BRIEFING: Japan using glut of gas to spread influence in Southeast Asia at expense of climate, critics say

Published 06:39 on July 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 06:39 on July 8, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, China, Japan, Other APAC, South Korea

Japan is using its excess volumes of LNG to shape, and in many ways slow down, the energy transition in Southeast Asia, by financing gas infrastructure abroad and promoting transboundary CO2 markets as a decarbonisation solution that critics say is yet-to-be-proven and unrealistic. 
Japan is using its excess volumes of LNG to shape, and in many ways slow down, the energy transition in Southeast Asia, by financing gas infrastructure abroad and promoting transboundary CO2 markets as a decarbonisation solution that critics say is yet-to-be-proven and unrealistic. 


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