Germany plans to ban installation of most oil and gas heating from 2024
by Kate Connolly in Berlin from on (#6B03T)
Bill due before Bundestag in June would encourage homeowners to switch to renewables
Germany plans to ban the installation of most oil and gas heating systems from next year, with proposals approved on Wednesday triggering angry divisions in the cabinet.
The radical plans are designed to transform Germany's heating systems in an attempt to meet net zero emission targets that critics have called unworkable and discriminatory. About half of Germany's 41m households currently use natural gas heating, and almost a quarter use heating oil.
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