Energy Transition: Bavaria Will No Longer Promote Climate-Friendly Timber Buildings
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Bavaria Ends Wood Construction Subsidies in 2026The wood construction program supported 510 projects with €58M but will not be extended beyond its 2026 expiration.
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- Launched in 2022, Bavaria’s wood building subsidy program will expire at the end of 2026 with no plans for renewal.
- Available funds will be redirected towards initiatives that broadly enhance affordable housing and social impact.
- Opposition parties argue that ending the subsidy hampers climate protection efforts and sidelines sustainable wood use.
- Officials claim the wood construction sector remains competitive and that the funding cessation will not cause ecological setbacks.
Whoever cuts wood construction funding blocks active climate protection in the building sector.— Ursula Sowa, Member of the Bavarian Parliament and Greens’ spokesperson for construction, in connection with the government’s decision to end the wood-building funding.
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