The energy crisis is hitting Bangladesh’s 177 million people hard, but experts have been urging to end dependence on imported coal and gas in favour of reliable renewables. The Strait of Hormuz is all anyone is talking about and safe passage of energy tankers is at...
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Funding coal-powered nickel in Indonesia is a climate disaster
By: Ginanjar Ariyasuta, Indonesia Energy Finance Campaigner, Market Forces Indonesia’s ambition to dominate the global nickel market is a key driver of its ambitious target to lead Southeast Asia with an economic growth rate of eight per cent. The world is going into...
Behind Bangladesh’s carbon catastrophe
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...
China coal shift a body blow to Australian coal
22 September 2021 Overnight, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced to the United Nations General Assembly that China “will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad”. The statement follows similar announcements made earlier this year by Japan and South...
Media release: Fourth major Chinese bank walks away from Adani mega mine
Wednesday 13 December, 2017: China Merchants Bank today provided a statement to environmental finance campaigning group Market Forces, confirming it will have no part in the proposed Adani Carmichael coal mine. The bank replied to a letter outlining an array of...
Embassy confirms: no Chinese money for Adani
[cs_content][cs_element_section _id="1"][cs_element_row _id="2"][cs_element_column _id="3"][cs_text _order="0"] 6 December 2017 In a massive blow for both the Adani company and the Australian Government, the Chinese embassy has confirmed that no Chinese money will be...
China Construction Bank rules out Adani coal!
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Keep Chinese investment out of Adani Carmichael
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