April 4, 2022 New Report: Banking on Climate Chaos New Report: Despite ‘Net Zero’ Rhetoric, World’s Biggest Banks Continued to Pour Billions into Fossil Fuel Expansion in 2021 Read the report HERE Asia’s top...
March 2, 2022 Solidarity with the people of Ukraine Ukraine, a peaceful democratic nation, is under a brutal military attack by Russia’s President Putin. With war on the headlines, our global community stands in...
March 2, 2022 End Fossil Fuel Finance Asia – On Monday 28th of February, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release a seminal report presenting the most comprehensive scientific overview...
February 15, 2022 Research reveals Asia still top lenders and underwriters of the Global Coal Industry Commercial banks have channeled US $1.5 trillion to the coal industry since 2019. Japanese banks are the top 3 lenders while Chinese banks make up...
September 22, 2021 Press Release: China declares an end to financing fossil fuels abroad at the UN General Assembly PRESS RELEASE 350.org Asia 22 September 2021 Press Release: China declares an end to financing fossil fuels abroad at the UN General Assembly At the...
May 28, 2021 People Power: it works! There’s big news! It’s been a crushing week for the fossil fuel industry, thanks to years of relentless people-powered campaigning by the climate movement. In...
May 18, 2021 MUFG Commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2050 but Punts Detailed Plan on Paris Alignment On May 17, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (“MUFG”) published the “MUFG Carbon Neutrality Declaration,” and announced its plan to achieve net zero financed emissions by...
May 14, 2021 Mizuho’s Revised Policy Tightens Approach to Climate Risk – But Still Far from Paris Agreement Goals On May 13th, Japanese megabank Mizuho Financial Group (hereinafter Mizuho) announced revisions to its lending and investment policies which include a commitment to shift its...
May 13, 2021 Loopholes Remain in SMBC Group’s New Coal Policy Joint Press Release by 350.org Japan, Kiko Network, JACSES, FoE Japan, Mekong Watch, Rainforest Action Network Today, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (hereinafter SMBC Group) published...
May 7, 2021 350.org responds to Asian Development Bank’s new Draft Energy Policy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just released its new Draft Energy Policy which states that the bank “will not finance any new coal-fired capacity for power...