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‘Almost 50% of total final energy consumption is used to heat buildings, of which around 80% of the energy required is covered by fossil fuels.

Municipal heating planning and the associated heating transition therefore represent an important and major task in order to achieve the climate targets and decarbonise the building sector. Involving citizens in this complex process is absolutely essential, but there is a lack of adequate communication solutions.

The strategy developed combines the analogue everyday life of citizens with digital elements in order to make participation opportunities visible in public spaces. The administration receives various tools with which participation processes can be planned efficiently and effectively and then analysed. By analysing them, events and procedures can be better adapted to the needs of citizens in order to achieve a higher participation rate. Citizens are given access to digital voting options and are thus constantly informed about progress.

The strategy is an important part of the municipal heat planning process in order to promote citizen participation and make the entire heat transition process more transparent and accessible.’