Iceland may move from +00 to -01
Since 1968 Reykjavík has been about 1.5 hours ahead of mean solar time. The government of Iceland recently asked people which of three things they wanted to do about this, and the survey results were: 4% - educational campaign to encourage people to go to bed earlier 37% - leave the clocks alone 56% - change from +00 to -01 The prime minister's office is drafting a bill to implement the majority opinion: this would undo the 1968 change from -01/+00 (with DST) to permanent +00, and would revert to permanent -01, which was observed 1908-1916 and 1922-1938. Although I've seen many proposals from around the world to change the clocks, this bill seems to have a real chance of passing so I thought I'd give the list a heads-up. My source: Fontaine A. Most Icelanders support changing Iceland’s time zone. Reykjavík Grapevine. 2019-12-11. https://grapevine.is/news/2019/12/11/most-icelanders-support-changing-icelan...
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Paul Eggert