let s talk to nick wyath, chief executive of the energy institute, which is a not for profit group that brings together expertise to tackle climate and energy challenges. thanks so much forjoining us. so as we heard there, a lot of criticism from people who say itjust doesn t go far enough and there is nothing there in the short term. what do you make of that strategy? make of that strategy? well, we are in a tri - le make of that strategy? well, we are in a triple energy make of that strategy? well, we are in a triple energy crisis make of that strategy? well, we are in a triple energy crisis right - make of that strategy? well, we are in a triple energy crisis right now, i in a triple energy crisis right now, a climate crisis, price crisis and now a supply crisis with the events in ukraine. the good news is the uk is well placed. we don t rely much on russian gas, around 4%. and we are already on a pathway towards net zero. the bad news is that we are still heavily dependent on
become entrenched rests with the federal reserve which has a fuel mandate, full employment, and stable prices. the federal reserve provided extraordinary support during the price crisis for the previous year and a half. given the strength of our dme and the pace of recent price increases it s appropriate as the federal chairman the fed chair powell has indicated to recalibrate the support that is now necessary. i respect the fed s independence and i nominated five superb individuals to serve on the fed s board of governors, men and women from a variety of economic sectors. they are qualified, diverse and earned bipartisan praise. i call on the senate to confirm them without any further delay. and here at the white house, and for my friends in congress, the best thing to tackle high prices is a more productive economy.
least revert those tax revenues back to households that could get hit the hardest. it is a government responsibility to do what it can to take the sting out of what will be an extraordinary price crisis come april. an extraordinary price crisis come aril. ~ ., , . an extraordinary price crisis come aril.~ ., , . an extraordinary price crisis come aril. ., , . , . april. we are expecting those price rises shortly april. we are expecting those price rises shortly as april. we are expecting those price rises shortly as you april. we are expecting those price rises shortly as you have rises shortly as you have been discussing. but after that, what is the long term prospect do you think? you are quite right, there s the urgent and necessary but then there is the important and fundamental. we need to see greater levels of support to low income households just to afford decent levels of energy. i think we need to accept that households need a below market rate and protect them and his
0 of your second, third, and fourth years? ashley? when you gave thattors forceful speech about voting rights in atlanta you conveyed it as being on the right side of history. my question, does president biden believe those people who voted against the filibuster to open up debate on voting rates, are they racist? joe, quickly to you. american consumers are hurting so much. what additional measures are you prepared to take to curve inflation and bring it down. that does it for us. thanks to all of you for watching. deadline: white house picks up our special coverage here on msnbc now. se picks up our special coverage here on msnbc now. hi there, everyone. it is 4:00 in new york. we are less than two minutes away from president biden s news conference. just his second solo domestic news conference as president. this marks the official ends of his first year in office. the white house today setting the stage for what they are describing as a reset moment, an opportunity to
By Claude Gunasekera The prevalent Price Gouging of almost all the goods in the country has created a double whammy to the citizens of Sri Lanka despite their hardship with Covid-19 pandemic. Price gouging is illegal during a state of emergency in the laws of consumer protection. Some countries even without laws, issue executive orders […]