In recent weeks, there has been a heated debate in Germany about heating. Should hydrogen also be used for private heating or should there be a greater focus on heat pumps and renewable energies? Simone Peter has a clear opinion: „The calls for the recognition of hydrogen-ready heating systems are counterproductive in this context, because they have less the welfare of consumers or the climate in mind than the prolonged sales of fossil gas boilers“. The president of the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) is calling on the Bundestag to ensure that the requirement for newly installed heating systems to use 65 percent renewable electricity from next year is „binding and without exceptions“. Yesterday, an amendment to the law on the subject was passed by the federal cabinet. The Bundestag still has to approve it.