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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    5 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.

    • El Barto@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      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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        5 days ago

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