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More than 4 out of 5 Italians are ready to significantly reduce their energy consumption as a result of the sanctions against Russia. 83% of respondents who took part in the survey published on the Sole 24 Ore LinkedIn page indicated that they had reacted to the reduction in consumption in terms of electricity, fuel for their car and heating or cooling their home. Specifically, 43% say they are ready to reduce energy use by around 30%, while another 40% say they are ready to reduce it by 10%. 16% of respondents said they do not intend to change their energy consumption, while 2% expect to increase car use, electricity and heating consumption in the near future.
A result that confirms, at least in its intentions, the willingness of the Italians to adapt to the consequences that the conflict in Ukraine is having on energy supplies due to the increasing sanctions imposed on Moscow by the EU.
The intentions expressed
Although it hardly needs emphasizing that expressing one’s intention does not directly correspond to consistent behavior. And as the facts prove, it’s likely that a portion of that cornered 83% isn’t actually participating in an “energy offering.” But the result of the survey proposed by the Il Sole 24 Ore editorial team to their community of followers who read us on LinkedIn leaves no room for doubt:
6,466 followers of our site took part in the survey, it was viewed by around 250,000 readers and generated several dozen comments from a community that spoke out on the subject. Figures that confirm how the connection between individual and personal needsbased behavior and the context in which one moves is perceived, conditioned by the consequences of the Ukraine conflict, which, as is well known, caused the EU to impose various sanctions packages regarding gas out Russia, with inevitable internal debate over the fallout’s implications.
HOW MUCH ARE YOU WILLING TO REDUCE YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION (ELECTRICITY, CAR, HEATING/COOLING)?
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reader comments
And the comments reflect a variety of attitudes on this topic. There are those who intervene on the importance of reducing consumption, but remain perplexed by the cascading aspects: “I keep noticing that the systems for controlling and monitoring consumption are not compulsory and do not provide incentives. If we think of 110%, the state bears all the costs and then does not check the impact on effectiveness, but leaves everything to the paper check: it is not energy efficiency, but an efficiency assumption. But I say … is it so difficult to force the installation of surveillance systems? ».