Stories were following on our website. Lots video on demand right there at al jazeera dot com. Ah, for reminder of our top stories m l g 0, the International Monetary fund is painting a bleak picture of the Global Economy as the war in ukraine. Rising prices and Interest Rates all take their toll. According to the i m f. s latest report, Global Economic growth fell from 6 percent in 2021 to just over 3 percent this year. Its expected to fall to 2. 7 percent next year with the economies of china, the u. S. And of course, the u all slowing down, but the i m f predicted inflation will slowly start to fall to about 6. 5 percent next year. The 2023 slow down will be broad based with countries accounting for a 3rd of the Global Economy expected the contract this year, or next, the 3 largest economies, the united states, china, and the your area will continue to stall. In short, the worst is yet to come. And for many people, 2023 will feel like a recession. Marcias continued to, to launch a barrage of missiles drags at several regions of ukraine, including the southeastern city of separation. Ukrainian Officials Say at least one person was killed after 12 missiles had the city on tuesday. The regions governess as a school was among the buildings attacked. There were also more attacks in the western city of living with Energy Facilities hit, causing widespread power blackouts. Russian president Vladimir Putin has held talks with the head of the you and Nuclear Agency incentive. His 3rd person told the i am chief raphael grossi. He was open to dialogue over the zap parisha Nuclear Power plant, which is currently in russian control territory in southern ukraine. Its come under frequent sharing puts in had knowledge. The power plant is of concern perhaps and the u. S. President says hes re evaluating his countrys relationship with saudi arabia after the opec plus group, which it leads decided to stately cut production, the organisation of Oil Producing countries. And im still decision last week despite us opposition or the white house as President Joe Biden is willing to work with congress after sen, cold for a freeze on cooperation with saudi arabia. While the stream is next asking what itll take to end the Global Energy crisis, well see you a bit later by ah ah ah, i welcome to the stream, im josh rushing thickly on for me. Okay. As rushes warren, you crank continues, people around the world are suffering from a protracted Global Energy crisis. The secretary general, the un is called it an existential cost, a living crisis for hundreds of millions of people. Today we take a look at how people are affected by energy shortages, price increases, and what it will take to bring relief. But 1st, lets hear from one of our community members, tim de, museo, about how we got to this point. I think there are 3 things to consider when we think about the Ongoing Energy crisis. And the 1st is, are a structural reliance on fossil fuels as the dominant Energy Source in our economies. The 2nd is obviously the invasion of ukraine by russia, that increases risk and risk, its priced and to the market prices for energy. And the 3rd is the very slow movement of most governments to di, carbonized economy. All right, so that was tims opinion, but we want to hear years to share your questions and your comments right here in the youtube chat and be a part of this show. Ah, joining us from log oops, is nose mot bada mossy a journalistic writer, a Foreign Policy to africa, priest and in dhaka counter car, glom Muslim Research director at the center for policy dialogue and with us from edinburg. Simon frances coordinator of the end, fuel poverty coalition. Guys, thank you so much for joining me today. Were going to talk about the way the Energy Crisis. It seems to be the world was moving rather slowly from fossil fuels to clean energy or renewables. But the war and ukraine has really kind of exacerbated the, the slow speed that weve moved, that, that the worlds turned here. So was them, can you kind of talk to me about whats happening with the Global Energy crisis and the way its impacting different regions of the world . In fact, most of the economics are dependent on the limited number of sources of energy because of the russian work, which is a major source of supply. Where particularly as well as the gas the lead. And because of sanction over russia, because of this, for the most of the other part of the world are being set for the, for example, like adequate supply of petroleum as it is. What happens is that do believe it number of like major countries, depending on if the bus or particularly in the country and because of that, the ice has gone up significantly and it has reached 203 dollars per battle. Now it is 6 or better and it has a preschool but 60 percent on why this can be managed by the deadlock upgrades who have had a good product to reserve and could use that research for william at a higher price. But most of the loving countries each have a limited part is, are facing a very big co, well this high price, the call you for a bundle of is going to be like us. We are party depending on the going to stick. Guess the like and big ricky, were depending on the reporter and l a. G. And because of the product is that we are facing a travel called adequate amount of goods. And thats why were on a regular basis. Low, shady, now of electricity because he is happy guess how busy the industry is happening. These kinds of crisis is not actually taking a lot. Most of the other countries are facing the same problem, indonesia. But because that has some italy, even the word also