Berlin's ruling coalition last month agreed that almost all newly installed heating systems in Germany should run on 65% renewable energy from 2024, both in new and old buildings.
The policy has met resistance from within Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition, with critics calling it too costly and a burden on low- and medium-income households and tenants. "The financing is secured," Economy Minister Robert Habeck told journalists in a news conference presenting the bill. Habeck declined to give a figure of how much this would cost the government but the sum would be "moderate".
Germany's push to phase out gas in heating became more urgent after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine prompted Berlin to halt Russian fossil fuel imports. The bill means Germany would have to shut down more than 90% of its 500,000-km gas distribution network in the next 20 years, a study by Agora think-tank showed on Tuesday.
"The deadlines should therefore be extended. At least transitional periods are urgently needed," VKU said in a statement.
Only thing they are going to phase out is themselves out of government for a long long time.
Now your cooking with wood
Germany is making the US look moderately competent...
Rats…as wie call them
Europe is where real progress is. America got contaminated by the re-annexation of the south in 1860s.
Take that Russia!
The Greens are destroying our country.... 😴
more peasants being hoodwinked to gawk at the Emperor's new clothes
Idiots!!
all electric with 3 nuclear plants just decommissioned - 🇩🇪 has a special way of governing 🙃 RWMann skdh
Replace with what ? How long ? How much does it cost ?
It's good to hear Germany move towards complete independence . Germany Poland Ukraine has the ability to lead in innovative technologies, unlike anyone
Die durven wel MinisterKenE MinPres
Enjoy hypothermia.
Bizarre.
What kind of government you got there? This is worse than California.
Germany destroys it‘s own economy. That‘s a shame and will led for gas prices inxrease and higher productions costs