On November 25, 2025, the Association of Municipal Companies (VKU) published a clear statement on the heating transition. The core message is that Germany needs more pragmatism, less bureaucracy, and solutions that can be implemented more quickly in order to realistically achieve its 2045 climate targets. According to the VKU, 82 percent of citizens doubt that politicians can make the transition to climate-neutral heating socially equitable. 

This scepticism is a wake-up call – not only for politicians, but for the entire energy and real estate industry.

What specifically is the VKU criticizing?

• Great scepticism among the population
  According to the survey, three-quarters of Germans are not willing to pay significantly more for climate-neutral heating. At the same time, CO₂ prices and energy costs continue to rise.
• People are calling for less bureaucracy and reliable rules
  48% want fewer bureaucratic requirements, 43% want clear, stable regulations – and not constantly new deadlines and political changes of direction.
• Realistic targets
  40% of respondents want more realistic timetables and targets, while 30% want more financial support.

In short, the political framework is slowing down progress – and with it the entire heating transition.

What does this mean for the real estate industry?

The analysis leads to only one conclusion:

• The political focus is primarily on district heating and hydrogen – but these solutions will only be realistically implementable in large parts of the building stock in many years' time.
• Existing properties need solutions NOW that are achievable, affordable, and immediately effective.

And this is where it becomes clear:
The heating transition is not failing due to a lack of technology, but due to a lack of implementation.

Why PAUL Tech is already an essential part of the heating transition today

PAUL Tech delivers exactly the pragmatic approach that the VKU is calling for:

Technology that is effective immediately – without major political reforms, without years of infrastructure projects, without billions in investments.

• We make existing buildings energy efficient NOW
  Through the digital transformation of heating systems – from energy flow modeling to automated optimization and predictive maintenance – PAUL significantly reduces consumption.

Not in 2045. Not in 2030. But immediately.

• We create transparency instead of new bureaucracy
  Property owners can see in real time how energy is being saved. No flood of forms, just clear results.
• We make the heating transition affordable
  PAUL reduces energy consumption and emissions sustainably – and pays for itself quickly.
• In doing so, we provide a solution to the very concern that, according to the VKU, is the focus of people's attention: affordability.
• We act independently of political agendas.
  Even if subsidy programs are canceled or postponed.

PAUL works | PAUL pays off | PAUL helps

Why society should not wait for politics

Politicians define goals—but they do not implement them. People have lost trust. Too many changes, too many rules, too slow processes.

If we wait for perfect political conditions, we will lose years—time we don't have.

• The technology for a massive reduction in energy consumption is here.
• The demand for affordable solutions is here.
• The need is here.

What is missing is the courage of the industry to act now.

And that's exactly where PAUL Tech comes in: We're not making the heat transition happen tomorrow – we're making it happen today.

Conclusion

PAUL Tech shows that the future of heat supply does not begin with new networks or hydrogen – but with the digital, intelligent operation of existing systems.

The heat transition is not a political project | It is an implementation project | And PAUL is already right in the middle of it.