Habeck's advocacy for heat pumps aims to create jobs and reduce emissions, but sales plummeted by 54%, jeopardizing the goal of 500,000 installations by 2024.
Despite the initial surge in heat pump sales, new subsidy announcements created a backlog of applications, causing a significant drop in demand during the first half of 2023.
The rapid decline in heat pump sales to 90,000 units in the first half of 2023 reflects a potential crisis for Germany's heating transition and its ambitious climate targets.
Critics highlight that new regulations for heat pump subsidies resemble a bureaucratic nightmare, complicating homeowners' decisions and undermining energy transition efforts.
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