O94News – Weekly from Vienna and the world from September 18, 2026

The O94News are returning from the summer break. Now every Friday at 5:00 PM on Orange 94.0.

Topics: Heat gone – worries gone? A conversation with environmental economist Dr. Angela Köppl | Guest contribution: Google data center in Kronstorf faces resistance

Program coordination: Stefan Resch

 

Heat gone – worries gone? A conversation with environmental economist Dr. Angela Köppl

Vienna has just experienced an extremely hot summer, but with the cool autumn weather, public attention is fading. It is important not to see summer as a one-time event, but to consider it in the context of climate change and to continuously develop action options to address the climate crisis. Environmental economist Dr. Angela Köppl discusses the economic consequences of the hot summer and what measures need to be taken regarding climate change.

Content creation: Alexandra Ganz, Lisa Kirmser

 

Guest contribution: Google data center in Kronstorf faces resistance

In Kronstorf, Upper Austria, Google plans to build a data center on 50 hectares – and this project has met with criticism in the region. Our colleagues from FROzine, the info magazine of Radio FRO in Linz, spoke with two representatives of the citizens' initiative Rechenzentrum Kronstorf about their protest against the digital large-scale project. The full interview can be listened to here. In summer, FROzine also reported on the press conference of the NGO Global2000.