As winter looms, Germans increasingly turn to wood for heating

Euractiv | Sep 23, 2022 at 9:00 AM
  • Amid skyrocketing prices of gas, oil and electricity, Germans are increasingly turning to wood to heat their homes, causing prices to nearly double compared to last year.
  • In Germany’s political discourse, this was interpreted as the government’s number two highlighting the need for good fortune to make it through winter.
  • Which went down by 4.5% in the first quarter of 2022, imports of ovens increased.