{"id":27249,"date":"2019-11-25T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T23:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=27249"},"modified":"2019-11-25T12:38:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T11:38:31","slug":"south-korean-financed-coal-plants-predicted-to-cause-up-to-151000-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/27249\/south-korean-financed-coal-plants-predicted-to-cause-up-to-151000-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean-financed coal plants predicted to cause up to 151,000 deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seoul, South Korea – South Korea’s financing of highly polluting overseas coal plants is projected to cause a total of 47,000 to 151,000 premature deaths over 30-years in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and Bangladesh, revealed a new Greenpeace East Asia Seoul office report<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

At a time of increasingly serious global impacts of climate change from burning coal, South Korea – through its public finance agencies (PFAs) – is financing overseas coal-fired power plants that can emit up to 33 times more air pollution than those built in South Korea.<\/p>\n\n

Tata Mustasya, Climate and Energy Campaigner of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said: <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe burning of coal releases pollutant particles that penetrate into our cells, damaging every organ in our body, causing everything from dementia to harming unborn children. Coal is also the single worst contributor to the global climate crisis. <\/p>\n\n

The countries which are hosting South Korean-financed coal plants, many of which are in Southeast Asia, are severely vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution and climate change. The host country governments must protect their citizens and the planet, by rapidly transitioning away from coal to clean and renewable energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace East Asia Seoul office\u2019s analysis and modelling found:<\/p>\n\n