{"id":1358292,"date":"2022-03-04T08:52:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T13:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1358292"},"modified":"2022-03-04T08:53:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T13:53:03","slug":"turn-down-thermostats-to-fight-the-ruskies-europeans-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turn-down-thermostats-to-fight-the-ruskies-europeans-told\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn Down Thermostats to Fight the Ruskies, Europeans Told"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-511134244-e1646323974720-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Europeans should make their houses colder to help break the EU\u2019s dependence on Russian gas, an OECD group has said.<\/p>\n<p>The International Energy Agency \u2014 an intergovernmental organisation under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/environment\/globalistoftheyearaward.htm\">avowedly globalist<\/a> Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) \u2014 has recommended that Europeans turn down their thermostats to help reduce reliance on Russian energy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>While the price of natural gas had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/02\/eurozone-inflation-hits-highest-level-since-introduction-of-the-euro\/\">rising steeply<\/a> since last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2018\/11\/11\/four-months-after-trumps-warning-over-russian-gas-dependence-german-lawmakers-urge-merkel-to-act\/\">in a totally foreseeable development<\/a> it has soared since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, partly due to Europe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/26\/heavy-dependence-on-russian-gas-has-europe-scrambling-for-alternatives-over-supply-fears\/\">over-reliance<\/a> on Russian imports.<\/p>\n<p>However, although European governments have had years to prepare and diversify their energy sources,\u00a0one way ordinary citizens could help reduce this reliance is by turning down their thermostats, with the organisation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/a-10-point-plan-to-reduce-the-european-unions-reliance-on-russian-natural-gas\">releasing a ten-point plan<\/a> on Thursday to wean the EU off of Russian gas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia\u2019s use of its natural gas resources as an economic and political weapon show Europe needs to act quickly to be ready to face considerable uncertainty over Russian gas supplies next winter,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/news\/how-europe-can-cut-natural-gas-imports-from-russia-significantly-within-a-year\">post<\/a> on the organisation\u2019s website reports its Executive Director, Fatih Birol, as saying.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEurope needs to rapidly reduce the dominant role of Russia in its energy markets and ramp up the alternatives as quickly as possible,\u201d she continued, noting that the ten-point plan will help achieve that goal.<\/p>\n<p>One of these points involves Europeans collectively turning down their thermostats by one degree, which \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/a-10-point-plan-to-reduce-the-european-unions-reliance-on-russian-natural-gas\">according<\/a> to the organisation \u2014 would reduce overall gas demand by ten billion cubic meters of gas per year.<\/p>\n<p>For context, the organisation claims that the European Union imported somewhere in the region of 155 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany European citizens have already responded to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in various ways, via donations or in some cases by directly assisting refugees from Ukraine,\u201d the report reads. \u201cAdjusting heating controls in Europe\u2019s gas-heated buildings would be another avenue for temporary action, saving considerable amounts of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdjusting the thermostat for buildings heating would deliver immediate annual energy savings of around 10 bcm for each degree of reduction while also bringing down energy bills,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Coincidentally, the advice is exactly the same as that which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energylivenews.com\/2020\/10\/28\/uk-homes-could-save-1-4bn-by-turning-thermostats-down-by-just-1c\/\">pushed<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisismoney.co.uk\/money\/bills\/article-10254069\/Why-set-thermostat-19-degrees-save-money.html\">households<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwf.org.uk\/challenges\/turn-down-one-degree\">lobbyists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/128720\/6923-how-much-energy-could-be-saved-by-making-small-cha.pdf\">governments<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/ethicallivingblog\/2007\/nov\/09\/savecarbonwhilekeepingwarm\">years<\/a>, with the Russian invasion giving a convenient patriotic flavour to an old environmentalist demand.<\/p>\n<p>The report also suggests that the EU should look to \u201cdecarbonise sources of power system flexibility\u201d, maximise power generation from bioenergy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/31\/germany-shuts-down-half-of-remaining-nuclear-power-plants\/\">nuclear<\/a>, as well as cease signing new gas supply contracts with Russia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Half-measures: EU reportedly exempting key Russian banks from SWIFT ban to keep buying gas, meanwhile Gazprom\u2026  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/APDc3yaJak\">https:\/\/t.co\/APDc3yaJak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1499358520986247171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While becoming a hot talking point in recent weeks, Europe\u2019s over-reliance on Russian gas is far from a new problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/26\/heavy-dependence-on-russian-gas-has-europe-scrambling-for-alternatives-over-supply-fears\/\">Boris Johnson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2018\/07\/11\/trump-starts-nato-summit-on-front-foot-blasts-hypocritical-germany-as-captive-of-russians\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, and Kyiv Mayor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/26\/klitschko-comes-out-swinging-germany-betrayed-ukraine-for-putins-gas-says-ex-boxing-champ\/\">Vitali Klitschko<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 among others \u2014 have all slammed the EU for its Russian natural gas addiction in the past, with the former US president saying that Germany\u2019s particular reliance on the hydrocarbon fuel meant that the country was becoming a \u201ccaptive to Russia\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGermany is totally controlled by Russia,\u201d the then-President said back in 2018. \u201cI think it\u2019s not [appropriate] and it\u2019s a very bad thing for NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, despite this criticism, Germany has been actively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/14\/germany-dramatically-behind-its-emissions-target-after-abandoning-dangerous-nuclear-energy\/\">decommissioning<\/a> its nuclear power plants, to the point that it now seems to be negatively affecting the country\u2019s greenhouse emissions \u2014 and dependence on imported gas \u2014 as a result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe consider nuclear technology to be dangerous,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/04\/eu-green-classification-of-nuclear-causes-uproar-amongst-member-states\/\">said<\/a> one German government spokesman in opposition to an EU plan to include nuclear technology within its green investment plan, something which the Germans were said to \u201cexpressly reject\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, nothing major appears to have changed in regards to Europe\u2019s willingness to use Russian gas.<\/p>\n<p>Despite imposing drastic sanctions on Putin\u2019s Federation after its invasion of Ukraine \u2014 including largely stripping the country of the use of the SWIFT banking transfer system \u2014 the European Union has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/03\/02\/sanctions-loophole-swift-exemption-europe-lets-itself-pay-for-russian-gas\/\">seemingly<\/a> ensured that none of these sanctions would prevent it from buying the country\u2019s gas.<\/p>\n<p>As such, as of Wednesday, the EU has been purchasing natural gas from Russia \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2022\/03\/02\/russias-gazprom-europe-buying-more-russian-natural-gas-than-usual-business-as-normal\/\">as per normal<\/a>\u201c, according to the state-owned provider Gazprom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europeans should make their houses colder to help break the EU\u2019s dependence on Russian gas, an OECD group has 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