Europe’s hottest and driest summer in history continues to cause forest fires and many more disasters. Spain, which has a very hot and oppressive climate, where many people die due to the heat, is one of these countries. While this is the case, the decision to adjust the air conditioning temperatures seems to put the country in a more difficult situation.
While half of the world is scorching hot and grappling with forest fires caused by the extreme heat, the other half is suffering a disaster due to heavy rains, landslides and floods. In one of the summer seasons when we feel the effects of the climate crisis most intensely, people are dying from the heat in Europe, the heart of world civilization…
In all this terrible reality, an energy crisis was added to the picture while the war between Russia And Ukraine Was Going On. Russia’s slowing or stopping of gas flow to self-imposed European countries (even if it’s possible for now) has put all countries into a great panic.
A Decision Taken When The Temperature Was 38.8°C In Spain and related to this energy crisis caused controversy. According to this new practice, which is seen as the ‘Putin adjustment’ in energy, Spaniards will no longer be able to raise their air conditioners below 27°C in summer and above 19°C in winter.
RUSSIA REGULATION HAS ARRIVED TO TEMPERATURE SETTING
The new decree banned degrees outside these temperature ranges.
All these rules will also apply in public transport, offices and shops. Air conditioners cannot be operated below 27°C.
These new rules are part of the EU’s effort to reduce reliance on Russian energy.
Spain is scorching hot, but… ‘Russian setting’ has arrived for air conditioners!
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Europe’s hottest and driest summer in history continues to cause forest fires and many more disasters. Spain, which has a very hot and oppressive climate, where many people die due to the heat, is one of these countries. While this is the case, the decision to adjust the air conditioning temperatures seems to put the country in a more difficult situation.
While half of the world is scorching hot and grappling with forest fires caused by the extreme heat, the other half is suffering a disaster due to heavy rains, landslides and floods. In one of the summer seasons when we feel the effects of the climate crisis most intensely, people are dying from the heat in Europe, the heart of world civilization…
In all this terrible reality, an energy crisis was added to the picture while the war between Russia And Ukraine Was Going On. Russia’s slowing or stopping of gas flow to self-imposed European countries (even if it’s possible for now) has put all countries into a great panic.
A Decision Taken When The Temperature Was 38.8°C In Spain and related to this energy crisis caused controversy. According to this new practice, which is seen as the ‘Putin adjustment’ in energy, Spaniards will no longer be able to raise their air conditioners below 27°C in summer and above 19°C in winter.
RUSSIA REGULATION HAS ARRIVED TO TEMPERATURE SETTING
The new decree banned degrees outside these temperature ranges.
All these rules will also apply in public transport, offices and shops. Air conditioners cannot be operated below 27°C.
These new rules are part of the EU’s effort to reduce reliance on Russian energy.
“The aim of the plan is to save gas for the winter in case Putin decides to cut gas supplies to Europe because of the sanctions,” Spain’s ministry of ecology told public television, Joan Groizard, head of the country’s Institute for Energy Conservation and Diversification. He has already confirmed this.
The law, passed last week, also requires shops to turn off window lighting from 10 p.m., a decision that also affects the lighting of public buildings.
In the statements, it was stated that an automatic door closing mechanism should be installed in all air-conditioned or heated facilities by the end of September to prevent energy waste.
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However, the law does not provide for any specific penalties and leaves it to 17 regions of Spain, particularly those led by the right-wing opposition People’s Party, to monitor the implementation of these new rules. Some of these regions are regions that find the decision extremely wrong and criticize it.
The government revealed the details of the plan in May as part of an EU-wide effort to reduce oil and gas dependence on Russia after it invaded Ukraine in February.
The European Commission plans to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian gas by two-thirds this year and end Russia’s dependence on fuel supplies before 2030.