facing the case of the problem. But the problem part of it as much as you come back to bed of the didnt look well, you know, mars im, i want to show what its like actually entry long and bangladesh. We have bit of match up a video here. Check this out. Been ha, them got up in the evening. Nobody told us about the availability of kerosene. My mother and father did not eat any food because i was waiting in the queue as there is no kerosene to cook our food at home. Finally, they said there is no kerosene. See you go home, but i cant even go home because i have no kerosene to cook food. I am poor. I have to stay in the queue. I have nothing to eat. Everybody said go home, go home. But i cant get bought at the moment, the other, we are no candles, and those are so he asked me to buy candles and par one bazaar. But i havent found them buried or i cant light a candle at my shop in his low chair or batteries low, and theres no way to charge. So thats whats happening in asia. But i also wanted to talk about whats happening in africa. Look at this, this was sent in from dr. Angela lagossi. She is the United NationsDevelopment Program and gonna check out what she has to say. Around the world there 900000000 people without access to electricity. And unfortunately, 72 percent of those are in africa. The rise in Energy Prices is also pushing up food inflation and fuel costs. And this means that is a 3rd crisis emerging. The cost of living crisis, which could push 71000000. 00 people into poverty acquitted to the United NationsDevelopment Program, must have a massive investment in keen energy, as well as Energy Efficiency to disrupt the Global Demand for fossil fuels. So that developing countries will be able to achieve the target of providing clean and Affordable Energy for all by 2030. So, so knows much she was saying the 72 percent of the people in the World Without electricity are in africa. But youre joining us from logos, nigeria produces a ton of oil, and gas is a situation better there. Whats happening . Not at all. And about half her nigerian population actually have no access to electricity. And one of the, the major problems that nigeria has is that it, it exports crude oil and then import refine doyle. So its still faced with the same kind of a high Energy Prices, because technically its still importing and its out sort of finished oil. And there are few room refineries in, in the country. And thats what are the, are the major challenges. Another problem is the nigeria has been facing a lot of feel fast. At the moment yesterday, the Nigerian Petroleum corporation announced that they had found 58 different tapping points for an for oil fast. And because of that, it is not we ching it. So peg target. So a nigeria is actually quite a resource rich, her seal pool. Why is it getting a higher dollars for the fuel . It is selling internationally. Amazon money. Does it make away its way back into the country . It is getting. Yeah. Yeah. So yes, the, the government is making a profit amendment with a high a price is that there is an issue of how much of that is actually filtered down and t, the people and how much of that is actually spent on infrastructure one se, and its not just the only fast thats the problem. One is that the main issue is also is that it is not and sort of investing the money that it makes into developing and maintaining pipelines. Now i want to bring in another piece of video, this is actually from the president of the e. U commission. Verse law vander, liam. And she talks about basically the, the potent affected and whats happening here with the issue and his need for oil. It is because of quoting and his war that the Energy Prices are high, gas prices are high, electricity prices are high. That is the price he wants us to pay. So we have taken many steps in the past already to address the skyrocketing prices. Just to give you a figure of we have been able not only to get rid of russian coal overall, but also till the end of the year we will line down russian oil to 10 percent of what we initially had. And if you look at the gas supply, the biggest factor at the beginning of the war of all imported gas, russia had 40 percent. Now were down to 7. 5 percent within 7 months. Simon. So she said at the beginning of the invasion of ukraine, that the you depended on russia for 40 percent of its gas is now down to 7 and a half percent. Couple of questions. What does it mean in europe where you are, when they cant get the gas, but to what does it mean for the rest of the world . When europe, with a steeper pockets goes out and starts taking up more of the market . Well, i think the 1st problem is that this, this problem is not just as a result of the war in ukraine. This problem has been festering for a long time in europe, successive governments across, across study in the u. K. And across europe. And not been enough to invest in Energy Efficiency measures. Thats a way of like reducing our use of gas and electricity over the longer term. And we have those measures that Many Campaign is right. Youre calling for them. We wouldnt have been so exposed to the volatility of the gas prices right now, because one of the biggest problems is that so much electricity in certainly in the u. K. But also elsewhere is generally for gas fired power station. So were importing gas. So in into electricity, it sounds not because we got enough renewables in europe that we shouldnt even need to do that yet. Again, successive governments have not gone fast enough towards renewable. So that means that were stuck in this position where were having to kind of stay