Hamburg Climate Protection Law.

The objective of the present Law is to protect the climate through a economical, rational, resource and environment-friendly production, distribution and use of energy not endangering the health of human beings and not running any risk. The Law provides for adaptation of regulations to comply with the goals of climate change, planning, measures and decisions to be taken by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and its state corporations, institutions and foundations. The Law consists of 31 Articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: Climate protection goals, general provisions (I); Heating networks, coal phase-out (II); Buildings, renewable energies (III); Public buildings and climate-neutral state administration(IV); Heat planing, heat register (V); Climate protection in traffic (VI); Powers of the competent authorities (VII); Final provision (VIII).