The heat is on, Italy plans to turn down air conditioning to save energy

A woman wipes off sweat with a towel near the Colosseum during a heatwave across Italy, in Rome, August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo MangiapaneRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterROME, April 20 (Reuters) – Italians could face a long hot summer with the air conditioning turned down in public offices and buildings as the government seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian gas supplies.Air conditioning systems will be set to keep the temperature no lower than a balmy 25-27 Celsius (77-81 F) during the warmest months of the year, according to an amendment to a government decree on energy usage. …
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