Britain protested against high energy prices. Hurricane Ian affected more than $2 million.

Let's pay attention to international news.

First, let's take a look at American hurricane Ian. At present, Ian has been downgraded to a tropical storm and moved to North Carolina and Virginia. According to CNN local time on June 65438+1 October1day, at present, Hurricane Ian has killed at least 65 people in Florida and 4 people in North Carolina. US President Biden approved North Carolina to enter a state of emergency on June 1 local time.

Next, pay attention to the latest situation of the "Beixi" pipeline incident. According to Xinhua News Agency, naryshkin, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Agency, said on September 30th that the existing materials in Russia show that there are "Western traces" behind the damage of the "Beixi" natural gas pipeline. In addition, according to CCTV news, German media reported on June 5438+0 that the air pressure and water pressure in the "Beixi -2" natural gas pipeline have reached a balance, and the pipeline is no longer leaking.

Finally, let's look at the energy problem in Europe. According to CCTV's financial report, the European Council recently announced that it has officially approved the emergency measures to control energy prices previously proposed by the European Commission. The three main points of the measures are: limiting electricity, limiting prices and collecting windfall tax. Soaring energy prices have led to a sharp rise in the cost of living for many British people. On June 1 Sunday, local time, a large number of people held demonstrations in central London to protest against the soaring energy prices and rising living costs in Britain. In addition, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, recently warned when asked about the energy shortage and soaring energy prices in Europe, saying that the situation could be "very terrible".

Hurricane Ian caused many deaths in the United States, and more than 2 million users still lost power.

On the afternoon of September 28th, local time, "Ian" landed on the southwest coast of Florida in the United States with a hurricane intensity of category 4, bringing heavy rain, storm surge and flood to the local area, causing serious damage to a large number of houses, infrastructure, vehicles and ships. Subsequently, Ian landed near Georgetown, South Carolina on September 30 14: 05 EST. US President Biden made a speech on the federal government's response to Hurricane Ian. He said that this is not just a crisis in individual States, but a "crisis in the United States." He said that the hurricane damage is "devastating", and the United States has begun to see the scale of hurricane damage, which is likely to become the worst storm experienced in American national history.

At present, Ian has been downgraded to a tropical storm and moved to North Carolina and Virginia, with a maximum sustained wind speed of about 45 miles per hour. It is expected that the tropical storm warning in the coastal areas of the United States will last at least until 1 local time, and large-scale floods may occur in parts of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

US President Biden approved North Carolina to enter a state of emergency on June 10 local time, and ordered the federal government to provide assistance to help cope with the local impact of Hurricane Ian. According to the statement, Biden authorized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief work and provide federal funds to help local disaster relief.

According to CNN local time 65438+1 October1,as of about 15, Hurricane Ian has killed at least 65 people in Florida. In addition, the office of Roy Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, announced that four people in the state had died due to Hurricane Ian.

According to CCTV news, The Hill reported on June 10, local time, 1 day. According to the data of the American power tracking website PowerOutage.us, as of the morning of June 1 day, under the influence of hurricanes Fiona and Ian, which have been downgraded to tropical storms, there are still more than 2 million users in the United States without power supply, of which Florida users exceed/kl. There are about 300,000 households in North Carolina, more than 90,000 households in Virginia and more than 50,000 households in South Carolina. In Puerto Rico, an overseas territory of the United States, nearly two weeks after Hurricane Fiona destroyed the local power grid, there are still more than 200,000 households without power supply.

"Beixi -2" natural gas pipeline is no longer leaking.

According to CCTV news, on June 1 day local time, the Danish Energy Agency said that the information provided by Beixi AG, which operates the "Beixi" natural gas pipeline, showed that the pressure in the "Beixi -2" natural gas pipeline was now stable, which indicated that the natural gas kept pressurized in the pipeline had been completely emptied. At present, the evacuation situation of "Beixi-1" natural gas pipeline is still unclear.

According to German media reports on June 5438+0, a spokesman for the "Beixi -2" natural gas pipeline said that the air pressure and water pressure in the pipeline have reached a balance and the pipeline is no longer leaking.

In addition, according to Xinhua News Agency, naryshkin, director of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, told the media on September 30th that Russia was investigating the damage of "Beixi-1" and "Beixi -2" natural gas pipelines. The existing Russian materials show that there are "western traces" behind the accident.

