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I assume Europe's only real "strategy" for 2022 is extreme energy conservation, from lowering temperature settings ("put on a sweater") to heating selected room
by asah 4y ago
I assume Europe's only real "strategy" for 2022 is extreme energy conservation, from lowering temperature settings ("put on a sweater") to heating selected rooms and offices. In fact, the plan is more comprehensive, though I notice that the numbers seem elusive - does conservation really have much impact?
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/europe-outlines-9-step-plan-to-save-energy-ukraine-and-the-planet/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/europe-outlines...
https://www.iea.org/news/energy-saving-actions-by-eu-citizens-could-save-enough-oil-to-fill-120-super-tankers-and-enough-natural-gas-to-heat-20-million-homes https://www.iea.org/news/energy-saving-actions-by-eu-citizen...
"According to the plan’s findings, turning down the thermostat by just 1 °C would save around 7% of the energy used for heating, while setting an air conditioner 1 °C warmer could reduce the amount of electricity used by up to 10%. With an average one-way car commute in the EU of 15 kilometres, working at home three days a week could reduce household fuel bills by around €35 a month, even after taking increased energy use at home into account. And as the average car in the EU clocks up about 13 000 kilometres a year, reducing cruising speed on motorways by 10 kilometres an hour could cut fuel bills by an average of around €60 a year."
- throwaway4aday 4y agoThe much bigger problem in Germany is their chemical industry which uses gas as a feedstock. You can't just turn down the thermostat when a large chunk of your economy (and a lot of other countries) depends on it.