Shareholders Urge Japanese Companies to Take Urgent Climate Action
Shareholders representing $22 billion investment have put four of Japan’s largest companies in the spotlight on climate-risk management.
Fossil Fuel Addiction Subverts Every Single SDG
Oil, gas and coal production and emissions are a primary threat to our water, health, biodiversity and ability to provide economic and energy security.
NGOs Welcome Sumitomo Corporation’s Decision to End Support for Coal-fired Power Plant
NGOs welcome Sumitomo Corporation’s decision to end support for coal-fired power plant and urge the Japanese government and JICA to follow.
Climate Activists Across Asia Respond to Climate Report
The IPCC’s findings, signed off by 195 governments, show that the most marginalized and vulnerable people are already being hit hardest by a range of devastating climate impacts driven by fossil fuels.
Desperate Forest Clearing Follows Bungled Permit Review
The Indonesian government’s half-hearted forestland permit review has created a perverse incentive for forest clearing by companies desperate to retain dormant land banks.
Research: Asia Still Top Lenders of Global Coal Industry
The Global Coal Exit List (GCEL) showed that commercial banks channeled over US $1.5 trillion to the coal industry between January 2019 and November 2021.