Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices, IEA says

The International Energy Agency (IEA), which this month agreed a record release of oil from strategic stockpiles to deal with the effects of the US-Israeli war with Iran, outlined on Friday proposals to ease oil price pressures on consumers, such as working-from-home and avoiding air travel.The US-Israel war with Iran has driven up energy prices, causing concerns over inflation across the world.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The IEA said its proposals were actions that governments, businesses and households could take to ease the pain on consumers from the recent spike up in energy prices.The IEA said such proposals included working from home, reducing highway speed limits by at least 10 kilometers per hour, and avoiding air travel if other means of transport were available.“We have recently launched the largest ever release of IEA emergency oil stocks – and I am in close contact with key governments around the world, including major