Germany has made headlines this week after switching off lights at public monuments and turning off heating at city run buildings like leisure centres. Energy saving measures across the country are in line with the EU’s plan to gradually reduce the demand for gas and avoid blackouts this winter. The aim is to bring down energy consumption by 15 per cent by next March. This reduction would enable countries to keep the lights on in the worst case scenario if Russia were to totally cut off supplies. For now, reductions are voluntary but soaring energy prices could act as motivation. In the case o…