Is there a sense that Sweden is relatively energy independent because you have so much nuclear and hydro and biomass? Are conversations like that bubbling up or not so much? Absolutely. And they're bubbling up in exactly that description that you just made, as well as a general degradation of trust in the state. So what we're seeing here is that's why I was saying very seriously there's changes in the culture happening.
Winter has come - and for some people it’s colder and more expensive than the recent past. This week Nate reconnects with Nora Bateson to discuss how she and others living in Sweden are responding to the phenomenal spike in their electricity costs, which are currently 35-40x higher than this time last year. What steps are people taking in their own homes to stay warm and reduce energy use, and what tools and support is the government providing its citizens? Is there any single event or person to blame for the drastic increase in energy costs or is the root cause broad and deep within the systems we have created? What can we learn from this dress rehearsal as we anticipate and prepare for The Great Simplification?
For Show Notes and More visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-original/20-keeping-warm-data
To Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WK-WYZ9bOg