German parliament debates controversial heating transition for the first time

Berlin, June 15 (CTK correspondent) – Members of the German parliament today debated for the first time a controversial bill stipulating that every newly installed heating system from 2024 should run on at least 65 percent renewable energy. The debate, however, was accompanied by considerable disagreements. Jens Spahn of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) called on the government to throw the bill in the bin. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck, a strong advocate of replacing boilers with heat pumps, defended the proposal.

„The governing coalition lost its way a long time ago. This is a farce. The bill that has just been presented belongs in the bin,“ Spahn said.

He criticised the government of Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and liberal Free Democrats (FDP) above all for the way the bill had made its way to parliament, as it had undergone a series of changes in the meantime, meaning the Bundestag was debating an outdated version today. „The whole thing is a mess. What else could it be?“ he added.