Switzerland’s environment minister has recommended that people save energy by having showers together.
Simonetta Sommaruga, 62, is promoting measures to reduce consumption by 15 per cent this winter to avoid the risk of power cuts.
Responding to questions on the government’s campaign by readers of 20 Minuten, the Swiss newspaper, she suggested that they could “turn off the computer when you don’t need it, or turn off lights, or shower together”.
