COP27 seeks unity in tackling global climate crisis

STORY: COP27 seeks unity in tackling global climate crisis DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YASMINE FOUAD, Egypt's Minister of Environment 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RICHIE MERZIAN, Director of Climate and Energy Program at Australia Institute STORYLINE: The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change kicked off on Sunday in Egypt's coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh, with countries jointly seeking to combat the global climate crisis. In the past year, in addition to climate change and the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been battered by multiple crises such as geopolitical conflicts, higher energy and food prices, increasing inflation, and frequent extreme weather events. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-Gene

China has made great strides in environmental protection: Australian scholar

STORY: China has made great strides in environmental protection: Australian scholar DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Australia Institute 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RICHIE MERZIAN, Director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Australia Institute 3. various of the Australia Institute 4. SOUNDBITE (English): RICHIE MERZIAN, Director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Australia Institute STORYLINE: In a recent interview with Xinhua, Richie Merzian, director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Australia Institute and a former Australian government negotiator to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, said China has made great strides in environmental protection in recent years. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHIE MERZIAN, Director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Australia Institute "Environmental protection not just in terms of air pollution, which China has made great strides on, but also in t