- The German government’s funding priorities have shifted away from supporting renovations to speeding up the switch from gas boilers to heat pumps, a move which leaves energy efficiency activists dismayed.
- The radical move is expected to put the German government back on track with its legal obligation to address emissions from the building sector, stipulated in the country’s harsh climate laws.
- Germany’s building stock is responsible for around 35% of the country’s final energy use and the government has missed its 2020 and 2021 climate targets for the building sector.
Berlin slashes building renovation funding to speed up heater replacement
