OpinionNew heating law: "Habeck is stupid" is not a strategy:
The CDU/CSU is attacking German climate policy, and the SPD is going along with it ...
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New Heating Law Threatens Germany's Climate GoalsThe legislation risks EU conflicts, increases fossil gas reliance, and will impose costly burdens on tenants and taxpayers in coming years.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: spiegel.de
- The German government overlooks the climate crisis despite scientific consensus since the 1980s on greenhouse gas impacts.
- The coalition's heating law faces widespread criticism from media, industry groups, and experts for undermining emission reduction targets and risking EU disputes.
- The regulation entrenches dependence on gas imports from authoritarian regimes and sparks an expensive race for scarce resources like hydrogen.
- Germany's large economy and historical emissions impose a special duty to meet climate goals and prevent severe environmental, economic, and health damages.
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