Mighty Earth Statement on the Cancellation of Japanese Coal Plant at Matarbari, Bangladesh

Mighty Earth reports that the Japanese government has ended its overseas coal finance, leading to the cancellation of the Matarbari 2 coal power plant in Bangladesh. The organization attributes the project's failure to the withdrawal of Sumitomo Corporation as lead contractor on February 28, 2022, following a global campaign launched in December 2019. Roger Smith of Mighty Earth argues that Japan must now accelerate the retirement of existing coal plants without using 'duplicitous technologies' such as biomass, hydrogen, and ammonia.

• The Japanese government has announced the termination of its overseas coal finance, which resulted in the cancellation of the Matarbari 2 coal power plant in Bangladesh.
• The cancellation was preceded by the withdrawal of Sumitomo Corporation as the lead contractor on February 28, following a global campaign started by Mighty Earth in December 2019.
• Mighty Earth asserts that Japan should retire existing coal plants without relying on biomass, hydrogen, or ammonia, which the organization claims displace emissions rather than reduce them.

APA

Jones, S. (2022). Mighty Earth Statement on the Cancellation of Japanese Coal Plant at Matarbari, Bangladesh. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-statement-on-the-cancellation-of-japanese-coal-plant-at-matarbari-bangladesh/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. Mighty Earth Statement on the Cancellation of Japanese Coal Plant at Matarbari, Bangladesh. Mighty Earth, 2022. https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-statement-on-the-cancellation-of-japanese-coal-plant-at-matarbari-bangladesh/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{jones2022mighty, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{Mighty Earth Statement on the Cancellation of Japanese Coal Plant at Matarbari, Bangladesh}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-statement-on-the-cancellation-of-japanese-coal-plant-at-matarbari-bangladesh/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }