EU level energy emergency measures. So much time lost already since late February. Measures would have to radically focus on short term returns to yield a timely effect.

Some ideas to evaluate, in no particular order. Some are (close to mainstream), others elephant's shit:

- accelerated LNG terminal buildouts (butchering Nordstream 2 and making it a terminal at the coast, ...)

- EU level natural gas purchasing

- carrots for lowering per capita energy consumption: insulation, contests, subsidies, ...

- temporary ban on use of cars with >= 3l engines

- 100 km/h EU wide maximum speed limit

- no private jet traffic except for medical emergencies

- temporarily extend/unmothball coal and nuclear electricity plants - temporary regulatory relaxation on wood harvesting for heating purposes

- 24/7 production at any and every solar panel, wind turbine, insulation and heat pump manufacturer - faster rollout of planned (hvdc) interconnects - EU wide helicopter money for paying energy bills or lowering them: per capita, differentiated by climate zone

- (possibly) concentrate large solar and green hydrogen projects in southern EU (higher immediate returns)

- intensive direct wage support for employees in temporarily loss-leading energy intensive sectors

- ..._