Heat or eat? Winter protests loom as energy crisis sweeps Europe

Whichever route governments choose, the coming winter is set to be plagued by social unrest, warned Naomi Hossain, a professor of development politics at the American University in Washington, DC.

Spanish citizens have been feeling the heat during a sizzling summer, after the government ordered air-conditioning to be set no cooler than 27 degrees Celsius in public buildings, hotels, restaurants and shopping centres. Germany, the EU nation most dependent on Russian fuels, has announced heating limits of 19C in the winter for public buildings and colder public pools, while cities like Augsburg are contemplating which traffic lights to turn off.

Gas supply through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which carries gas from Russia into Germany, has been significantly restricted for the past month, with the Russians blaming technical difficulties. But despite inflation hitting a 40-year high and the Bank of England warning of a lengthy recession, Britain's response to the crisis has been hampered by the race to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister.

Hopefully the climate change junkies will freeze.

Wow. You are actually supporting real news. Renewables have failed in Europe and the UK and electricity is unaffordable. Watch UK news. We are following the same path. In 20 years time when Renewables fail China will control our energy source. Nuclear must be an option.

that's only War We Should be Fighting, Climate Change, especially in Australia, (all schools should have Garden Nursery for native trees n shrubs) n have Schools replanting Forrests ASAP...

This is the renewable energy future Chris Bowen is cracking a chubb over.

This is our future under 'renewables'.

If we had continued with our energy independence we could of helped our European friends, Biden's foresight is limited to the nearest ice cream parlor.

This tweet from an ABC 🤡🌏 Teal didn't age well.

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