Europe finds itself in a scenario of start of winter with historic energy priceswhich began its escalation with the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. More recently, Russia suspended the supply of gas through the gas pipeline North Stream 1 that supplied the continent. The countries of G7 caps on Russian oil were announced to reduce financing from that country and stop the rise in prices, to which the Eurasian giant responded with a threat of all supplies to the region.
In parallel, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) They expressed comfort with a barrel around US$100, above the already high current price.
“The symbols are important to sensitize the population,” said the minister, although she admitted that “these symbolic measures” are not enough. malak He called for concrete actions of ecological transition in museums, cinemas, theaters and “all the cultural places of France”, according to the statements reproduced by the AFP agency.
The Mayor of the French capital, Anne Hidalgoannounced this week that the Paris City Hall, the Eiffel Tower, the Santiago Tower, the municipal museums and the district town halls will no longer be illuminated at night as of September 23 as a result of the energy crisis.
In addition, Hidalgo explained that the temperature of the heating in municipal buildings it will be reduced from 19 to 18 ºC during the day and 12 ºC during the night and on weekends, when the buildings are “unoccupied”.
The objective of “this contingency plan” is “reduce consumption by 10% more” of the city, the equivalent of “energy consumption in 226 schools,” said the former socialist candidate for president.
Similar measures are being taken in other countries on the continent to deal with prices and shortages, before the low temperatures begin. Germany has proposed retaining some of the windfall profits being collected by energy companies to ease consumer spending. The United Kingdom, for its part, decided to freeze tariffs for two years and reduce taxes on fracking to increase its production. Spain also proposed reducing the thermostats in public buildings and turning off the lights in buildings, premises, canopies and signs. The Union as a whole is also discussing the possibility of establishing caps on electricity consumption and gas prices.
Source: Ambito
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