Switzerland’s Environment Minister Suggests People Shower Together to Save Energy

Switzerland’s Environment Minister Suggests People Shower Together to Save Energy
(L-R) President of the Swiss conference of cantonal energy directors Roberto Schmidt, Switzerland's Minister of Infrastructure, Transport, Environment, and Energy Simonetta Sommaruga, and Economy Minister Guy Parmelin arrive to give a press conference to announce measures of possible energy shortages this winter, in Bern on Aug. 31, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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Switzerland’s environment minister is facing backlash after recommending that people shower together in an effort to cut energy consumption this winter and fend off power cuts.

Simonetta Sommaruga, 62, suggested that people “turn off the computer when you don’t need it, or turn off lights, or shower together” as part of her measures promoting a 15 percent reduction in energy consumption, The Times of London reported.

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