Petition: Tell Sumitomo Corporation to Be a Climate Leader

Mighty Earth calls on Sumitomo Corporation to stop financing coal power plants in Asia and importing biomass that contributes to deforestation.

• Sumitomo Corporation is contributing to climate change by planning or constructing at least 5 GW of new coal-fired power plants in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
• Sumitomo Corporation supplies Japan with over 6 million tons of thermal and metallurgical coal annually through its ownership and investment in coal mines.
• As Japan's leading importer of wood chips and pellets, Sumitomo Corporation is linked to increased logging in natural forests, deforestation, and the import of biomass from Vietnam, a country with a history of fraudulent certifications and illegal logging from Southeast Asia and Africa.

APA

Jones, S. (2019). Petition: Tell Sumitomo Corporation to Be a Climate Leader. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/petition-tell-sumitomo-corporation-to-be-a-climate-leader/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. Petition: Tell Sumitomo Corporation to Be a Climate Leader. Mighty Earth, 2019. https://mightyearth.org/article/petition-tell-sumitomo-corporation-to-be-a-climate-leader/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Jones |first1=Sydney |title=Petition: Tell Sumitomo Corporation to Be a Climate Leader |publisher=Mighty Earth |date=5 December 2019 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/petition-tell-sumitomo-corporation-to-be-a-climate-leader/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{jones2019petition, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{Petition: Tell Sumitomo Corporation to Be a Climate Leader}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2019}, month = dec, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/petition-tell-sumitomo-corporation-to-be-a-climate-leader/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }