Germany reaching compromise on controversial move away from fossil fuels for heating
As more and more nations are emphasizing the importance of transitioning to use of greener fuels, Europe’s biggest economy are making political strides in that direction by agreeing on a controversial energy bill to ban the installation of new gas and oil-fired heating systems. Germany’s vice chancellor Robert Habeck of the Green Party wants to ban almost all new oil and gas heating systems in Germany from 2024, one year earlier than what was previously agreed upon by the current three-way coalition of center-left Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP), both for climate protection reasons and because the price for oil and gas has risen in the wake of the war in Ukraine. Previously the coalition government had agreed to ban new oil and gas systems from 2025 and permit only new ones that generate at least 65% of their heat from renewable energies. But even if the coalition is in an overall agreement, implementation and specifics are still being dis...
