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CDU’s Kretschmer pushes for voluntary energy choices in Germany’s heating law

A top German politician challenges strict **energy** rules, arguing for freedom in home heating. Could this reshape Europe’s green transition?

In this picture I can see a building with windows, there are iron grilles and stairs.
In this picture I can see a building with windows, there are iron grilles and stairs.

CDU’s Kretschmer pushes for voluntary energy choices in Germany’s heating law

Michael Kretschmer, deputy leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, has shared his views on the Building Energy Act (Gebäudeenergiegesetz). He believes citizens should have a say in choosing their own energy supply methods, advocating for voluntary adoption of solar panels or heat pumps.

Kretschmer, who is also the Minister-President of Saxony, argues for reasonable limits in the heating law. He opposes government mandates on private heating systems, instead promoting a secure and coherent heat transition strategy. Kretschmer's confidence in the voluntary adoption of renewable energy sources reflects his party's stance on the matter. However, there is no specific information available about when he made these opinions public regarding the Building Energy Act.

Michael Kretschmer, a prominent figure in the CDU party, has made his stance clear on the Building Energy Act. He believes in empowering citizens to decide their own energy supply methods and advocates for a secure, coherent heat transition strategy with reasonable limits on the heating law.

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