German Parliament Passes Heating Law Easing Renewable Energy Requirement
The reform drops the 65% renewable rule and lets new gas and oil systems blend in climate-neutral fuels, with full use targeted for 2045.
- On Friday, the German parliament passed the Building Modernization Act, which scraps the previous coalition's mandate requiring new heating systems to derive at least 65% of their energy from renewable sources.
- Passage followed the Federal Constitutional Court's rejection on Thursday of a last-minute injunction by the Left, clearing the way for the vote before the summer recess.
- Households may continue installing gas boilers provided they blend in climate-neutral fuels, increasing from 10% in 2029 to 100% by 2045; almost 80% of Germany's residential buildings relied on oil or gas heating in 2024.
- While the German Gas and Hydrogen Industry praised the approach as practical, critics argue the changes weaken climate protections; Jan Rosenow, professor of energy and climate policy at the University of Oxford, warned biogas cannot scale sufficiently.
- The legislation now moves to the Bundesrat, the legislative body representing Germany's 16 federal states, which can seek amendments through a mediation committee but cannot block the bill.
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CDU/CSU - Bundestag faction: Berlin (ots) - Technology open, affordable and climate friendly: Bundestag decides Building Modernization Act On Friday, the German Bundestag decides on the Building Modernization Act.
The Union has achieved its goal: Habeck's heating law has been abolished, but whether it has done itself and the country a favour is questionable.
German parliament passes heating law easing renewable energy requirement
BERLIN, July 10 (Reuters) - The German parliament on Friday passed a contentious heating law that scraps a requirement introduced under the previous coalition for new building heating systems to derive at least 65% of their energy from renewable sour...
The Bundestag has decided on the new Building Modernization Act.
The Bundestag voted for the withdrawal of the strict heating rules of the traffic light government. The 65 percent requirement for renewable energies falls, new gas and oil heaters remain allowed. A "Bio-Treppe" is planned.
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