The German government has approved a law restricting the heating of public buildings and banning illuminated billboards in an effort to save energy and reduce rising energy prices.
The law, which takes effect in a week and will be in effect for six months, will mean that public buildings, from city hall to train waiting rooms, cannot be heated above 19 degrees, and heaters in corridors and lobbies must be turned on. entrances and technical rooms.
Facades of buildings and monuments will not be highlighted. A law was also passed to reprioritize rail traffic, giving trains carrying coal and oil priority over passenger or other freight trains.
Economics Minister Robert Habeck said the measures were necessary for Germany’s energy security, stressing that “we want to get rid of energy imports from Russia as soon as possible.”
Source: The Guardian