European leaders have issued a nine-point plan to cut the use of fuel in order to slow the likely need to ‘ration’ car fuels, heating oil, and gas by the end of 2022.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, officials have raised the alarm over the need to begin conserving supplies where possible to avoid a worst-case scenario across the member states.
Europe imports about 40% of its natural gas and 27% of its oil from Russia.