Lower energy consumption thanks to daylight-saving time

(Image: Pixabay CC0) - The abolition of daylight saving time is a frequently - and hotly - debated topic. Often, only the aspect of electricity consumption due to artificial lighting is considered. In a new study, researchers have analyzed whether daylight saving time also has an impact on the energy needed to heat and cool office buildings, and what role climate change might play in this. The results should delight supporters of daylight saving time. This weekend it happens once again: We will put the clocks forward by one hour. With the start of daylight-saving time, discussions break out - as they do every year - about whether or not we should eliminate the time change - both in politics and in the wider society. Opponents argue that the time change impacts our health, for instance through sleep disturbances.