This latter point is also true for energyintensive companies, which, in the face of a shock that impacts different economies asymmetrically, would find themselves, in the absence of any relief, having to tackle at least a temporary crisis of competitiveness.
With all this, it would be rather short-sighted not to recognise that the price shock, along with uncertainties concerning supply chain security, is triggering a reaction that, in a more or less short space of time, could result in energy savings and/or a conversion to alternative resources.