increase prices. And i think for us, the biggest problem is that the poverty here is we guessing into, into winter in the u. K. And across Northern Europe is that were going to see more and more People Living in cold, damp homes, and not me if you have a preexisting health conditions. If youve got asked got lung conditions, if youve got cardiovascular conditions, if youre disabled, if youre out and the if youre young, you know all it, all these people are really badly affected by living in cold, damp homes. It makes preexisting conditions worse. Thats going to put more strain on the health center. It says as well. So were facing real challenges here because governments have not taken action in the past now, but you know, somewhat one mans crisis is another mans opportunity. I want to bring in antonio. Good terror as the un secretary general, who speaks up the morality of the profits that are being made on this issue. Cysts it is immoral for oil and Gas Companies to be making records profits from these Energy Crisis on the beck of the poorest people and communities and that the massive costs to the climate. The combined profits of the Largest Energy companies in the 1st quarter of the year, out of close to an end at a 1000000000 us dollars. I urge all governments to fix these excessive profits and use the funds to support the most Vulnerable People through these difficult times. So more than a terrorist, they are saying that government attacks Energy Companies hire. I want to bring in someone who is in the Youtube Channel right now watching this is richard w, who says government should give free solar panels, wind turbines, and storage batteries to every community to use whenever possible. It be the 1st step to breaking up the oligarch police. What do you or what should government do here was im how should they address us . Yes, i think just weve heard about the experience that go with not enough importance on the renewables. Gates, and the same is true for all the developing countries, the bundle this week is over depended on domestic guess, as well as all the info that elaine g n a and hes in and hes also true for other developing countries, some of the countries and now it is focusing on the radio, but basically steel renewable is not considered as a major or the Energy Crisis. If you see that most of the crisis is generated because all it all over to all the force it, there is an opportunity for a hydro. Uh, there are lots of opportunities that did did definitely it will be much more orderly and much more bitter energy, big developing countries to tackle the status of situation. Unfortunately, even my country still got a team that, that the situation with a gun over at the we go to the same. We as it has been focusing on the radio on the floor. But we are, we are also think that how the, how the water is getting to be getting longer and getting to be complicated and how its kelly. This will be for future Energy Security. So we think that the golf links not only invalidated but, and all that of lucky countries should pay much attention by where shifting from from do radio increasing. And that is a good solution. Better solution for this got a conflict talking about global solutions. I want to bring in collude care, who is the director of the confluence advisory and cartoon sudan checked us out. Energy security relies on the availability of sustainability and the affordability of energy. And latest move to cut production by raising Energy Prices is going to affect the school. But quite clearly, most at most the effect countries that are already vulnerable to just the comic but governance shocks. Its therefore very important type thing for countries that are frankly going to be making a killing out of this latest move, set up a Global Trust Fund to ensure that countries and communities are able to whether the energy and security for the next few months. If not on a longer term basis. So im in one of those countries that she refers to making a killing in norway. Do you see a governmental obligation for the countries who are the recipients of this when fall to set up something serious to kind of a Global Security fund there that they can contribute to, to address these type of crises moving forward. I think that was a really telling problem because the sons are literally making a killing. You know, people are going to die because they cant afford to keep their homes will they cant afford to charge respirators if their magic. They cant afford to live a decent standard. And so, you know, yeah, thats absolutely a moral obligation. I think the inspector generals on these firms to really put the profits back into helping those the most in need. And i think whats really important to remember is that it does profits all the way through the system. So, you know, you know, gas from the pipe is extracted to the point is delivered into somebodys house. Lots and lots of different private companies. Though, making a profit over trading that on transmitting it, and you know, the profits run deep, deep through the whole energy market. So, in the u. K, they introduced on the windfall tax nowhere near actually as much as the wind for taxes and other in other countries. So we need to see people really pushing in those winful taxes to help pay for the solutions that not just going to kind of help us get through the Current Energy courses. But theyre also going to help us make sure that we are not susceptible to such crises in the future. I want to check in with our Youtube Community again. Lucas says lets be realistic here at the u. S. Is causes global crisis. How does