Heating rush: Commission hammers back

The Bild newspaper is running a campaign against more climate-friendly heating regulations. The EU Commission is fighting back. Why a gas heating ban from 2029 is still unlikely.

„EU plans tougher heating hammer than Habeck,“ the Bild newspaper headlined on Wednesday morning. The „Ecodesign Directive“ is to be changed so that from 2029 at the latest, only heat pumps can be newly installed in buildings and „definitely“ no more oil and gas heating systems. To make matters worse, the Commission could simply „rush through“ the law without involving Parliament and the Council. The Commission’s reaction followed a few hours later.

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