Press release 14/2019 from 23.05.2019 | Last changed: 04.06.2019
Energy efficiency of residential buildings on the rise, but at a slower rate
… so that the buildings sector can achieve the energy and climate goals for 2030 and 2050. To achieve these goals we need a balanced mix of instruments such as … building stock account for about 35 percent of total final energy consumption – and 30 percent of Germany's overall greenhouse gas emissions. This makes the sector a … the demand for heating in buildings by 20 percent in the period 2008-2020. By 2030, CO2 emissions are to be reduced by 40 percent compared to 2014. A further aim is …