{"id":26091,"date":"2007-06-14T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-14T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:35:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:35:13","slug":"1091-chinese-workers-urged-to-dress-down-save-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/1091-chinese-workers-urged-to-dress-down-save-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese workers urged to dress down, save energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The news comes in a week that a number of central government offices underwent a day without air-conditioning as part of a campaign to cut energy consumption and improve energy efficiency.  <\/div>\n<div>\n&quot;Several leaders of the State Council recently called on office workers to dress casually instead of in formal suits,&quot; the China Daily said.  <\/div>\n<div>\n&quot;Wearing light clothing such as T-shirts makes it possible for air-conditioners to be turned down in offices.&quot;<\/div>\n<div>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/china\/2007-06\/14\/content_893807.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"458\" src=\"\/UserFiles\/Image\/office worker.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8581002@N04\/520795606\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">andmellowed<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese leaders urged office workers to wear T-shirts instead of suits so that air-conditioners can be turned down to save energy, China Daily reported on 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