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South Korean-financed coal plants predicted to cause up to 151,000 deaths
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.
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Greenpeace unfurls two urgent messages for Jokowi’s second term
Two giant banners were dropped from Jakarta’s most iconic statues this morning: the Aerospace Statue at Pancoran in South Jakarta, and the Welcome Statue which stands at the heart of the city at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout. The urgent messages, addressed to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) call on him to drop dirty coal energy and…
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Double Standard: How Japan’s Financing of Highly Polluting Overseas Coal Plants Endangers Public Health
'Double Standard Report' reveals the deadly consequences of the double standard, in terms of premature deaths caused by air pollution, and evaluates how many of those deaths could be avoided if the projects funded by Japan overseas applied the same emission limits as the new coal power plants in Japan.
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Japan funds toxic coal plants abroad emitting 13-40 times more pollution than domestic plants – Greenpeace analysis
The Japanese Government and its public finance agencies JBIC, JICA, NEXI are exporting pollution to other countries by funding coal-fired power plants abroad, that emit far more toxic air pollutants than would be allowed in Japan.
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Greenpeace calls out the true cost of coal at coal industry event in Bali, Indonesia
Major coal industry event Coaltrans started today in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, less than a week after the latest data from the World Health Organization showed that nine out of ten people are breathing air containing dangerous levels of pollutants.
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Polluting Paradise
How the Celukan Bawang coal-fired power plant is destroying the health and well-being of people in northern Bali.
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Plans to expand a coal-fired power plant on Bali’s north coast threaten one of the island’s best-loved beaches and West Bali National Park
Local people in Buleleng District, Bali, are contesting plans to expand the Celukan Bawang coal-fired power plant on the island’s north coast.
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International coalition calls on Singapore banks to end coal finance
A broad coalition of leading environmental groups are today calling on Singapore’s major banks to end the financing of highly polluting coal-fired power stations in Southeast Asia.
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Stop waste of US$26 billion on unnecessary coal power projects, urges major new coalition.
‘Break Free From Coal’ coalition, has called for nine planned coal power plants to be dropped from the power supply plan
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The pollution threat hanging over Jakarta
The pollution already suffered by Greater Jakarta will become much worse because of plans to ring the city with coal-fired power plants