Get out of gas: Mobile energy advice for Mariahilf started!

Get out of gas: Mobile energy advice for Mariahilf started!

in the heart of Vienna, in the Mariahilf district, a pioneering project starts: "Get out of gas mobile". From June 2025, mobile energy advice will actively inform and support the Viennese population when it comes to switching to climate -friendly heating. On June 26th, the project will open at Johanna-Dohnal-Platz from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., and there is a clear goal: the changeover of fossil fuels, especially gas, is to be promoted.

The contact point "Rise from Gas Local" at Amerlingstrasse 11 has been active since May and offers weekly consultation dates every Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Here, interested first steps can take the new era of renewable energies. The information is particularly important against the background that in Vienna almost 90 % of the climate-damaging greenhouse gases in the building area of ​​gas heating come, such as meinzirk.at reported.

Important dates of mobile energy advice

• 28. August from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Gumpendorfer Straße/Lehárgasse
• 2. October from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Kurt-Pint-Platz
• 5. March 2026 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz

These consulting dates are not only equipped for questions, but also with interactive offers, including a thermal imaging camera and a wheel of fortune that provides additional information. Supporters such as GB*, Vienna and Vienna Energie are at the side of the citizens and ensure a smooth transition.

The Viennese climate schedule

The start of "Gas Mobil" starts at a time when the Vienna city government is clearly committed to a climate -neutral Vienna. With the plan to heat and cool all buildings by 2040 with renewable energy, the city sets new standards. Mayor Michael Ludwig emphasizes that the dependence on fossil energy providers such as gas is increasingly a problem, in particular through the geopolitical developments in connection with the Ukrainekrieg, such as oekobusiness.wien.at) determined.

Almost 600,000 gas devices are currently in use in Vienna, with 475,000 decentralized and 460,000 cooking gas devices. These numbers illustrate the enormous challenge of abolishing the fossil fuels in space heat by 2040, a measure that is absolutely necessary to establish Vienna as a pioneer in climate protection.

In the past few decades, significant progress in reducing CO₂ emissions in the building sector, which have been supported by various funding models and the expansion of district heating, have already been made. Nevertheless, 30 % of the greenhouse gas emissions relevant to the main target in Vienna are still due to the heating, cooling and hot water preparation, explains wien.gv.at.

The city plans to reduce CO₂ emissions to zero by 2040. To achieve this, the need for a clear legal framework for the exit from fossil heating systems is also emphasized. With the program "Wiener Warmth and Cold 2040" and concrete measures for thermal renovation, the switch to renewable energies should be done socially just.

It is time to become active as a city and to rethink. Vienna is ready for the energy transition, and with initiatives such as "Raus out of gas mobile", the foundation for a sustainable future is laid that will benefit not only our buildings, but also our following generations. The Viennese population is invited to actively participate in this climate end.