by Amelia Benefield | Jan 26, 2023 | Banks, Coal, Divestment, Fossil Fuels, Gas, Japan, Opinion
OPINION | Koh Matsuki CEO, Proxy Watcher Some of Japan’s biggest energy and resources companies are pushing full steam ahead to expand fossil fuel projects across Asia. But banks across Asia and corporate Japan – including Mitsubishi, Mizuho Bank and J-Power – are...
by Amelia Benefield | Jun 23, 2022 | Bangladesh, Banks, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Gas, Japan, Media releases, Opinion
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...
by Julien Vincent | Nov 6, 2019 | Bangladesh, Coal, Feature, News
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...
by Julien Vincent | Apr 18, 2019 | Banks, Coal, Indonesia, Media releases, News, Vietnam
18 April 2019 Responding to the news that OCBC and DBS have, within two days of each other, signalled an end point to financing new coal power stations, Market Forces Executive Director Julien Vincent said: “This week was a major game-changer for energy finance...
