Germany's cabinet is set to approve an amendment to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG — the country's main framework for subsidising green power) along with a grid connection package, measures that critics warn will dampen growth in solar energy. Under the reforms, championed by Economy Minister Katherina Reiche of the CDU, the fixed feed-in tariff that has made rooftop solar installations financially attractive for private homeowners will be scrapped, while large renewable plants will receive lower compensation when unable to sell their electricity. The changes, combined with a newly relaxed heating law that again permits fossil-fuel boilers and reduces subsidies for climate-neutral alternatives, raise fresh doubts about Germany's ability to reach its stated goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.