Posted on 03/30/2022 10:49:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Fears of a Russian gas supply crunch prompted some European countries on Wednesday to ask people to consume less energy in a move that could potentially yield big results.
Despite months of soaring energy prices and tight supplies most governments have avoided taking a step they fear could be unpopular but with concerns growing that Russia could turn off the taps, the message in some capitals is starting to shift.
"Every kilowatt-hour counts," German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday as Germany declared an "early warning" of a possible gas supply emergency.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris agrees that when done on a large scale, small behavioural changes can significantly reduce gas and oil demand.
It estimates that turning down thermostats in buildings across the European Union by 2 Celsius would save 20 billion cubic metres of gas, worth about $28 billion at current prices.
That's also about 13% of the 155 billion cubic metres the 27-nation bloc buys each year from Russia, which is in turn about 40% of the EU's total gas consumption.
The Dutch government followed Germany on Wednesday saying it would launch a campaign this weekend asking citizens and businesses to use less gas while France's regulator asked citizens to collectively try to reduce their consumption.
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Trump warned the EU years ago,
correct
VIDEO: rump went to the UN and called out countries for relying on Russian oil
The German delegation was caught on camera laughing at him for saying it
https://rumble.com/vwps7b-trump-went-to-the-un-and-called-out-countries-for-relying-on-russian-oil.html
Excellent! That means there won't be any European private jets at Davos, doesn't it?
Right...
Screw the Euroweenies, let 'em freeze in the dark while the Homo and Muzzies Elite abuse their kids in those nice warm mansions.
Somebody tell Jimmy Carter to get over there and give a fireside speech. That’ll set them at ease. Or not.
wear sweaters indoors ... the ol’ Jimmy Carter strategy ... in fact, i think there’s a big storeroom of surplus sweaters in the basement of the White House that we could donate to Europe ...
Can’t the inventive Euros figure out how to harness energy from their own farts?
...on 4 April, 1949, which is 73 years in 5 days, approximately 30 European Countries, along with their Sugar Daddy the U.S., formed NATO which was intended to provide enough FORCE to whip the Russians if they ever came roaring across the border in mass.
The most important bolt in the NATO deal was that ALL members provide 2% of their GNP to NATO in the form of equipment purchased or CASH. Few did and Germany, most years, didn’t even meet 1% even though they were by far the most financially well off member.
Along that path, they feminized their military leadership and practiced as well as preached pacifism.
In lieu of the foregoing, many of us hope Russia turns off the gas to the effeminate, pacifist, deadbeat Germans.
Merkel engineered the Russian pipeline, and likely got 10% for “The Big Gal”.
Freeze, peasants, in order to save energy for effete leaders in ivory towers.
I am sure they have forests. I hear they have been buying wood pellets from the US to burn. They can cut their own wood over there and make the same thing and sell small stoves to the people to keep warm.
I agree.
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