The EU proposes to encourage teleworking, reduce speed limits and avoid air travel in order to save fuel
Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has stressed that special attention needs to be paid to the transport sector and has proposed a decalogue of activities to address the energy crisis.
Dan Jorgensen, Energy Commissioner, TODAY in Brussels.
The European Commissionhas sent a clear message to the 27 Member States: it is essential to implement measures to save fuel in order to reduce energy demand, given the foreseeable delay inthe energy crisis caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
EU Energy Commissioner Dar Jorgensen has issued the warning following his meeting with national energy officials, in which he said that 'even if peace comes tomorrow' the energy supply will not recover in the short term. 'As a result of the war, the region's energy infrastructure has deteriorated greatly and will continue to deteriorate'.
The Commissioner has advanced that Brussels is preparing a package of measures to 'protect families and businesses'and has ensured that, although it has not specified deadlines, they will be presented 'soon'. He has also indicated that the situation is' very changing 'and that they will act' flexibly '.
Faced with this scenario, Jorgensen has urged Member States to "do everything possible" to save fuel, especially from oil. In this regard, Jorgensen has proposed to the Heads of Government to take into consideration the International Energy Agency's plan and to implement the ten measures contained therein, including promoting teleworking , reducing speed limits on roads, encouraging the use of public transport and avoiding , where appropriate, air travel.
The intention, he has specified, is not to establish the same measures in all States. He has explained that certain decisions will have to be taken in each place, depending on the circumstances, and has therefore urged Governments to review the situation in their respective countries in order to agree on the measures to be taken.
Since the outbreak of the Iranian war, it has reported an overall increase in the price of gas by 70% and oil by 60%, which in just a month has led to an increase in the EU's energy bill of EUR 14 billion.
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