Berlin Senate wants to create a network of warmth

Berlin's Senator for Social Affairs Katja Kipping (Die Linke)

Berlin’s Senator for Social Affairs Katja Kipping (Die Linke) Photo: picture alliance/dpa

From Hildburg Bruns

So that Berliners don’t feel cold, the Senate is planning a network of warmth: In order to defy the winter crisis, many public buildings should offer protection.

Social Senator Katja Kipping (44, left) hopes for many heat points for the upcoming crisis winter.

How to recognize them? With a uniform logo on the door.

Where to find them In meeting places for seniors, canteens, museums, libraries, but also in the break room of a start-up.

An internet map will provide information about locations, offers and opening hours in late autumn. There should be advice on saving energy, but also cooking and eating together.

Kipping: “We want to prevent loneliness. There should be places where it is worth stopping by.” Her political goal is also “to make urban society immune to right-wing propaganda”.

However, Berlin is not planning any concrete heat halls to warm up freezing Berliners (except in emergencies). According to Kipping, a large hall is no help – neither for energy reasons nor because of the risk of corona.

Kipping: “The goal is to link arms in order to get through this winter together.”

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Energy saving heating Katja Kipping Winter

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