Ukraine War Sparks Huge Rise in Energy Prices
Let’s end coal! (2021) -> Maybe later… (2022)
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Transcript
There was a stark warning today that a conflict 1,500 miles away could have devastating economic consequences here in the UK.
1,500λ§μΌ λ¨μ΄μ§ κ³³μμμ λΆμμ΄ μ΄κ³³ μκ΅μμ κ²½μ μ μΌλ‘ νκ΄΄μ μΈ κ²°κ³Όλ₯Ό μ΄λν μ μλ€λ μ¬κ°ν κ²½κ³ κ° μ€λ μμμ΅λλ€.
Energy bills already set to rise 50% in April, could rise a further 30% or more this autumn.
μ΄λ―Έ 4μμ 50% μΈμλ μμ μΈ μλμ§ μκΈμ μ΄λ² κ°μμ μΆκ°λ‘ 30% μ΄μ μΈμλ μ μμ΅λλ€.
It’s a message that startled shoppers in Sutton Coldfield today.
μ΄ μμμ μν΄μ½λνλμ μΌνκ°λ€μ λλΌκ² νμ΅λλ€.
“It’s terrifying that we’ve had this much at this stage and we don’t know what’s to come. We don’t know the half of it.”
“νμ¬ μ΄λ―Έ μν©μ΄ μ΄λ κ² μ¬κ°νλ° μμΌλ‘ μ΄λ»κ² λ μ§ λͺ¨λ₯Έλ€λ κ²μ΄ λμ°νλ€μ. μ΄κ±΄ λΉμ°μ μΌκ°μΌμ§λ λͺ°λΌμ.”
“It’s really scary, it’s really hard for some people to cope, isn’t it? It’s just where do we go, what do we do? We’ve all got to keep warm, haven’t we? Happily hope… hopefully it could be mainly in the summer. So we won’t need as much per household. But it’s still going to awful for lots and lots of people. ”
“μ λ§ λ¬΄μμμ. μ΄λ€ μ¬λλ€μ μμ² νλ€ κ±°μμ. μ°λ¦¬λλ¬ λ μ΄μ©λΌλ κ±°μ£ ? μ μ΄λ λ°λ»νκ² μ§λΌ μλ μμ΄μΌμ£ . μ΄λ° μν©μ΄ μ¬λ¦μ λκΈ°μ§ μμμΌλ©΄ μ’κ² μ΄μ. μ¬λ¦μλ μ°λ£λ₯Ό κ·Έλ κ² λ§μ΄ μ°μ§ μμΌλκΉμ. κ·Έλλ λ§μ μ¬λλ€μ΄ μ¬μ ν κ³ μνκ² λ κ±°μμ.”
The reason for these grim forecasts is this.
μ΄λ° μμΈν μμΈ‘μ λ€μκ³Ό κ°μ μ¬λ¬ κ°μ§ μ΄μ μμ λΉλ‘―λ©λλ€.
That’s the wholesale price of gas which is surging back towards all-time highs on fears that Russian gas supplies will be interrupted or internationally shunned.
λ¬μμ κ°μ€ 곡κΈμ΄ μ€λ¨λκ±°λ κ΅μ μ μΌλ‘ κ±°λΆλ κ²μ΄λΌλ λλ €μμΌλ‘ μ¬μ μ΅κ³ μΉλ₯Ό ν₯ν΄ λ€μ μΉμλ κ°μ€ λ맀κ°κ° κ·Έ 첫λ²μ§Έ μ΄μ μ
λλ€.
And to compound the cost of living crisis, there’s the price of oil, which is at a 7-year high.
μνλΉκ° νλ±ν λ νλμ μμΈμ 7λ
λ§μ μ΅κ³ μΉλ₯Ό κΈ°λ‘ν μμ κ°κ²©μ
λλ€.
And that recent spike is yet to make it to full course where it seems likely that petrol and diesel prices will continue to break records.
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΅κ·Όμ νλ°μ λ° κ²½μ κ°κ²©μ κΈλ±μΈλ μμΌλ‘ κ³μλ κ²μΌλ‘ 보μ
λλ€.
The UK gets less than 5% of its gas directly from Russia, but prices are set internationally, so we’re affected.
μκ΅μ΄ λ¬μμμμ μ§μ μμ
νλ κ°μ€λ 5% λ―Έλ§μ΄μ§λ§ κ΅μ μ μΌλ‘ κ°κ²©μ΄ κ²°μ λλ―λ‘ κ²°κ΅ μν₯μ λ°μ΅λλ€.
Germany, however, relies on Russia for over 60% of its gas, and those payments are helping prevent a total collapse of the ruble.
κ·Έλ¬λ λ
μΌμ κ°μ€μ 60% μ΄μμ λ¬μμμ μμ‘΄νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄ λΉμ©μ 루λΈνκ° μμ ν λΆκ΄΄λλ κ²μ λ§μ΅λλ€.
That reliance and support needs to change, according to German politicians.
λ
μΌ μ μΉμΈλ€μ λ°λ₯΄λ©΄ μ΄λ¬ν μμ‘΄κ³Ό μ§μ ννλ λ°λμ΄μΌ ν©λλ€.
“We can not trust on reliable conditions with Russia, trade conditions on gas. And therefore we have to diversify our energy supply. What we’re considering is the extension of the use of coal-fired power plants and of nuclear power plants because we want to become more independent from Russian gas.”
“μ°λ¦¬λ κ°μ€ 무μ 쑰건μ μμ΄ λ¬μμλ₯Ό μμ μ μΌλ‘ μ λ’°ν μ μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ μ°λ¦¬λ μλμ§ κ³΅κΈμ λ€μνν΄μΌ ν©λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ λ¬μμμ κ°μ€λ‘λΆν° λ³΄λ€ λ
립μ μ΄ λκΈ° μν΄ κ³ λ €νκ³ μλ κ²μ μν νλ ₯ λ°μ μμ μμλ ₯ λ°μ μμ μ¬μ©μ νλνλ κ²μ
λλ€.”
Extending the use of coal in Europe was not in the script at November’s global climate summit and it’s a measure of current crisis that it’s back in now.
μ§λ 11μμ κ°μ΅λ μΈκ³ κΈ°ν μ μ νλ΄μμ μ λ½μ΄ μνμ μ¬μ©μ μ€μ§νμκ³ νμ§λ§ μ§κΈ λ€μ μ¬μ©μ κ³ λ €νλ κ²μ ν° μκΈ°μμ 보μ¬μ€λλ€.
Shipments of liquid gas are now the subject of international bidding wars in which consumers are the losers.
μ‘ν κ°μ€ μ μ λ¬Έμ λ μ§κΈ κ΅μ μ
μ°° μ μμ μ£Όμ κ° λμμ΅λλ€. κ²°κ³Όμ μΌλ‘ μν΄λ₯Ό 보λ μͺ½μ μλΉμμ
λλ€.
The government has already announced a 350-pound assistance package to soften the blow.
μ λΆλ ν격μ μννκΈ° μν΄ 350νμ΄λμ μ§μ ν¨ν€μ§λ₯Ό μ΄λ―Έ λ°ννμ΅λλ€.
But with average bills set to rise 4 times that this year, there will be surely calls for more.
κ·Έλ¬λ μ¬ν΄ νκ· κ°κ²©μ΄ μλ
λλΉ 4λ°° μ€λ₯΄λ©΄ μ§μμ΄ λ λ§μ΄ νμν κ²λλ€.
Simon Jack BBC News.
BBC λ΄μ€μ μ¬μ΄λ¨Ό μμ
λλ€.