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...
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Japan-funded coal power project would cause 1,900 premature deaths in Vietnam
Photo credit: Kiều Tấn Tiến Right now, there are several Japanese-financed coal-fired power stations in the pipeline in Vietnam and across Asia -- Van Phong 1 is a prime example of how dirty and polluting these projects can get. What does this highly-polluting...
Media release: Japan’s MUFG commits to end financing for new coal projects, NGOs call for further steps
16 May 2019 | Joint release: No Coal Japan International NGOs advert in the Financial Times (Asia), 14 May 2019 Japanese and international environmental NGOs welcomed Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)’s release of its revised environmental and social policy...
Japanese megabanks faced with international ad in the Financial Times
NGOs from Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan and around the world have placed a full-page advertisement in the Financial Times today calling for Japanese megabanks - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and Mizuho Financial Group...
Media release: Japanese Banks under international fire over Vietnamese coal finance
Tuesday 13 March 2018 An international coalition of civil society organisations has written to SMBC, Mizuho and MUFG, warning of the risks associated with financing the 1,200MW Nghi Son 2 coal-fired power plant in Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam. The project is sponsored...
The financial backers of Vietnam’s latest 3 power stations
Reuters is reporting that, with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc preparing to visit Japan, licences will be awarded on three proposed new coal-fired power stations that would be heavily backed by Japanese funding. The article does not name the plants, but...