[STATEMENT] JBIC and Private Banks Must Reconsider Decision to Finance LNG Canada Project – NGOs Strongly Condemn JBIC’s Decision to Provide Public Finance That Ignores Climate Crisis and Rights of Indigenous Peoples Ahead of COP 26
On November 10, Japanese CSOs handed a statement to the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), condemning JBIC’s decision to finance the LNG Canada Project. After delivering the statement, the CSOs organized a protest in front of JBIC’s Tokyo office calling on the bank to withdraw the decision on the grounds that it ignores the climate crisis and the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The statement has been signed by 93 organizations from 30 countries around the world (Updated on November 12: 95 organizations from 30 countries).