Paris residents express concerns over possibility of restarting coal-fired power plants amid energy crisis

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Paris residents express concerns over possibility of restarting coal-fired power plants amid energy crisis

STORY: Paris residents express concerns over possibility of restarting coal-fired power plants amid energy crisis DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in ParisSOUNDBITE 1 (French): SYLVETTE, Paris residentvarious of pylonsSOUNDBITE 2 (French): IDHIR, Paris residentSOUNDBITE 3 (French): CHRISTOPHE, Paris residentSOUNDBITE 4 (French): LOUIS, Paris residentSOUNDBITE 5 (French): RAYMONDE, Paris resident STORYLINE: Facing power supply insecurity, some European countries have decided to reopen coal-fired power plants or to take measures to support coal power. Residents in Paris have expressed their concerns over decisions of going back to the traditional energy source. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SYLVETTE, Paris resident "So if France restarts the coal-fired power plants, it's true that it risks being a step backwards. It's not a big step forward but rather a step backwards, before we have other solutions to allow us to continue to live on the l

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