWAVE, BTW Plant Solutions |
since 2013 | Managing Director, Finance and Controlling, Fuchs Holding GmbH |
Dr. Manfred STADLBAUER
Senior Researcher, Economica - Institute of Economic Research, Vienna
1998-1999 | Marketing Systems Analyst, Procter & Gamble, Schwalbach |
1999-2001 | Forschungsassistent, Doktorand, JKU, Linz |
2002-2003 | Forscher, Borealis GmbH, Linz |
2004-2006 | Projektleiter F&E, Borealis GmbH, Linz |
2006-2008 | Gruppenleiter, F&E, Borealis GmbH, Linz |
2008-2009 | Strategischer Einkaufsleiter, Polymere, Plastal GmbH, Weißenburg |
seit 2009 | Gründungsgesellschafter und Geschäftsführer, TechMeter GmbH, Hagenberg |
seit 2013 | Senior Researcher, Economica, Wien |
Dr. Helge WENDENBURG
Director-General for Water Management and Resource Conservation, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Bonn
1979-1982 | Doctorate in law, Institute for Political Science, University of Göttingen |
1983-1990 | District Government of Brunswick |
1990-2005 | Ministry of Environment, Lower Saxony, Germany |
since 2005 | Head, Directorate for Water Management and Resource Conservation, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Bonn |
2014-2017 | President, ICPE International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe River, Magdeburg |
Mag. Georg REBERNIG
Managing Director, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna
1981-1989 | Studium der Handelswissenschaften an der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Abschluss Mag.rer.soc.oec. |
1989 | Revisionsassistent, Danubia Wirtschaftstreuhandgesellschaft mbH |
1989-1990 | Erstellung einer Studie "Ökosteuern" im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie |
1990-1994 | Stellvertretender Leiter der Abteilung Umweltökonomie und Energie, Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie |
1994-1999 | Umweltattaché, Ständige Vertretung Österreichs bei der EU, Brüssel |
1998 | Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgruppe Umwelt des Rates der EU während der österreichischen Präsidentschaft |
seit 1999 | Geschäftsführer, Umweltbundesamt Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung |
seit 2002 | Alleingeschäftsführer |
Dipl.-Ing. Andreas TSCHULIK
Head of Department, Environmental Protection at Company Level and Technology, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
1980-1987 | Studies, Technical Physics, Vienna University of Technology |
1987-1989 | Assistant Professor, General Physics Institute, Vienna University of Technology |
1989-1994 | Unit I/3, Environmental Research and Technology, Austrian Federal Ministry for the Environment, Vienna |
1993-1994 | Head, Subunit I/3b, Environmental Research, Austrian Federal Ministry for the Environment, Vienna |
1994-1996 | Head, Unit I/2 - Environmental Technology, Austrian Federal Ministry for the Environment, Vienna |
since 1996 | Head, Unit V/7 - Environmental Management and Technology, Austrian Federal Ministry for the Environment, Vienna |
Mag. Dr. MBA Josef BEHOFSICS
Collaborator, Department of Environmental Protection at Company Level and Technology, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
1994-2001 | Principal Administrator for the Environment, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Protection, Vienna |
2001-2009 | Economic Advisor on Environmental and Nuclear Topics, Permanent Representation of Austria to the OECD, Paris |
since 2010 | Department Environmental Protection at Company Level and Technology, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Protection, Vienna |