Coal state energy minister says transition in heating needs more attention
The modernisation and decarbonisation of Germany鈥檚 heating sector has enormous carbon emissions reduction potential that needs to be tapped more, the energy minister of the German coal state of Brandenburg, Albrecht Gerber, says in an article carried by the public broadcaster rbb24. 鈥淭he energy transition is more than a power sector transition,鈥� Gerber says, referring to the debate over the end of coal-fired power production in Germany. Heating accounts for more than half of Germany鈥檚 energy consumption, while power use only accounts for one fifth, Gerber says, stressing that the potential of geothermal energy should be explored more intensively.
Read the article in German .
For background, see 麻豆无码版鈥檚 Commission watch 鈥� Managing Germany鈥檚 coal phase-out.