The Czech Republic has another huge expenditure ahead of it. Comparable to the purchase and operation of F-35 fighters or the construction of a nuclear block. Behind it is the directive on the energy efficiency of buildings, which is part of the Green Deal and is intended to reduce emissions in homes. Among other things, it prohibits gas heating in new buildings. According to CNN Prima News, the cost to the state is more than half a trillion crowns in the next ten years.
It wasn’t long ago that people were getting new natural gas heaters. Unbeknownst to them, the EU states will finally ban this resource for good. “We were happy that we had a new gas heating system and that we might have peace of mind for the rest of our lives,” the owner of the house, Věra Zapletalová, told CNN Prima NEWS.
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The complete ban on heating with fossil fuels (should apply from 2040) was brought about by the recently approved European directive on the energy efficiency of buildings. According to CNN Prima News, the costs for the state budget in the next ten years will amount to over half a trillion crowns.
According to the Ministry of Industry, the total costs cannot yet be precisely determined because it is not clear how much the directive will change Czech laws. “It is estimated that up to 220 billion crowns are allocated in support programs until 2030, which significantly help us to reduce energy consumption in buildings,” said Marek Vošahlík, spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Europe wants to dramatically reduce emissions as part of the Green Deal, and buildings are next in line. The directive brings a number of measures: In addition to the ban on fossil fuels, it also requires mandatory photovoltaics on all new houses. More than a million houses in the Czech Republic are heated with natural gas today.
Two years to incorporate the directive
“If it’s possible to ease the ramp-up curve a bit and put it in some reasonable form, we will do it,” said former Minister of Industry Karel Havlíček (ANO).
But the final costs of the EU directive will be far higher than what the state will pay in the end. The private sector will also have to invest. “This will require eight times more investment than now,” said MEP Ondřej Knotek (ANO). It was the MEPs, including those from the government, who pointed out the high costs earlier. “Especially in the second phase, it will create enormous pressure on building owners,” said Alexandr Vondra (ODS). The Czech Republic will now have two years to incorporate the directive into Czech laws.
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