IEA calls for lower speed limits, car-free Sundays, and public transport incentives to slash oil demand

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An ‘alternate private car access scheme’ was introduced in Italy after the first oil shock | Credit: iStock
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An ‘alternate private car access scheme’ was introduced in Italy after the first oil shock | Credit: iStock

Group calculates global oil demand could be reduce by 2.7 million barrels a day if string of 10 emergency measures were introduced

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has this morning published a 10-point plan setting out how policymakers, businesses, and citizens in advanced economies could slash oil use so as to reduce the impacts...

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