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The "Klimabonus Wunnen" subsidy aims to help citizens make investments in energy renovations, solar panels, or heat pumps. It has now been extended by five years, with the Chamber of Deputies unanimously backing the new changes announced.

Environment Minister Serge Wilmes explained at a press conference on Thursday that interest in the subsidies had increased significantly in recent years, with applications for energy renovations rising to 780 last year, compared to just 300 in 2020. Solar panels seem to be the most attractive option, with 10,600 applications in 2025, up from 550.

Since the scheme was introduced, 30,700 applications have been registered, with 21,760 of those for solar panels alone.

Around 60.6 million euros in subsidies have been paid out for energy renovations since 2020. For technical installations – such as solar panels, heat pumps, or wood-fired heating systems – around 343 million euros were paid out. In total, almost 400 million euros have been invested in recent years.

The new regime aims to further improve subsidies. For heat pumps in single-family homes, there is now a flat-rate subsidy of up to 10,000 or 12,000 euros, depending on the technology, with an additional bonus of 2,000 euros as part of the tripartite measures.

Up to 2,000 euros can be added for the expansion of the heating network, 1,500 euros for the removal of a heating oil tank, and another 2,000 euros for houses in a water protection zone. In the best case, a household could receive up to €17,500 in support.

Also today

• The Diekirch Bar Association has condemned acts of violence against lawyers and judicial staff.
• Police are appealing for witnesses after a vehicle owner was injured while confronting two men suspected of stealing valuables from his car on the grand rue in Ettelbruck.
• Luxembourg-based satellite operator OQ Technology is developing systems that could restore communications when floods, cyber attacks, or other emergencies knock conventional networks offline.
• An Italian court has sentenced 32 defendants for their role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years previously that killed 43 people.
• The European Union has demanded that Google share data with other search engines and open up its Android system to rival AI services, but the US giant said the measures would put privacy at risk.
• The United States has announced a new 25 percent tariff on various imports from Brazil, accusing the Latin American giant of unfair trade practices and policies.

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Figure of the day

Over 85% of Luxembourg residents back urgent action on heatwaves

• A survey of more than 3,300 people carried out by LISER as part of its TRANSITER research programme shows overwhelming public support for adapting cities to heatwaves.
• Adapting cities is all well and good. But how? To help answer that, Umberto Sconfienza, Antoine Decoville, and Frédéric Durand – three researchers from LISER – found that the vast majority of the population backs urban planning changes to make cities more liveable during heatwaves, with 85.2% of respondents saying it is urgent to adapt them to hotter conditions.

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