The collapse of sub-zero temperatures makes energy costs soar in homes and greenhouses where plants and flowers are grown for Christmas. This is what Coldiretti says about the thermal shock that weighs on the bills of families and businesses and risks causing damage to winter vegetables grown outdoors. In fact, there has been an abrupt change in the climate, after the warmest year ever recorded in Italy since 1800: by analyzing the ISAC-CNR institute data for the first eleven months of the year, 2022 reached a temperature of over one degree (+1.06 degrees) higher than the historical average. The Coldiretti/Censis survey points out that, in the face of rising bills, as many as 55% of Italians say they reduce the use of radiators or electric stoves to keep heating costs under control. With the arrival of the cold season after months of temperate weather, the alarm for the energy war linked to the conflict in Ukraine has breached the habits of families. Half of Italians (50%) have in fact decided to reduce or renounce the use of the electric oven while 35% have cut the use of gas stoves to contain energy consumption and pay less in the bill. The difficult situation also involves companies that are more sensitive to energy costs, such as those in the greenhouse horticulture sector, which face astronomical increases for heating.
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