People in Ireland are being encouraged to work remotely and cut back on car usage as concerns intensify over the ongoing Iran war.
The warning came on Tuesday when a senior figure in the European Commission said residents across the European Union should consider working from home, noting there is “no end in sight” to the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States, reports The Mirror.
EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen said Europe is “facing a very serious situation” and called on people to “increase car sharing and adopt efficient driving practices”.
EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen said Europe is “facing a very serious situation” and urged people to “increase car sharing and adopt efficient driving practices”, reports The Mirror.
“The more you can do to save oil, especially diesel, especially jet fuel, the better we are off,” Jørgensen said, reports The Mirror.
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He also advised Ireland and the other EU member states to follow guidance from the International Energy Agency, which includes measures such as working from home where possible, reducing motorway speed limits by 10 kilometres per hour, encouraging public transport, alternating private car usage, and promoting car sharing and efficient driving.
Mr Jørgensen’s comments come as energy analysts warn of a potential global crisis that could exceed the scale of the 1970s oil shocks, which were also partly driven by conflict in the Middle East, reports The Mirror.
This stark outlook was echoed by Micheál Martin, who described the current situation as “probably the worst ever”, reports The Mirror.
“The supply shock is probably the worst ever, much more severe than even the 1970s supply shock. So, on two fronts, inflation, inflationary impacts of the war, and secondly, of course, the supply implications. We’ve set up a subgroup specifically to look at the supply issue and there will be ongoing advice in terms of the conservation of energy and urging people to use it as wisely as possible and that’s being kept under constant review,” he said, reports The Mirror.
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