Newly installed gas and oil heating systems must use at least 10% biofuel from 1 January 2029, rising to 15% (2030), 30% (2035), 60% (2040), and 100% climate-neutral fuels from 2045.
Speaker: Bundesregierung
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A single-family home would need half a football field of agricultural land to produce the required biofuel — the Bio-Staircase is therefore simply not scalable.
BT-Drs. 21/7009 p.167The GModG is a deceptive package and a cost trap: where the biofuels for the Bio-Staircase are supposed to come from is completely unanswered; the coalition is shifting the supply risk onto citizens.
BT-Drs. 21/7009 p.167Abolishing the 65% renewables mandate drives millions of people into a fossil heating cost trap — households now installing gas or oil heating will face rising CO₂ costs long term.
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