Small communities are facing the heat transition: act now or wait?

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Trump talks about staffing changes as localities create warming plans. Climate protection and harvest prospects shape the economy.

Trump spricht über Personaländerungen, während Kommunen Wärmepläne erstellen. Klimaschutz und Ernteaussichten prägen die Wirtschaft.
Trump talks about staffing changes as localities create warming plans. Climate protection and harvest prospects shape the economy.

Small communities are facing the heat transition: act now or wait?

The topic of heat supply is currently on everyone's lips, and small municipalities in Germany in particular are facing a challenge. By the end of the deadline in three years, these municipalities must draw up municipal heating plans, because almost half of the energy consumption in Germany comes from heat generation. Large cities have already taken the first step towards the “heat transition”, while smaller communities are still hesitant. What the developments in this area actually look like is quoted from Daily Mirror various experts.

The implementation of the heat transition is considered crucial for climate protection and is a significant contribution to achieving greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. It is important to emphasize that heat production occurs locally and can only be transported to a limited extent. This presents municipalities with the task of developing independent solutions.

The impulse for small things

The impulse paper “Municipal heat planning in small communities – answers to 10 important questions” offers a valuable tool in this regard. This publication, published by the Municipal Climate Protection Working Group (AKK), shows how municipalities can see the challenge of the heat transition as an opportunity. It explains which steps are necessary for heat planning and provides clues that are important not only for the administration, but also for citizens and political decision-makers. The paper explains that the prevention of heat loss and the use of renewable energies are key planning points carried out by the Difu is funded as part of a project of the National Climate Protection Initiative.

The questions and answers listed in the paper are designed to specifically support heat planning on site. It is aimed at local administrations and political decision-makers in order to provide practical advice on current issues relating to local climate protection. This is seen as important in order to promote the necessary considerations in practical implementation, as well as the klimaschutz.de underlined.

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