A spokesperson confirmed that Minister Reiche supports the legally mandated target for climate neutrality. The draft of the Building Modernization Act no longer includes a ban on fossil fuels post-2045. Instead, a ‘Bio-Staircase’ approach will be implemented, requiring users of gas or oil heating to gradually incorporate a specified percentage of climate-friendly fuels. This draft aims to replace the previous legislation established by the coalition government. Environmental organizations, including the Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz, as well as the Green and Left parties, have criticized these changes.