Overview
- Registration is open for the Environment Administration’s Richtig Heizen mit Holz course, a free online training running from late October to April 2026 for 2,000 participants.
- Officials say improved use and maintenance can cut emissions by up to 50 percent and lower wood consumption by up to 35 percent.
- Guidance stresses burning only dry, untreated firewood and avoiding operation in windless or otherwise unfavorable weather to reduce particulate and carbon monoxide exposure.
- Owners of stoves built roughly 1995–2010 remain subject to post‑2024 emission limits of 4.0 g CO and 0.15 g fine dust per cubic meter, with potential retrofits or fines up to €50,000 for noncompliance.
- Cited costs include several hundred to about €1,000 for a chimney‑sweep measurement and several hundred to several thousand euros for particulate filters, while fuel‑rule violations can draw fines up to €10,000.