**Intro from De Standaard** (I could the read the rest of the article before, but it seems to be behind paywall)
Today, the Flemish Government has basically taken a decision on the long-awaited climate measures. The Liberals continue to take a voluntarist stance, while it remains to be seen what measures will be taken for agriculture.
**From De Tijd**
The Open VLD wants to ban the installation of gas connections in new houses from 2023 onwards. CD&V is also in favour of this, but is aiming for 2025. For N-VA, such a rapid introduction of the gas ban is a horror scenario.
The Flemish government hopes to reach an agreement on Wednesday about the efforts it wants to make to reduce CO2 emissions by 2030. This must be done, among other things, by making renovation compulsory when buying a house and by accelerating the electrification of the car fleet. The Flemish Liberals are adding another striking intervention. Deputy minister-president Bart Somers (Open VLD) wants new houses to be heated exclusively by fossil fuels. As of 2023, according to De Tijd.
In concrete terms, this means that newly built flats or houses can no longer be heated with natural gas. Such a ban would reduce CO2 emissions by half a million tonnes by 2030. In the Netherlands, fossil-free heating has been the rule in new construction projects since 2018.
Coalition partner CD&V supports the idea, which Somers already presented on Sunday, but aims for an introduction in 2025. N-VA is less enthusiastic. The Flemish nationalists do not reject the gas ban, but an introduction in 2023 or 2025 is much too fast for them.
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**Intro from De Standaard** (I could the read the rest of the article before, but it seems to be behind paywall)
Today, the Flemish Government has basically taken a decision on the long-awaited climate measures. The Liberals continue to take a voluntarist stance, while it remains to be seen what measures will be taken for agriculture.
**From De Tijd**
The Open VLD wants to ban the installation of gas connections in new houses from 2023 onwards. CD&V is also in favour of this, but is aiming for 2025. For N-VA, such a rapid introduction of the gas ban is a horror scenario.
The Flemish government hopes to reach an agreement on Wednesday about the efforts it wants to make to reduce CO2 emissions by 2030. This must be done, among other things, by making renovation compulsory when buying a house and by accelerating the electrification of the car fleet. The Flemish Liberals are adding another striking intervention. Deputy minister-president Bart Somers (Open VLD) wants new houses to be heated exclusively by fossil fuels. As of 2023, according to De Tijd.
In concrete terms, this means that newly built flats or houses can no longer be heated with natural gas. Such a ban would reduce CO2 emissions by half a million tonnes by 2030. In the Netherlands, fossil-free heating has been the rule in new construction projects since 2018.
Coalition partner CD&V supports the idea, which Somers already presented on Sunday, but aims for an introduction in 2025. N-VA is less enthusiastic. The Flemish nationalists do not reject the gas ban, but an introduction in 2023 or 2025 is much too fast for them.
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