German Deputy Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection Illustrator Artwork called on the public to reduce the time of bathing to save energy; he said in the media that he never took a bath for more than five minutes. Why are relatively wealthy Western countries so concerned about energy? 1. The war led to pressure on energy supply and demand Since 2020, global energy prices have begun to climb due to the economic recovery of various countries after the epidemic has been in short supply;
especially after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, global energy prices have continued to rise. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, most Western countries have tried to reduce or completely stop buying Russian fossil fuels. And wars, sanctions and counter-sanctions continue to push up international oil and gas prices. After the rise in energy prices, the economies of European and American countries were under tremendous pressure, inflation began to rise sharply, and the pressure on people's livelihood increased sharply. The EU’s energy strategy to end reliance on Russian oil and gas energy was first announced in March following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
with the stated goal of reducing Russian gas imports by two-thirds by 2022. Russia has taken countermeasures. In addition to restricting the so-called "unfriendly" countries that need to settle their natural gas bills in rubles, they have also reduced supply on the grounds of technology. Many countries are faced with the inability to reserve enough natural gas energy for the winter of 2022. the predicament. 2. Climate Change Goals Although after the outbreak of the Ukrainian war, many countries in the world have reused fossil fuels that had been prepared and discarded due to energy shortages, but climate change is still one of the most important reasons