German gas heater phaseout sparks debate

A legislative proposal concerning heating systems in Germany is also a de facto gas boiler ban, and has met opposition in the country.
Christian Lindner, federal minister of finance of Germany | Photo: Fabrizio Bensch
Christian Lindner, federal minister of finance of Germany | Photo: Fabrizio Bensch
by andreas lønstrup, translated by daniel pedersen

20 million private households in Germany are heated using gas. Up until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the fuel resource came cheap – but facing a new reality, the German government has had to adapt, reports Euractiv.

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