{
  "id": 3654125,
  "title": "Umfrage der Förderbank KfW: Klimaschutz: Mehr Haushalte wollen wieder privat investieren",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/umfrage-der-forderbank-kfw-klimaschutz-mehr-haushalte-wollen-wieder",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/umfrage-der-foerderbank-kfw-klimaschutz-mehr-haushalte-wollen-wieder-privat-investieren/100249998.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The latest survey from Germany's KfW Development Bank reveals a surge in public willingness to invest privately in climate protection measures. According to the bank's annual \"Energiewendebarometer,\" two-thirds (66%) of German households are ready to take action. This marks a shift from a multi-year downward trend, with the lowest value of 59% recorded in 2025 since the survey began in 2018. Eighty-four percent of surveyed private households (up from 83% the previous year) consider the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and water power, to be important or very important.\n\nThe survey polled 4,381 households between December 10, 2025, and April 1, 2026. Technologies like heat pumps, pellet stoves, photovoltaic systems, solar thermal installations, and electric vehicles are used by approximately 14 million households in Germany, with one-third (34%) of homes utilizing at least one of these technologies. Additionally, 5% of respondents plan to make such an investment within the next year.\n\nKfW Chief Economist Dirk Schumacher attributes the renewed focus on climate protection to the extraordinary heatwave of 2026, underscoring the urgency of the issue. However, he notes a disparity in investment capacity based on income levels: \"Lower-income households often lack the resources for investments in climate-friendly technologies.\" These households, who frequently rely on oil and gas heating, are disproportionately affected by increasing fossil fuel prices since the introduction of a CO2 price in Germany in 2021. The price of CO2 for fossil energy carriers like heating oil, natural gas, gasoline, and diesel was raised from 55 euros per tonne to a range of 55 to 65 euros per tonne on January 1, 2026. Schumacher warns that the rising CO2 pricing would disproportionately burden poorer households in the coming years. To ensure a broader transition to renewable energy, he emphasizes the importance of targeted support measures for income-sensitive households. Currently, nearly two-thirds (63%) of German households heat with gas or oil, with 9% using heat pumps and 6% utilizing wood pellets.",
  "summary": "Wärmepumpe statt Ölheizung, Elektroauto statt Verbrenner: Millionen Haushalte investieren bereits in die Energiewende. Doch in vielen Fällen scheitert es am Geld.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}