• Policy

        • Belgium

        • 2022

        EUR 200 subsidy for households heating with heating oil or propane

        A EUR 200 allocation is granted for households heating with heating oil or propane in bulk.EUR 17 M allocated to a dedicated Fund (Fonds Chaleur).

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2008

        Municipal and national heating schedules

        Heating schedules and heating assessments in the framework of the federal government Climate Protection Initiative motivate agents to carry out heat-engineering improvement measures in the buildings sector. The 40,000 heating assessments and accompanying information campaigns applied for from co2online could allow the avoidance of 160,000 tonnes of CO2 per year (4 tonnes per expert report), or 3.2 million tonnes based on the lifetime of the components, and could generate additional sales of €860m and 12,000 man-years employment in the construction trade. The avoidance costs amount to about €1.50 per tonne of CO2. Between…

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2022

        Decree No. 2022-8 on the installation of heating equipments

        From the 1st of July 2022, the installation of coal and oil boilers in new and existing buildings is forbidden in France.

        • Policy

        • Netherlands

        • 2008

        Netherlands-Bouwbesluit 2012: Chapter 5-Space heating,Existing buildings,New buildings - 2008

        Netherlands-Bouwbesluit 2012: Chapter 5-Space heating,Existing buildings,New buildings - 2008

        • Policy

        • Netherlands

        • 1995

        Netherlands-Bouwbesluit 2012: Chapter 5-Space heating,Existing buildings,New buildings - 1995

        Netherlands-Bouwbesluit 2012: Chapter 5-Space heating,Existing buildings,New buildings - 1995

        • Policy

        • France

        • 1999

        Chauffe-eau Solaires dans les DOM

        This programme grants investment support for solar thermal installations in Frances overseas departments (DOM). By 2003, the volume of solar water heaters installed was 13 000 representing a surface of solar collectors of 45 000 m2. The programmes initial objective had already been met in 2000.

        • Policy

        • Austria

        • 1992

        Heating Costs Accounting

        The Heating Cost Accounting Act (Heizkostenabrechnungsgesetz, Federal Law Gazette 827/1992) regulates the accounting of heating costs based on actual consumption instead of usable floor space. At the time of its passing, a 15-20% reduction of heating consumption was expected from this measure.

        • Policy

        • Chile

        • 2011

        Heater Replacement Programme

        The objective of the Heater Replacement Program is to remove polluting wood-burning appliances from circulation and replace them with more sustainable and efficient heaters, in order to reduce air pollution levels in municipalities.  

        • Policy

        • France

        • 1999

        District Heating Classification

        A decree on 5 May 1999 introduced a simplified procedure for classifying district heating using renewable energy or cogeneration, allowing local authorities to obligate new buildings in specified zones to be connected to the district heating grid.

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2022

        Renewable-based heating subsidy scheme for companies & subnational authorities

        In the framework of its Economic and Social Resilience Plan, the French government increased by EUR 150 million the budget available for the Heat Fund for 2022 - supporting company, community and subnational authority projects developing renewable energy-based heating networks.An increase in funding was allocated to the Heat Fund in 2023, reaching EUR 520 million.

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