āFederal government risks climate targets with new eco regulationsā
Die Welt
The federal economy ministryās proposed new strategy āĀ鶹ĪŽĀė°ę efficiency and heat from renewable energiesā could endanger Germanyās climate goals as it hindered house owners from installing modern fossil fuel-based heating systems, say conservative politicians, writes Daniel Wetzel in Die Welt. These were already cleaner than old systems and, if forbidden, owners could be inclined to keep their old systems for as long as possible because of the current price of renewables-based systems, writes Wetzel.
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