Home financing ever possible? Probably not!

The topic is getting wildly blown out of proportion again. I think it will become a factor when selling, and many cottages will then not be renovated but demolished. Energy class D is supposed to be achieved. That's not a big deal now. We have an old building from 1930 with the energy class. The previous owner renewed the roof six years ago and mostly installed new windows. Nothing else. If it becomes affordable for us, then one could consider blown-in insulation for the floor and masonry and also replace one window and the side door. Grandma across the street lives alone and is over 80. She won’t have the "problem" anymore with a renovation. Even if the heating breaks down in two years, I am sure there will be a regulation for such cases.
Basically, this political bashing here is really annoying. Many people seem unaware of the seriousness of the situation and that you also have to look beyond the obvious to see the bigger picture.

One must also ask oneself whether the future of the country and my children (0 and 6) should really be based on the fact that the 85-year-old grandmother must also be able to afford it.

One also has to ask oneself whether the future of the country and my children (0 and 6) should really be based on the fact that the 85-year-old grandma must also be able to afford it.

Do you really believe that the climatic future of your children is decided in Germany?

Do you really believe that the climatic future of your children will be decided in Germany?

Of course? China and India always take the position in every discussion, "Why should we do anything if the Western countries don't care?"

Apart from that, this question is not only about climate issues. One third of the federal budget goes to pension subsidies, which will rise to half by 2030.

Gerontocracy... surely heard of it before. Germany is the extreme example here.

If you don’t look at a thread for a few weeks, you can only admire the self-dynamics of such topics. :)

Grandma lives alone across the street and is over 80. She won’t have the "problem" with a renovation anymore. Even if the heating breaks down in two years, I’m sure there will be a regulation for such cases.

Basically, this political bashing here is really annoying. Many don’t seem to realize the seriousness of the situation and that you also have to look beyond your own nose to understand the overall construct.

Agreement.

You also have to ask yourself whether the future of the country and my children (0 and 6) should really depend on the 85-year-old grandma also being able to afford it.

Also agreement.

Do you really believe that the climatic future of your children is decided in Germany?

Of course not. That is a global task. But anyone who wants to do business in the USA and the EU in the future has to comply with the rules. Currently, these are the Green New Deal and CBAM. Both have the potential, for example, to make Chinese products significantly less competitive due to their new coal power plant plans. Hopefully, that will have an effect at some point.

Even the Australians have realized that burning coal endlessly could possibly have bad consequences if the country alternately burns or is underwater.

We are not saving the world. No. But does that mean we should continue doing everything as before or start burning/using up the forests across Europe when there are environmentally friendly solutions?

Naturally? China and India take the position in every discussion "Why should we do anything if the Western countries do not care?"

Because it only makes sense if China, India, the USA, and Russia participate. There are many intermediate stages between not caring and taking extreme measures. So one could also start with small steps.