Malaysian banks need to dump coal for a safer climate

OPINION | Nabilla Gunawan, Indonesia Campaigner Everyday, I see thick, grey smog across Jakarta’s skyline. I see this coal pollution that kills people in my city, Jakarta. The climate crisis is much more than a distant concern on the horizon. Millions of people across Asia are feeling the full force … Read More

Behind Bangladesh’s carbon catastrophe

Salt farmers working near the Matarbari coal-fired power project construction site in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. Photo credit: Noor Alam

OPINION | Munira Chowdhury, Acting Research Coordinator When I mention Bangladesh, people think of a country prone to devastating floods and cyclones. It’s true. Right now, millions of Bangladeshis are stranded without safe drinking water and food after the worst floods in more than 120 years has turned parts of … Read More

Op-ed: HSBC lags as finance cleans up Asian energy

HSBC lags as finance cleans up on Asian energy Op-ed by Munira Chowdhury, Analyst, Market Forces Published in Asia Times, 22 January 2020 Last week marked a significant milestone in the financial sector’s ever-increasing rejection of coal, as the world’s largest fund manager BlackRock, with more than US$6.5 trillion assets … Read More

Choked by Coal: the Carbon Catastrophe in Bangladesh

New analysis shows China, UK and Japan driving 63-fold coal power expansion in Bangladesh Media Release: 6 November 2019 Massive coal-based power expansion in Bangladesh is set to propel it into the ranks of the world’s worst polluters, says a major new report out today. The expansion not only threatens … Read More