The reform of the Buildings Energy Act is intended to increase the share of renewable energies in the heat sector. But … the proposed measures (among which the promotion of electric heat pumps figures prominently) are ecologically ineffective … European emissions trading systems. Installing heat pumps in the building stock will require high investments and thus make any …

needs to focus on all energy usage, especially heat, transportation, and usage as a raw material in the chemical industry … on the technical and economic challenges of coupling electricity, heat, and transportation, in an attempt to advance the …