Russia's "Beixi-1" project operator Beixi Natural Gas Pipeline Company issued a statement on September 30, saying that it is impossible to predict when the pipeline will resume gas supply until the damage degree of the "Beixi" pipeline is evaluated. After obtaining the formal permission, the company shall not enter the damaged area of the natural gas pipeline until the pressure of the natural gas pipeline is stable and the natural gas leakage stops, so as to evaluate the damage degree of the pipeline.

Regarding the destruction of the "Beixi" pipeline, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said at a press conference on September 30 that NATO allies will protect key infrastructure and are strengthening intelligence and information sharing and analyzing existing data in order to find clues about the destruction of the pipeline.

People in many places in Britain held demonstrations to protest against the soaring energy prices.

Gates warned that the situation could be "very bad"

Since the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis, EU sanctions against Russia have had a counter-attack effect. The energy supply in Europe is tight, and the prices of natural gas and electricity have soared, which has led to a high overall inflation level and put pressure on the European economy.

Soaring energy prices have led to a sharp rise in the cost of living for many British people. On June 1 Sunday, local time, a large number of people held demonstrations in central London to protest against the soaring energy prices and rising living costs in Britain.

At the end of August, the British energy regulator announced that the annual energy price ceiling of the average British family would be greatly increased by 80% from this year's 10. Although the British government has previously announced that it will reduce the energy cost of 400 pounds for each family this winter, in the face of soaring energy prices and unprecedented inflation, such measures are probably just a drop in the bucket.

"Enough" and "freeze prices, not people". 10 10/day, in front of King's Cross Square in London, England, local residents held banners to express their dissatisfaction. According to the organizer of the demonstration, in addition to London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and other 12 British cities also held such demonstrations.

As for the European Union, the European Council recently announced the formal approval of the emergency measures proposed by the European Commission to control energy prices. The three main points of the measures are: limiting electricity, limiting prices and collecting windfall tax.

According to CCTV financial report, EU member states have agreed to actively reduce the electricity consumption of 10% from 12 to 3 13 next year, with a 5% reduction in peak hours. Specific measures to limit electricity and save electricity are decided by member States themselves.

The European Council agreed to limit the income of EU power generation enterprises to 0/80 euros per MW/kloc, which is applicable to enterprises that use renewable energy, nuclear energy and lignite to generate electricity. The reason is that these enterprises have benefited from the European energy pricing mechanism and gained unexpected excess returns this year.

EU member states agreed to set up temporary compulsory payment for enterprises that use fossil energy such as crude oil, natural gas and coal to generate electricity. The donation amount is calculated according to taxable profit. If the profit of power generation enterprises exceeds 20% of the annual average profit since 20 18 this year and next, the excess will be collected by the government as a voluntary donation to subsidize families and enterprises that have suffered losses due to rising electricity prices.

The European Council agreed that member States should set a temporary maximum price limit for small and medium-sized power enterprises, which can be lower than the cost if necessary.

The European Council emphasizes the temporary and special nature of these measures, which will only be implemented between 65438+February this year and 1 next year. Among them, the regulations on limiting the income ceiling of related enterprises only apply to 65438+ in February this year and 1 in the first half of next year. Cyprus and Malta are exempt from these provisions.

However, EU energy ministers still failed to reach an agreement on setting a gas price ceiling.

At the press conference after the meeting, Kadri Simson, the EU Commissioner in charge of energy affairs, said that the meeting failed to reach an agreement because some member states thought that setting a price ceiling on Russian natural gas exports, including liquefied natural gas, was a sanction. However, there are also differences within the EU on the proposal of setting a broader gas price ceiling put forward by France, Italy, Poland and other 15 EU member states.

Germany, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands and other opposition countries believe that if they can't compete with other buyers in the global market with fierce price competition, it will make it difficult for EU countries to buy natural gas and endanger the safety of energy supply.

Recently, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was asked about the energy shortage and soaring energy prices in Europe when interviewed by Bloomberg reporter AkshatRathi. Gates said: "in a very cold winter and a mild winter, the difference in the amount of natural gas needed will surprise people? Therefore, you'd better expect it to be a fairly mild winter? If this is a very harsh winter, then the trade-off is very, very difficult, including restricting the use of industrial energy to a large extent, and people are not really prepared for it. "

Gates also expressed doubts that some western countries announced that they would stop buying Russian energy. He said that Europe will have to continue to rely on these imports for some time.

Gates said that this winter, Europe may face a "very terrible situation." He warned that the soaring energy prices in the whole region may mean that people can't keep warm, because some countries have given up Russian energy without viable alternative energy sources.