The European energy crisis is getting worse and worse. Chinese students in Europe have experienced all this. Everyone is facing the dilemma of not having money to turn on the heating. They have to find ways not to be frozen to death every day. British students also posted a message saying that is reluctant to turn on the heating due to the surge in energy costs. They are willing to use olive oil for dinner, and they can buy good clothes. They are not stingy when going out to play, but turning on the heating can be delayed every day. This is the first time that such "pure and poor" has happened.
In the UK, students in the UK lamented that they were reluctant to turn on the heating
The West uses Natural gas bills soared
Faced with the energy crisis , statistics from Zurich, UK, one in seven people may use candles to save energy costs this winter.
German people's expenditure on natural gas this winter accounts for the majority of their living expenses. And 17% of British people also said they needed to take out a loan to turn on the heating.
British people may have to use candles to keep warm
Due to the bombing of the Nord Stream, Russia has stopped transporting natural gas to European countries for more than a month. EU The economic foundation of Germany, the largest economic power in Germany, is also under great tests. , and the German people will usher in an unusually cold winter.
Chinese students in Germany complained about the rise in electricity bills
Feedback from Chinese students in Germany also confirmed this again, " Electricity bill in the South German city where I live has risen by 29 points to 39 points. Diesel 1.2 has risen to 2.2 euros per liter, electricity price soared , and yesterday I received a bill from power company , and the advance payment for 2023 The fee (my electricity bill is a monthly advance payment, and it settles once a year according to the actual electricity meter) has increased from 72 euros to 109 euros. This shows that the power company predicts that electricity prices will increase significantly next year. "
The severity of the German natural gas crisis depends on Germany's excessive reliance on Russian natural gas supply. Before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Germany's imports of Russian natural gas accounted for 37%, while this data reached 55.2% in 2020.
Chinese turtleneck sweaters and electric blankets are selling well
A while ago, French President Macron 's video of his speech caused heated discussion. He changed his past suit and shirt combination and changed into a turtleneck sweater. In the past 30 days, in the European market of , the search volume of Chinese turtleneck sweaters has increased by 13 times, and its sales data is also very considerable. Turtleneck sweaters usher in a hot sales trend.
Macron was wearing a turtleneck sweater
In order to spend the winter safely, Europeans were also looking for other ways out. Buying firewood gradually became the mainstream, and some people even burned garbage. Chinese electric blankets also appeared in Europe at this time, causing hot sales. The number of electric blankets exported by the General Administration of Customs of China also illustrates this point. From June to August last year, 320,000 electric blankets were exported, and from June to August this year, 840,000 electric blankets were exported, which is as much as twice that of last year.
In just one month, the market value of Chengdu Rainbow Group, a well-known Chinese electric blanket manufacturer, rose by 2.5 billion. Stimulated by the news that European residents purchased a large number of Chinese electric blankets, the share price of Rainbow Group's electric blanket concept stock is also continuing to rise.
Interestingly, at the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships that just ended, the organizing committee thoughtfully gave European players an electric blanket to facilitate the players to keep warm. However, this winter's natural gas crisis is evolving into an electric crisis. This electric blanket from our country may gradually become unaffordable.
Chinese workers work overtime to produce electric blankets
The natural gas crisis turns into an electric crisis
The natural gas crisis has gradually evolved into an electric crisis, Nearly a quarter of Germany's natural gas is used to generate electricity, and the shortage of natural gas will inevitably lead to a shortage of electricity . The rise in natural gas prices will also drive the rise of electricity prices. French gas stations are also facing energy shortages. One of the two gas stations is on the verge of closing. People working at gas stations are unable to get their own compensation on time and cannot pay their natural gas bills. Employees also strike and demonstrate.
Behind the European energy crisis is the instability of the international situation. After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Western countries followed the United States and sanctioned Russian natural gas one-sidedly, but the United States took the opportunity to sell natural gas at a high price to make huge profits. However, the United States sold natural gas to European countries at four times the market price. The price is really very expensive. Some European countries gradually could not withstand the crisis of energy shortage and gradually lifted sanctions on Russia. Netherlands has taken the lead in applying for lifting sanctions on Russia, and other countries have gradually swayed.
Russian President Press Secretary Peskov
Russian President Press Secretary Peskov said in an interview that for European countries, not only faces the current energy problems, but also faces a very severe energy situation in the next ten or even twenty years. Peskov said that the United States is relying on selling natural gas to European countries to make huge profits, and European countries are also facing the problem of decline in economic competitiveness under the energy crisis.
(Editor: Cheng Xiaoyu Reviewed: Gudong)
