# CDU opposes the 2023 Building Energy Act

Date: 2023

In 2023 [Merz](/people/friedrich-merz)’s CDU campaigned against the heating law as an overreach on households. The statute still passed. Opposition is a completed political act, not a veto.

## People

- Friedrich Merz: https://factrail.ai/people/friedrich-merz

## Drivers

- Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization

## Sources

- https://www.cdu.de/artikel/gebaeudeenergiegesetz
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-parliament-passes-controversial-heating-law-2023-09-08/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-merz-heating-opposition-2023