The European energy shortage has forced authorities across the continent to take extreme measures to reduce and encourage the reduction of energy consumption. The Mayor of Paris has said that the Eiffel Tower will be turned off several hours earlier than usual in a bid to save energy, with the move reducing the tower’s energy consumption by 4%. Across Europe, authorities are turning off lights in public buildings, reducing temperatures at swimming pools, and encouraging residents to take shorter showers. Lights at the Eiffel Tower will be turned off several hours earlier than usual in a bid to save energy, the Mayor of Paris has said , as the capital city joins a nationwide effort to reduce electricity consumption by a tenth. Normally, lights at the Eiffel Tower go out at 1 a.m. but this will now be brought forward to 11:45 p.m., which is when the landmark closes […]