The Climate Action Programme 2030 presented by the Climate Cabinet on 20 September 2019 also includes new rules for the heating supply of buildings. One measure is the replacement premium for old oil and gas heating systems. According to the information programme sponsored by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment, this is the state's way of The future of old buildings will cover up to 40 % of the costs if a more climate-friendly system with a proportion of renewable energy is used when a boiler is replaced. The installation of oil-only heating systems is to be completely banned from 2026.
In its 2.10.2017 published opinion the German Advisory Council on the Environment calls on the incoming German government to initiate the coal phase-out without delay. The upcoming legislative period offers the last chance to set the course for an appropriate implementation of the Paris climate goals in Germany.
"Germany must reduce power generation from coal as quickly as possible and end it in the medium term, otherwise the climate targets in Germany cannot be achieved. The structurally compatible coal phase-out should therefore be initiated immediately. The last power plant must be taken off the grid in 20 years at the latest," explains Prof. Claudia Kemfert.
The basis of the coal phase-out should be a budget of the total amount of greenhouse gases that may still be emitted by coal-fired power plants until their final shutdown. This amount should be fixed by law. "From a scientific point of view, the remaining emissions budget for coal-fired power generation in Germany should be 2,000 megatonnes of CO2 Prof. Wolfgang Lucht specifies.
In its report, the SRU proposes a phase-out in three phases: The most emission-intensive power plants should be taken off the grid by 2020. On this basis, more modern plants could continue to operate at reduced capacity until about 2030 to ensure security of supply and to preserve jobs. In the 2030s, these power plants should then also be decommissioned. The federal government must now define the framework for this.
Climate protection and the shaping of structural change must go hand in hand. A long-term and structured phase-out path offers those affected planning security and can ensure that the burden is shared as fairly as possible. The phase-out path and its structural policy support should therefore be discussed in a commission together with the affected regions, companies, trade unions and environmental protection associations.
The German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) has been advising the German government on environmental policy issues for almost 45 years. The Council's composition of seven professors from different disciplines ensures a scientifically independent and comprehensive assessment, both from a scientific and technical perspective as well as from an economic, legal and health science perspective.
The Council currently consists of the following members:
Prof. Dr Claudia Hornberg (Chair), Bielefeld University
Prof. Dr Manfred Niekisch (Vice-Chairman), Goethe University and Frankfurt Zoological Garden
Prof. Dr. Christian Calliess, Free University of Berlin
Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, Hertie School of Governance and German Institute for Economic Research
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Lucht, Humboldt University Berlin and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lamia Messari-Becker, University of Siegen
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vera Susanne Rotter, Technical University Berlin
German Advisory Council on the Environment, Berlin www.umweltrat.de
Climate protection has long been one of the most urgent topics for the housing industry. In order to achieve a climate-neutral building stock by 2050, the 24 founding companies of the Wohnen.2050 initiative met in Berlin on 28 January 2020 to found the association. The nationwide association was initiated by the Nassauische Heimstätte | Wohnstadt group of companies.
"Don't just talk about climate change, act" - under this motto, the Nassauische Heimstätte | Wohnstadt group of companies invited founding partners from all over Germany to found the Initiative Wohnen.2050 (IW2050) association. The overarching objective is a climate policy alliance which, in addition to strategic cooperation and a technical and content-related comparison, focuses primarily on economic and financial concerns to achieve the targets.
The event was opened by Axel Gedaschko, President of the Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies (GdW). "For the housing industry, climate protection is one of the most urgent topics - and all those involved have been making a continuous contribution for a long time. To achieve the two-degree target and a climate-neutral building stock by 2050, the stakes need to be raised significantly once again. The situation requires not only commitment, but transformation," Gedaschko explained.
Nationwide association of the housing industry
The Wohnen.2050 initiative combines concentrated know-how and relies on the open-source approach. Solutions and tools for the resource-saving development of company-specific paths to climate neutrality are jointly developed and exchanged. In this way, even smaller companies are given the opportunity to position themselves in an economically and factually appropriate way. "We are facing what is probably the greatest challenge of our time. That's why it was clear to us that we needed an industry initiative to meet this challenge together and in partnership," says Dr. Thomas Hain, Managing Director of the Nassauische Heimstätte | Wohnstadt Group and member of the IW2050 Board of Directors, about the climate protection commitment.
Over 1 million housing units when the association was founded
The approach is convincing: on the day of its foundation, the initiative already represents around 1,050,000 housing units and six of the ten largest German housing companies within the GdW. "The participation and interest were overwhelming. We are proud to set out today with a staggering 24 founding companies on the path to a climate-neutral future," said Felix Lüter, Head of the Sustainability Competence Centre of the Nassauische Heimstätte | Wohnstadt Group. After the official founding of the association, the participants discussed possible financing and climate strategies in working groups. In the coming weeks, there will be further meetings to develop strategies and measures to achieve the goals set.
Main goals of the initiative
Unified positioning to raise financial support to achieve climate goals in the housing sector at federal and state level
Exchange know-how on climate strategies and concrete actions of the members and thus make knowledge accessible; only with pooled know-how and reduced use of resources of the individual companies is it possible to develop solution strategies in a timely manner and then implement them in the 2020s
Publicise the pioneering role and climate protection commitment of the sector, especially of its members.
Activation, empowerment and motivation of employees of participating companies to contribute to the achievement of climate targets and communication of climate protection commitment to customers
Founding members of the initiative
bauverein AG
DOGEWO21 - Dortmunder Gesellschaft für Wohnen mbH
GAG Immobilien AG
Gemeinnütziges Siedlungswerk GmbH
GESOBAU AG
GEWOBAG Wohnungsbau-Aktiengesellschaft Berlin
GGH Gesellschaft für Grund- und Hausbesitz Heidelberg mbH
HWB Hofheimer Wohnungsbau GmbH
HOWOGE Housing Association Ltd.
Joseph Foundation
Municipal Housing Association Ginsheim-Gustavsburg
LEG-Wohnen GmbH
Nassauische Heimstätte Housing and Development Company Ltd.
NEULAND Housing Company Ltd.
ProPotsdam GmbH
Rheinwohnungsbau GmbH
Stuttgarter Wohnungs- und Städtebaugesellschaft mbH
Vivawest GmbH
VOLKSWOHNUNG GmbH
Vonovia SE
Wankendorfer Building Society for Schleswig-Holstein eG
Wohnbau Stadt Coburg GmbH
Wohnbaugruppe Augsburg | Life
Wohnungsunternehmen Amberg Bauträger- und Baubetreuungs-GmbH
Supported by
EBZ Business School GmbH
GdW - General Association of the German Housing Industry
Association of the Southwest German Housing Industry e.V.
Association of the Housing and Real Estate Industry Rhineland Westphalia
Link
Manifesto of the Housing 2050 Initiative www.iw2050.de
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