Summary

Most European countries moved clocks forward one hour on Sunday, marking the start of daylight saving time (DST), a practice increasingly criticized.

Originally introduced during World War I to conserve energy, DST returned during the 1970s oil crisis and now shifts Central European Time to Central European Summer Time.

Despite a 2018 EU consultation where 84% of nearly 4 million respondents supported abolishing DST, implementation stalled due to member state disagreement.

Poland, currently holding the EU presidency, plans informal consultations to revisit the issue amid broader geopolitical priorities.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That guy was in 1895, which is a hundred years after Ben Franklin suggested it, but neither of them were responsible because it wasn’t adopted until the early 20th century in Canada, Germany, Austria, and the USA roughly in that order.

    • El Barto@lemmy.world
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      Well thanks. TIL.

      Having said that, “mentioning” is not inventing.

      It would be cool if we had fat burning pizza. There you have it. I mentioned it first, so I invented it.

      • misteloct@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        Not your fault that the Internet is full of casual misinformation. None of us are immune from that.