Tag: Building Energy Act
Marie Luise Wolff: "We will have to practice renunciation"
Marie-Luise Wolff is one of Germany’s most important energy managers. She also writes books – and in her latest work calls for climate protection to be drastically tightened. What drives…
Bureaucracy: Regulatory Control Council criticizes federal government – politics
The title sounds impressively simple: “Less, simpler, more digital. Reduce bureaucracy. Make Germany fit for the future.” This is the title of the annual report of the National Regulatory Control…
Building Energy Act: “Germany missed the transformation”
context As of: May 22, 2023 4:29 p.m The federal government’s draft law on climate-friendly heating has caused quite a stir. There are also false reports circulating – for example,…
60 billion less in the special fund: what does that mean? – Politics
Green electricity surcharge, heating replacement, climate money – many of the special fund’s projects directly affected citizens. What will happen to it now? And what does the verdict mean for…
Run on oil and gas heating: waiting for the boiler
As of: October 29, 2023 5:23 p.m Need to quickly replace your gas or oil heating system before the Building Energy Act comes into force? Many German households plan to…
After the state elections: Traffic light looks for reasons for the defeat – politics
The day after the state elections in Bavaria and Hesse, the traffic light parties in Berlin began processing their election results. The SPD, Greens and FDP missed their election goals…
Energy costs: Energy poverty has risen sharply – Economy
The energy crisis has put a lot of strain on people in Germany, a study shows. Heating costs rose most significantly for the middle class. This helps to understand what…
Gloomy prospects for the construction industry: “The situation is dramatic”
background As of: September 25, 2023 1:45 p.m The housing construction summit showed that the crisis is complex. Uncertainty about the heating rules has contributed to the fact that it…
Climate newsletter: There is also good news – knowledge
There are days behind us with some big and small disasters. Storms have swept through several countries on the Mediterranean. More than 10,000 people died in a devastating flood in…
Comment: We don’t have a better heating law
comment As of: September 8, 2023 5:18 p.m There are a lot of reasons to criticize the heating law that has now been passed. But one should be fair enough…