the use sanction a country that provides them with energy you and us should be condemned by the rest of the world. Richard says opec control supply and supply controls prices, opec and selfish high prices will bankrupt the World Economy and cause the greatest recession in history. And jonathan pressed as hard push forward to Nuclear Power or other fusion slash, usually they can be insufficient solutions. So one term back to knows my and curious is, is it 72 percent of people who dont have electricity in the world are in africa. What is the push . Theyre like for green solutions, renewable solutions, non fossil fuel solutions. I think a lot of African Leaders kind of see that as part of their long term goals for immediate needs means the fossil feels i need to be part of the energy mix. As i said, you know, there are a lot of countries in africa that the majority of the population do not have any access to electricity. I think one expert, and i think he put it really, wow. He, he said, you know, Renewable Energy is for people who have power to worry about it for people who have their light, soul to worry about. If you are a, you know, as a pregnant women giving birth in Northern Nigeria and youre doing that without any electricity than youre not thinking about Renewable Energy. You just want every type of energy as earl. I think that you get, there you go down yet as just heard it from, from this discussion. I think that really, that has, dont necessarily consider to be a greet based on it based a supply of, of electricity. It may happen, or even for the non piece, even need to meet base or a supply of electricity. So no use the, the solar or maybe are there a weed or beans and that kind of use quite successful in bangladesh, a in india as well. So i dont think that it is always considered to be a very smart based electricity system which is available. We can use them all of the best that is required for Renewable Energy, not like that happening or the next week at the much more cheaper. We that i actually, you know, i just added another point that i heard just about the recent decision of all big blast countries for reduction of the 2000000 battle youd be, us of, its not like were really surprised to see the how the big plus countries have taken such a decision when they just observe that the house is severely affecting the Energy Security good to most of the part of the word and such a decision in such a case. Very difficult time for opec to make the decision to come back. That much per day knows what you want to jump back in and then i have another question for you. Yeah, just so you guys know weve got about 3 minutes left in the show. I. Yes, santa panels are of very, very important that great that they also require maintenance and they also require up cheese. And a lot of you know, these very, very poor communities. If youre in a very rural area and you go to a solar panel, fitted, if it breaks down and its 2 hours, you know, to, to, to, to, to find somebody to fix it. Thats not a solution for you. Thats right. So im, i want to ask broader question, so i know that theres a lot of International Pressure on, lets say, many of the countries in africa to not start new fossil fuel projects to only go toward renewable clean energy. But then at the same time, when europe needs the energy, theyre the ones buying it and leaving some of the poor countries kind of left wanting and needing electricity at any cost. Is there a policy involved in that . Sure, i mean, you know, whats really interesting is seeing how Community Energy we spend talked about another context. We not happening here. So people are of also using, you know, kind of agree with that, that gardens, that thing at Community Wind turbine, things like that. So people are trying to do that, so yeah, we have kind of probably slightly better access to kind of those repairs, but i think i think it proxy is also the fact that so much of this is controlled by global and International Firms have great big glossy corporate, social responsibility, documents and policies. And yet theyre making huge amounts of profits on the box, the misery of people right across the world. And i think, you know, we need to see action on the, on a coordinated global scale to try and bring Energy Supply to people who need it. The most knows what could be the last 60 seconds where youre trying to jump in there. Yeah, just so that the kind of an itchy paupers c, a it at string. I think the if one of the things that his really annoyed a lot of african countries is that they half be trying to find the investments. But they, they are being stopped by western nations and europes imports have South African co rise, 8 fold, you know, within, within the, the 1st 6 months is 2022. Now g, 7 nations were also the ones that back to a landmark 8500000000 deal to how we in south africa of cold. Yet they are the ones also importing and South African call it just, it, its, its a double standard. Yeah. Now thats right. And as the Northern Hemisphere approaches winter, i think this is only going to become more of an acute issue that will continue to follow here on our desert english. Or i think all of my guests for being with us today, simon most want and not. It was great talking to you and as i said, i, julia will keep watch in this was before. Thank you. Ah ah ah ah robert, he is going blind from a rare genetic disorder. As the sun beholds, the beauty of the world for the 1st time, roberts may be seen it for the last. Ah, but has this genetic disorder been passed on to his son . 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