“Federal government risks climate targets with new eco regulations”
Die Welt
The federal economy ministry’s proposed new strategy “Energy efficiency and heat from renewable energies” could endanger Germany’s climate goals as it hindered house owners from installing modern fossil fuel-based heating systems, say conservative politicians, writes Daniel Wetzel in Die Welt. These were already cleaner than old systems and, if forbidden, owners could be inclined to keep their old systems for as long as possible because of the current price of renewables-based systems, writes Wetzel.
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For background, read the CLEW dossier The Energiewende and Efficiency.
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