Sanchez urges all office workers to throw their ties in the heat, something that could help air conditioners in office buildings not have to go to max.
“This means we can all save energy,” he said during a press conference on Friday, adding that he asked all ministers and civil servants to do the same. Now he hopes the private sector will follow suit.
He also said that the Spanish government is preparing to adopt a set of urgent energy-saving measures on Monday. No further details of the measures emerged during the press conference, but according to Sanchez they will be in line with other European countries.
In Germany, famous monuments have started to be switched off at night and the population has been urged to reduce the use of air conditioning and to use public transport to a greater extent.