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Nov 4, 2022 - Environmental NGOs
Japan’s hidden “decarbonization” agenda: prioritizing fossil fuel business interests over people and planet
Japan is spending over $10 billion each year to develop new fossil fuel projects internationally and is promoting false solutions to address the climate crisis that will extend the life of fossil fuels far into the future. Japan's efforts are fueling the climate crisis, worsening issues with energy security and wasting valuable time. To mitigate the climate crisis, we must end our dependence on fossil fuels.
Oct 13, 2022 - Market Forces
Japan’s Fossil Gas Expansion
A new study looking across Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam, identifies the Japanese companies most actively pursuing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) buildout in Asia, putting the climate goals of the Paris Agreement in peril.
Jun 29, 2022 - Kentaro Nunokawa - Market Forces (Volunteer)
Ukrainian Environmental NGOs urge Japanese companies to stop fossil fuel imports from Russia
On June 20, Ukrainian Environmental NGO coalition, Energy Transition Coalition, sent letters to 6 Japanese companies (JFE Steel, Nippon Steel, JERA, TEPCO, Chubu Electric Power, and Hokkaido Gas) that have continued buying Russian fossil fuels after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The letters call for the companies to stop importing Russian fossil fuels and to promote renewable energies.