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Europeans are bracing for a tough winter of possible energy rationing and even power blackouts due to reduced natural gas supplies from Russia, while millions are cutting their consumption to save on sky-rocketing bills.
Climate researchers say weak energy policies, aging infrastructure, conflict, and more extreme weather linked to global warming could further undermine energy security around the world in the years to come.
As governments hope for a mild winter that would help avert blackouts, what steps can ordinary people take to prepare for power cuts?
Here are seven tips from around the world on how to cope if the lights go out:
1) Prepare with an emergency ‘blackout box’
Britons are readying “blackout boxes” with emergency supplies including candles, blankets, and torches after the country’s National Grid warned in October that planned power cuts could be necessary for the first time in five decades.
Others are stocking up on camping stoves, battery-operated radios, power banks, board games, and biscuits.
With the possible power cuts set to hit during winter, the UK Networks energy company advised wearing several layers of clothing and reducing heat loss by closing the curtains and doors of unused rooms.
The Finnish National Rescue Association (SPEK) advises the “walkthrough method”: walking around your home before any power outage to remember and learn where to find emergency supplies, a method often used in workplace safety preparedness.
SPEK also promotes the “72h concept” which involves assessing how prepared households are – from food to medicine – to cope with at least three days of power disruption.
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