SOURCE: Zero Hedge<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Czech President Milo\u0161 Zeman has blamed \u201cgreen madness\u201d for the energy crisis and warned that the abolition of cars with internal combustion engines will only prolong the agony.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Zeman said the primary cause of the crisis was not the Ukraine war, but \u201cgreen fanaticism\u201d that has left European countries dependent on energy sources that cannot meet demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhether it\u2019s called the Green Deal or whatever, I\u2019m afraid. <\/strong>However, I won\u2019t be here anymore when we find out where the green madness will take us,<\/strong>\u201d said Zeman.<\/em><\/p> \u201cThe abolition of cars with internal combustion engines will lead to the advent of far more demanding electromobility. The biggest consumers of electricity will be electric cars with a short range and a high price,\u201d he added.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The comments were made amidst controversy<\/a> in the Czech Republic caused by new government regulations which mandate schools, hospitals, and households reduce their temperature by up to six degrees Celsius to save energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Owners of care homes for the elderly complained that old people cannot live in a 20\u00b0C environment without it posing a threat to their health.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is not permissible for the elderly to spend 100 percent of their time in spaces at 20\u00b0C and below. It is life-threatening to bathe frail seniors in a room heated to only 20\u00b0C when they get cold quickly,\u201d said Daniela Luskov\u00e1, vice-president of the Association of Social Service Providers.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n However, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health insisted that regulations were made in consultation with professional scientific opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar rules have already been enforced in Germany, where thermostats in public buildings are being limited<\/a> to 19 degrees Celsius, and in Spain<\/a>, where at the height of summer, non-residential buildings can set the temperature no lower than 27\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n