Coal-fired Power Plant
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JBIC continues to finance the world’s largest coal fired power plants
International Financial Institutions, such as The World Bank, EIB (European Investment Bank), the Export-Impor…
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Local people concerned over move towards replacement of coal-fired power plant in Hiroshima
The environmental impact assessment for J-Power’s Takehara coal-fired thermal power plant’s new No. 1 unit (60…
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Prime Minister Abe puts pressure on stalled Batang power plant
PM Abe and President YudhoyonoThe proposed coal-fired power plant in Batang, Indonesia has been under fire for…
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EPA proposes stringent standard for new coal-fired thermal power plants
Three months have passed since U.S. President Obama announced his “Climate Action Plan” in June 2013. After le…
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Marubeni Still in Bid Race for Croatian Coal-fired Power Plant
Tensions are rising in Indonesia over a Japanese backed coal fired power plant set to be built in Batang, Indo…
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Five Nordic Countries Join the US to Ban Coal Power Investments
While the media is dominated by “2020 Tokyo Olympic” fever in Japan, this important step towards c…
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19 Environmental NGO Groups from 3 Countries Demand JBIC to End Support for Vietnamese Coal-Fired Power Plant
On August 27th (USA time), 19 environmental NGO groups from the United States of America, Australia and Japan …
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Opposition against the Coal fired Power Plant in Indonesia Intensifies
It was mentioned in an article from July 8th that Batang coal power plant in Indonesia led proceeded by Japane…
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Export-Import Bank of the United States Reject Financing of Coal Power Project
On July 18, 2013, the board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States decided to suspend financing of the…
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Local Residents Oppose Indonesia’s Coal Fired Power Plant Project
In the province of Central Java in Indonesia, Japanese companies supported by Japanese government are promotin…
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Coal Fired Power Plants Benefit from Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff?
In order to spread the use of renewable energy, Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (FIT) was initiated July, 2012…
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Statement by the Kiko Network to Revise the Environmental Standard of Coal Fired Power Plants
In response to “the summary of a meeting by relevant ministries on TEPCO’s bid for thermal power” by the Minis…
