Request for Suspension of JBIC Financing for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Canada Pending Independent Cumulative Health Impact Assessment

A group of Canadian health professionals and community leaders is urging the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to halt funding for LNG Canada and the Coastal GasLink pipeline. They argue that current assessments fail to account for the cumulative health burdens of fracked gas extraction, transport, and terminal operations, particularly in Kitimat and northeast British Columbia. The authors claim JBIC is violating OECD guidelines, Japan's own Net Zero 2050 commitment, and international human rights standards, specifically regarding the lack of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) from Wet’suwet’en hereditary leaders and other Indigenous groups.

• The authors argue that JBIC has failed to meet its environmental and social obligations because existing assessments do not consider the total health burden of the full supply chain, including fracked gas extraction in northeast BC, the Coastal GasLink pipeline, terminal operations, and marine shipping.
• In Kitimat, the authors highlight specific risks including meteorological inversions that trap pollutants and population-level health risks from cumulative air pollutants over the project's lifespan.
• The document asserts that JBIC's financing of the methane-intensive LNG Canada project contradicts Japan's Net Zero by 2050 commitment, the Paris Agreement, and G7 commitments to end new direct public support for fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2022.
• The authors claim the Coastal GasLink pipeline violates Indigenous rights, specifically noting that Wet’suwet’en hereditary leaders and other Indigenous groups have not provided Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2025). Request for Suspension of JBIC Financing for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Canada Pending Independent Cumulative Health Impact Assessment. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/JBIC-Letter-2.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Request for Suspension of JBIC Financing for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Canada Pending Independent Cumulative Health Impact Assessment. 2025. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/JBIC-Letter-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment |title=Request for Suspension of JBIC Financing for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Canada Pending Independent Cumulative Health Impact Assessment |date=11 December 2025 |url=https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/JBIC-Letter-2.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2025request, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Request for Suspension of JBIC Financing for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Canada Pending Independent Cumulative Health Impact Assessment}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2025}, month = dec, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/JBIC-Letter-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }