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Bangladesh balances energy needs with climate, conservation

Coal is being stored for the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Rampal, Bangladesh, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon) Men work near the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Rampal, Bangladesh, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon) Coal is being unloaded from a ship for the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Rampal, Bangladesh, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/ Al-emrun Garjon) Ships with coal dock at the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Rampal, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/ Al-emrun Garjon) Boats sit near homes in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, near the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Rampal, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon) Karamjal wildlife breeding center, at the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, near the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Rampal, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon) Locals catch fish at the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, near the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project near in Rampal, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/ Al-emrun Garjon) Mili Begum manages a family of four at her Village- Geronkhali, in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, near the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Rampal, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon) A river flows through the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, near the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Rampal, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon) Coal is being stored for the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Rampal, Bangladesh, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon) The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project stands near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Rampal, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon) Locals work at the fields at the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, near the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Rampal, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon) A worker talks on the walkie talkie at the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project near the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, in Rampal, Bangladesh, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. A power plant will start burning coal as part of Bangladesh’s plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards, officials say. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon)