ILEA001054266: Energy crisis in Poland features coal price hike, stirs air pollution concerns

Bangladesh embraces wind energy with Chinese solutions

STORY: Bangladesh embraces wind energy with Chinese solutions SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Cox's Bazar wind power project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YIN BOBO, Director of the Cox's Bazar Wind Power Plant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDULLAH ARIF, Bangladeshi engineer STORYLINE: Khurushkul, once a small village in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, some 400 km southeast of the capital Dhaka, now boasts Bangladesh's first wind power plant built by a Chinese company. The plant, a large-scale centralized wind power plant with 22 wind turbines with a single capacity of 3 megawatts (MW) installed, has started operation, facilitating the South Asian country's energy transition and green development. The Cox's Bazar wind power project is invested by Wuling Power Corp., a subsidiary of China's State Power Investment Corp. (SPIC), and built by PowerChina Chengdu Engineering Corp. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Y

Polish transport workers block roads to border crossings with Ukraine in protest

STORY: Polish transport workers block roads to border crossings with Ukraine in protest SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: PRZEMYSL, MALHOWICE, Poland CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of truck queue near Przemysl 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Polish): JOANNA GOLISZ, Police in Przemysl 3. various of the Malhowice-Nizankowice border crossing in construction (shot in Malhowice) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Polish): LIEUTENANT PIOTR ZAKIELARZ, Press Spokesman for the Commander of the Bieszczady Border Guard Unit STORYLINE: Representatives of Polish transport companies protested on the access roads to three border crossings with Ukraine on Wednesday, against unfair competition from the neighboring country's businesses. Protesters almost do not allow trucks to pass to crossings in Korczowa and Dorohusk in Lublin Voivodeship, which led to long queues of trucks. The only active crossing for trucks is the crossing in Medyka near Przemysl in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, where nearly 60

Indonesia calls for transition to EV following air pollution

STORY: Indonesia calls for transition to EV following air pollution DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial views of Jakarta 2. various of traffic of Jakarta 3. various of electric cars and production line STORYLINE: The Indonesian government called on its people to switch to electric vehicles (EV) to accelerate the transition to cleaner energy after severe air pollution hit Jakarta recently, a minister said on Tuesday. Indonesian Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir said the recent air pollution in Jakarta, which the government said was the worst in the archipelagic country's history, was mainly caused by emissions from vehicles, industrial manufacturers and power plants. "One of the solutions is to use alternative energy that is more environmentally friendly. Therefore, the government is pushing the transition from conventional fuel vehicles to electric vehicles," Thohir told a virtual seminar. The air quality

Chinese firms showcase green solutions at Africa energy forum

STORY: Chinese firms showcase green solutions at Africa energy forum DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 25th Africa energy forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RYAN WANG, General Manager, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in Africa 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VICTOR KOYIER, Vice president at Huawei's Sub-Saharan Africa market STORYLINE: Chinese enterprises attending the 25th Africa energy forum in Kenya are eyeing the potentials of the renewable energy market in Africa. More than 3,000 delegates including officials, multilateral lenders and investors are attending the energy forum, held in Nairobi from Tuesday to Friday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RYAN WANG, General Manager, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in Africa "African market for us, it's a potential market. Because of the demand here, everybody needs the power here. We are trying to provide our products to all project developers, IPPs, bankers, and commercial indus

Foreign bankers upbeat on China's finance market despite challenges

STORY: Foreign bankers upbeat on China's finance market despite challenges DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Beijing 2. various of PBOC 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KEVIN D. SNEADER, President of Asia Pacific Ex-Japan (APEJ), member of the Management Committee and member of the Asia Pacific Management Committee of Goldman Sachs Group. Inc. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARK E. TUCKER, Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc STORYLINE: The Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2022 concluded in Beijing on Wednesday. The three-day event with the theme "Forge Ahead Toward a Shared Future: Economic Development and Financial Cooperation Amid Changes" featured topics including high-quality development, empowering the real economy, serving rural revitalization, high-level opening-up and fintech innovation. Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, said at the forum that as the Chinese economy is

