Germany now plans to be climate-neutral by 2045. The Federal Government has cemented this new goal by amending the Climate Change Act.

Decarbonizing the building sector is crucial to the success of the energy transition.

In 2020, the capacity of large solar-thermal arrays feeding into Germany’s district heating networks grew by 41%.

Sending a strong signal for the climate and the economy, Federal Minister Altmaier has outlined vast new federal funding measures for the building sector that are expected to double the related CO2 savings by 2030.

Higher sales in Germany and a trend towards heat pumps and biomass-based systems buoyed the German heating system industry in 2020.

The European Union has implemented a biodiversity strategy as part of a Green Deal to protect the environment that could also help prevent zoonotic pandemics in the future.

Government information suggests pilot scheme will provide financial support through "carbon contracts for difference" for higher operating costs incurred by business increasing climate and environmental protection.

Good news for the climate and homebuilders: The BMWi building subsidy programs have been allocated significant new funding.

Carbon aerogels are more than 90 percent air. These new materials could drastically improve the thermal insulation of furnaces, leading to incredible energy efficiency improvements. Germany’s AeroFurnace research project is testing these lightweights’ heavyweight effects.

Swiss-based building materials company Holcim is registering rising demand for climate-neutral concrete, Clean Energy Wire reports, citing an article in Hamburger Abendblatt.