NGOs call on the French Government to stand firm against Japan’s ongoing support to coal

A coalition of NGOs calls on France to oppose Japan's presence at the November 2020 Finance in Common Summit unless Japan ends its support for coal. The NGOs highlight that while France has committed to a coal exit, Japan continues to plan 11.9GW of domestic coal capacity and has supported 8.6GW of new coal plants internationally since the Paris agreements. Specifically, the statement identifies three overseas projects currently under consideration: Vung Ang 2 in Vietnam, Indramayu in Indonesia, and Matarbari Phase 2 in Bangladesh.

• Japan continues to expand its coal capacity both domestically and internationally, with 11.9GW of new coal power capacity planned at home and 8.6GW of new coal plants supported by public financial institutions—JBIC, NEXI, and JICA—since the Paris agreements.
• Despite a July 2020 policy stating that official financial support would in principle not be provided to countries without a decarbonization transition policy, a loophole exists for projects already at the planning stage.
• The Japanese government is currently considering or expecting requests for support for three specific overseas coal projects: Vung Ang 2 in Vietnam (JBIC and NEXI), Indramayu in Indonesia (JICA), and Matarbari Phase 2 in Bangladesh (JICA), totaling 3.4GW.
• The NGOs argue that these new coal plants are inconsistent with the 1.5°C target and would lock in greenhouse gas emissions for decades, contradicting the UN Secretary-General's 2019 call to make 2020 the final year for new coal plant construction.

APA

admin (2020). NGOs call on the French Government to stand firm against Japan’s ongoing support to coal. Reclaim Finance. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2020/09/28/ngos-call-on-the-french-government-to-stand-firm-against-japans-ongoing-support-to-coal/

Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2020ngos, author = {admin}, title = {{NGOs call on the French Government to stand firm against Japan’s ongoing support to coal}}, publisher = {Reclaim Finance}, year = {2020}, month = sep, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2020/09/28/ngos-call-on-the-french-government-to-stand-firm-against-japans-ongoing-support-to-coal/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }