Reducing VAT on Food in Austria: A Political Compromise, Not Evidence-Based Policy
As of 1 July 2026, Austria taxes a selected list of foods at a new 4.9% VAT rate — a third reduced band slotted in below the existing main 10%…
From Venture Capital to Industrial Policy: The Shifting Landscape of Alternative Proteins
From Venture Capital to Industrial Policy: The Shifting Landscape of Alternative ProteinsThe alternative protein sector has reached a critical inflection point. What began as a venture capital-driven phenomenon in the…
A note on a consultation in a football club and basic decision rules: Discussing the statutes of SK Rapid
Statutes are the operating system of associations and, most of the time, rather boring legal texts from the outside. They become relevant when decisions must be taken and the persons…
AI-Based Stakeholder Analysis of Life Sciences Institutions for EIT Health Austria
Hannes Leo Context EIT Health Austria, active since 2022, is part of the largest European expert network for innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare. This network collaborates to develop and validate…
No way to deal with GHG emissions of fresh food because of contradictory life cycle assessment data?
Riccardo Gismondi - Hannes Leo - Alfred Taudes Life Cycles Assessment (LCA) tries to evaluate the environmental impact of products, processes or services throughout its entire life cycle, accounting for the…
Surprisingly tasty guidelines that might save the planet
There seems to be a huge demand for dietary guidelines if newspaper articles, the Internet or books are used as indicators but - among the huge and increasing number of…
Eating the future I
The food system in perspective Hannes Leo Is the food system crucial for the planet? Agriculture and the food sector have been flying under the radar in the climate debate.…
Banning internal combustion engine (ICE) car registrations from 2030 onwards. Is this the right decision for Europe?
Published 26th of March 2021 Calls for the abolition of cars with internal combustion engines (ICE) are piling up. Eight EU member states want to ban them in Europe from…
11 years after: Starting community-based policy making or …
...better, why the refusal of public servants to engage in a strategy discussion led to a surprising outcome. In 2009, the Austrian Council was working on a research strategy for…