Japanese financing keeps South and Southeast Asia hooked on fossil fuels

Prime Minister Ishiba should redefine Japan's role in climate leadership

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The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project stands near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Rampal, Bangladesh, started burning coal in 2022 as part of the country's plan to meet its energy needs and improve living standards. © AP

Yuki Tanabe is a program coordinator at JACSES. Susanne Wong is Asia program manager at Oil Change International. Goni Ben Gera is public finance lead at Solutions for Our Climate.

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