A passer-by outside the European Commission headquarters in BrusselsMOSCOW, 25 Mar. The Economist magazine argues that simple measures like lowering indoor temperatures or lowering the maximum speed on the roads will help «get rid of dependence» on Russian gas and save billions of euros. «If you reduce the speed limit by ten kilometers per hour, fuel consumption in the rich world will decrease by about 15 percent. These are no jokes, especially in the current conditions when Europe is looking for hydrocarbons wherever possible, «the publication says. The magazine also recommends working remotely more often and using public transport more actively. In addition, The Economist accuses the European authorities of passivity. The authors believe that the Europeans are ready to sacrifice comfort for the sake of abandoning Russian energy sources, but no one asks them to do so.Putin's gas ultimatum. Europe has no options» The new Brussels mantra is «Europe that protects». A changing world should not cause inconvenience to citizens,» the article notes. sovereignty of the LNR and the DNR. On the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. After the start of a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine, Western countries approved a series of new sanctions against Russia, and statements in Europe about the need to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources began to sound louder. Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>Will Russia destroy green energy
