JBIC must Reject Financing for the Batang Coal-fired Power Plant, Central Java, Indonesia

A statement by 231 organisations calling on the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to deny funding for the Batang coal-fired power plant in Indonesia due to human rights violations and climate impacts. The signatories argue that Japan is the world's leading supporter of overseas coal and must shift its financing toward renewable energy to align with the Paris Agreement.

• Japan is identified as the world's primary supporter of overseas coal, having provided over US$20 billion in coal financing abroad between 2007 and 2014.
• The Batang coal-fired power plant project in Central Java, Indonesia, is accused of failing to ensure social acceptability and blocking farmers and landowners from their land without agreement.
• The project proponents and the Indonesian government are alleged to have violated JBIC Guidelines regarding environmental and social considerations, with an Indonesian Human Rights Commission warning the Japanese government about human rights violations during land acquisition.
• The signatories argue that initiating new coal plants in 2016 contradicts the goals of the Paris Agreement and risks locking in carbon emissions for decades.
• The document calls for JBIC to reject financing for the Batang project before its financial closure deadline of April 6, 2016.

APA

admin (2016). JBIC must Reject Financing for the Batang Coal-fired Power Plant, Central Java, Indonesia. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/jbic-must-reject-financing-for-the-batang-coal-fired-power-plant-central-java-indonesia/

Chicago

admin. JBIC must Reject Financing for the Batang Coal-fired Power Plant, Central Java, Indonesia. Friends of the Earth International, 2016. https://www.foei.org/jbic-must-reject-financing-for-the-batang-coal-fired-power-plant-central-java-indonesia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2016jbic, author = {admin}, title = {{JBIC must Reject Financing for the Batang Coal-fired Power Plant, Central Java, Indonesia}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/jbic-must-reject-financing-for-the-batang-coal-fired-power-plant-central-java-indonesia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }