German Green MP calls for ban on new urban single-family houses
by Kate Connolly in Berlin from Environment | The Guardian on (#5E88S)
Anton Hofreiter says homes an unsustainable option because they use too much space and energy
A ban on building new single-family houses in popular urban areas has been mooted by a leading German Green MP, who has said they are environmentally unfriendly because they use too much space and energy.
Anton Hofreiter, parliamentary group leader of the environmental party has drawn both praise and criticism for suggesting that houses were an unsustainable option in urban areas.
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