Berlin's largest district heating network once again belongs to the country and thus to its citizens. We continue to celebrate this as a great success for Berlin's civil society, which has fought for years for the repurchase. This could be the start of a socially just heat transition.
But what's next?
Vattenfall Wärme is now called Berliner Energie und Wärme GmbH (BEW). But even more than a year after the buyback, there are still many open questions as to how the conversion of the grid for a sustainable, ecologically and socially fair heat supply can succeed. The outdated plan from Vattenfall's time, which continues to focus mainly on combustion, is not suitable for this. The coal phase-out is firmly planned, but instead of burning wood, waste or hydrogen in the future, the climate problem does not solve and threatens to start a price spiral.
Discuss with us!
What should the new edition of the decarbonisation roadmap look like so that Berlin can heat in an ecologically and socially just way in the future? What does this mean for district heating prices and how can Berliners participate in the future of district heating? We want to discuss with experts from politics, business, science and of course you and yourself.
When and where?
30 September, 6.15 pm, Kiezraum Mehringdamm (behind the tax office, Berlin 10963)
We are looking forward to exciting podium guests:
– Franziska Giffey, Senator for Economic Affairs & Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BEW
– Kerstin Busch, Head of Technology at BEW
– Christine Kühnel, Co-Managing Director of the Reiner Lemoine Institute
– Markus Kamrad, Member of the Board of the Verbraucherzentrale Berlin
– Neelke Wagner, Coordinator Berlin Renewable and Climate Justice Officer at PowerShift
Please register for the event.
Further links:
Position paper: Heat transition in Berlin – fair and ecological
Climate protection instead of a coal furnace: How does the heat transition succeed?
