Freiburg’s climate goal is to reach climate neutrality by 2035. In this context, the city is implementing two main strategies: increasing the available funds and subsidies to approximately 120 million euros by 2028, and promoting renewable energy and refurbishment of the building stock. Freiburg has invested in reducing energy consumption in buildings through its “climate-friendly living” programme. It has provided financial grants and free initial consultations for energy-related building refurbishments since 2002.
Since 2017, Freiburg has been participating in the Energy Caravan campaign to motivate as many citizens as possible to join the fight against climate change. This initiative is a municipal energy consultation campaign designed to increase the rate of energy-efficient refurbishments of private buildings, thus reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions. This empowers the climate action team in Freiburg to provide valuable guidance to homeowners considering substantial renovations for their private buildings. Freiburg launched its first campaign in 2019, allocating approximately €60,000 for energy consultations during the campaign. Under this framework, Freiburg provides free energy advice to owners of freestanding or semi-detached houses in selected neighbourhoods – ideally ones with around 400 households.
The City of Freiburg Energy Caravan is a prime example of highly effective municipal climate action and through the campaigns, the city is providing an important advisory service for its citizens at a time of massively increased energy prices.
Find out more about the Energy Caravan in our latest Case Study on Freiburg, available in English and in German in our Online Library!
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- 20 July 2023