[ti:Europe's Governments Set to Spend Billions as Energy Crisis Deepens]
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[00:00.04]Europe is being hit with very unusual,
[00:04.84]recovery-related energy increases.
[00:09.92]This is causing worry that some families
[00:13.88]will not be able to remain warm this winter.
[00:19.40]Politicians are also concerned about the effects on elections
[00:25.36]and the possibility that price increases
[00:29.92]will cause inflation to increase.
[00:34.56]The higher price of natural gas
[00:37.64]is largely due to an increase in demand in Asia
[00:42.64]and low supplies in Europe.
[00:46.76]This has caused a 280 percent increase in the price of natural gas.
[00:56.08]Electricity prices are also increasing because Europe
[01:01.52]produces much of its electricity from natural gas.
[01:08.00]The Russian government has decided not to increase gas supplies
[01:13.96]that flow through Ukrainian pipelines, worsening the situation.
[01:21.60]European neighbors are accusing Russia of extortion,
[01:27.32]saying Russia is using the situation to get approval
[01:32.96]of the newly completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
[01:38.40]that does not flow through the Ukraine.
[01:42.88]The International Energy Agency and United States officials
[01:49.80]have called on Russia to increase gas exports.
[01:55.56]Amos Hochstein is a senior adviser
[01:59.36]for energy security at the U.S. Department of State.
[02:05.52]"The reality is there are pipelines
[02:08.64]with enough capacity through Ukraine to supply Europe.
[02:14.44]Russia has consistently said it has enough gas supply
[02:19.88]to be able to do so, so if that is true, then they should,
[02:26.88]and they should do it quickly through Ukraine,"
[02:30.52]he told Bloomberg TV.
[02:34.36]Some members of the European Parliament
[02:38.36]want the European Commission to examine Russia's
[02:43.00]majority state-owned energy company Gazprom.
[02:48.36]Lawmakers believe it is possible that Gazprom
[02:53.08]is using the market for its advantage
[02:56.28]and breaking EU competition rules.
[03:00.72]In the not-too-distant future,
[03:03.80]Europe could see factories and businesses reduce production,
[03:09.56]which has caused warnings about food shortages.
[03:15.24]British ministers have called emergency talks
[03:20.32]with industry representatives on the problem
[03:24.68]of increasing gas and electricity prices.
[03:30.20]Seven natural gas suppliers
[03:33.44]have gone bankrupt in the past six weeks
[03:37.16]from a gas price increase of 70 percent in August.
[03:43.56]Three others may face bankruptcy as well.
[03:49.00]That is because suppliers cannot pass the full price increase
[03:54.80]on to customers due to government restrictions on energy prices.
[04:02.20]British households will see prices increase
[04:06.40]several hundreds of dollars this winter.
[04:11.32]British officials are considering giving some
[04:14.96]of Britain's largest energy companies
[04:18.52]state-backed loans to help ease the difficulties.
[04:23.80]Other officials are not ready to use taxpayers' money.
[04:30.12]Britain's business official, Kwasi Kwarteng,
[04:34.36]told a group in parliament that the energy industry
[04:39.16]must first "look to itself" for answers.
[04:44.40]Other European governments are considering ways
[04:48.48]to intervene in energy markets to keep lights on and homes warm.
[04:55.92]They are considering billions of dollars of aid.
[05:01.32]In Spain and Portugal, average energy prices
[05:06.36]are three times what they were 6 months ago.
[05:11.56]Spain's government plans to cut taxes on energy bills.
[05:18.12]Norway offered some relief
[05:20.96]by saying that its state-owned energy company
[05:24.68]will increase production of natural gas in the North Sea.
[05:31.32]In Italy, ministers have warned of electricity prices
[05:36.40]jumping by 40 percent in the last three months of 2021.
[05:43.76]They are creating emergency plans to deal with the increases.
[05:50.52]Some Italian officials say $5.27 billion
[05:57.24]is being considered to aid families.
[06:01.56]Italy imports two-thirds of its energy needs.
[06:07.04]I'm Gregory Stachel. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM
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