DUH: Gas heating systems could keep running

Following the informal ITRE agreement on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), the Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) warns of a loophole for fossil-fuel heating systems. Last week, the rapporteurs agreed on a version scheduled to be adopted this Thursday in the Industry Committee. The directive will ban the installation of fossil-fuel heating systems once it enters into force. However, hybrid heating systems and even boilers that are „certified for renewable fuels“ are to be exempt.