German coalition agrees to row back on climate rules for new heating

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2026-02-24
Berlin (dpa) - Property owners should be allowed to continue installing oil and gas heating systems in their homes, the German coalition partners agreed on Tuesday, rowing back on an environmental reform introduced by the previous government. "The boiler room will thus become a private matter again. Citizens will once again have the freedom to decide for themselves how they heat," conservative parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn said in Berlin.......
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