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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday authorized a more casual dress for ministers and officials and urged all of Spain to wear less clothes to fight Europe’s escalating energy crisis.
Sanchez suggested the country’s workers should dress cooler after air conditioning use skyrocketed during Europe’s heat wave earlier in July, creating energy demand that is unsustainable under Europe’s current green energy system, Reuters reported.
“I have asked ministers and all officials, and I would also like to ask the private sector, if they have not already done so, not to wear a tie if it is not necessary,” Sanchez said, according to Reuters. “This is how we confront the energy savings that are so important in our country.”
“I want you all to notice that I don’t wear a tie,” Sanchez added. “This means we can all save energy.”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday asked his ministers, officials and private sector workers to stop wearing ties and stay cool as heat waves swept across parts of Europe, fueling demand for energy-guzzling air conditioning. https://t.co/HKGbs5iu6B
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Sanchez announced that the government will release new efficiency and energy-saving emergency measures in light of Russian President Vladimir Putin restricting Russia’s oil and gas supplies to Europe, Reuters reported. (RELATED: Putin pledges to keep gas flowing to Europe for now)
Members of the European Union agreed July 20 to cut gas consumption in the next eight months, including the winter months, in case Russia cuts natural gas flows in retaliation for global sanctions from the war in Ukraine.
Most countries must reduce gas consumption by 15% from January.
Putin warned that future delays in oil and gas deliveries to Europe are to be expected if the continent continues to receive global sanctions from Russia’s war in Ukraine that are causing delays in pipeline maintenance.
Gazprom, a state-run Russian oil and gas company, has already announced that the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany would be reduced to 20% maximum capacity. Putin promised that Russia would continue to supply 40% of the EU’s gas despite the current problems.