'Please, please, please': Denmark urges citizens to avoid driving as oil prices spike
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Denmark's energy minister called on citizens to reduce their energy use amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44153801

Denmark’s energy minister called on citizens to reduce their energy use amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Oil prices jumped to over $100 a barrel on Thursday, raising fears of rising inflation.

“If it is not strictly necessary to drive the car, then don’t do it,” the minister stressed to Danish citizens.

  • blarghly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Confused. Is Denmark footing the bill for their citizens’ oil? Seems like you would just say “hey, oil is expensive now - if you drive for no reason you’re a dumbass, but I won’t stop you.”

    • grue@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Maybe Denmark cares about preventing actual shortages, or about the damage wasteful driving with high gas prices does to the economy as a whole.

    • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Are you by chance American and a free market fundamentalist or a rugged individualist?

      A country asking its citizens publicly to pull together in adressing national risks is a very normal healthy thing to do. It offers obvious direct benefits. That you are confused by this, I find disturbing.

      Edit: consider the possibility that your cultural programming may be incorrect in at least some important ways.

    • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Oil costs are going to affect transportation costs all over the board, food, clothes, construction materials… so trying to reduce consumers consumption of oil can help to reduce that impact on the rest of economy. I don’t think is going to actually work, but politicians needs to start planting the seed of scapegoats for the future.

      • blarghly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Ah. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Then when prices increase or rationing starts, they can point back and say “guys, we told you to use less gas!”