NATO, Poland say missile blast "likely not" Russian attack

STORY: NATO, Poland say missile blast "likely not" Russian attack DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Warsaw, Brussels, Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the National Security Bureau building of Poland 2. SOUNDBITE (Polish): ANDRZEJ DUDA, Poland's President 3. various of rockets (file) 4. Russian MOD spokesperson Konashenkov reports on special military operation on Wednesday 5. various of rockets (file) STORYLINE: The explosion at the Polish village of Przewodow near the border with Ukraine that killed two people on Tuesday night was likely not an attack from Russia but was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile, according to Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in Brussels on Wednesday. Poland's President Andrzej Duda echoed Stoltenberg's statement following a meeting of his country's National Security Bureau. SOUNDBITE (Polish): ANDRZEJ DUDA, Poland's President "There is nothing, absolutely nothing to suggest th

Energy-driven inflation shrinks Greeks' purchasing power

STORY: Energy-driven inflation shrinks Greeks' purchasing power DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:10 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a bakery in Athens 2. various of an open market in Athens 3. various of an electrical appliances trader at his store 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NIKOS KARONIS, Electrical appliances trader 5. various of an air conditioner 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KOSTAS SKREKAS, Greek Energy and Environment Minister 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): NIKOS KARONIS, Electrical appliances trader 8. various of the Greek parliament in Syntagma square STORYLINE: Galloping inflation, driven by the energy crisis, has dramatically shrunk in recent months the purchasing power of people in Greece, who are bracing for a heavy winter. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NIKOS KARONIS, Electrical appliances trader "People are under a lot of pressure, because wages have not increased, and there are no other resources. The government is adopting support measures, they are allocating funds to help. However,

Slovenians face double whammy of energy crunch, environmental concerns

STORY: Slovenians face double whammy of energy crunch, environmental concerns DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: Ljubljana CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas station 2. various of street views 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Slovenian): ALES BAVDEK, Vegetable grower 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER MACINKOVIC, Native of Ljubljana 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Slovenian): NASTJA KORENCAV, Citizen from Kranj 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JERNEJ SALECL, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology 7. various of street views STORYLINE: The ongoing energy crisis and the conflict in Ukraine that continues unabated have turned life upside down for millions in Europe -- Slovenians included. The onset of winter is only adding to worries for this country's 2.1 million population, who has already been hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis, the surging inflation and the staggering rises in energy bills. While the government appears to go out of its way to ensure adequate and affordable supplies, environmentalists warn of

Green heating becoming popular in NE China rural area

STORY: Green heating becoming popular in NE China rural area DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: PANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Panjin City, Liaoning Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FU JINGFA, Yuanlin Villager 3. various of staff of State Grid Panjin Dawa District Power Supply Branch checking facilities 4. various of views of Panjin City STORYLINE: China has been stepping up efforts to use clean energy and protect the environment. As winter heating season begins, more and more rural households in north China are adopting a green heating method called air-source heat pump instead of burning coal. When properly installed, an air-source heat pump can deliver up to three times more heat energy to a home than the electrical energy it consumes. Around 100 households in a village in Panjin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, have installed this kind of heat pump. Fu Jingfa is among the first ones to embrace the green heating equipment. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): F

GLOBALink | Energy crisis in Poland features coal price hike, stirs air pollution concerns

*** Highlights: As winter approaches, the European energy crisis is having a direct impact on home heating in Poland, a country that relies heavily on coal for energy. #GLOBALink *** Subtitles & Soundbites: As winter approaches, the European energy crisis is having a direct impact on home heating in Poland, a country that relies heavily on coal for energy. According to official estimates, even under normal circumstances, 37 percent of Polish homes use coal for heating. While Poland is the largest coal producer in the European Union (EU), it still needs to cover roughly 20 percent of its needs from imports. Data from Statistics Poland show that in 2020, Russia accounted for 75 percent of Polish coal imports. However, since Poland imposed an embargo on Russian coal this April, well ahead of the EU-wide ban that took effect in August, this route is no longer open, which has left many Poles in a precarious situation just before the start of the heating season. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOANNA MACKOWIAK-PANDER

Energy crisis in Poland features coal price hike, stirs air pollution concerns

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