A man rides his scooter near a coal power plant in Shanghai. File photo: AFP
A man rides his scooter near a coal power plant in Shanghai. File photo: AFP
Environment

China, Japan, South Korea give US$50 billion a year to fossil fuel projects: watchdog

  • Oil Change International says rich nations are directing billions to fossil fuels, despite vowing to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the 2015 Paris accord
  • The countries finance existing and new energy projects through credit export agencies and through international development programmes, the report says

A man rides his scooter near a coal power plant in Shanghai. File photo: AFP
A man rides his scooter near a coal power plant in Shanghai. File photo: AFP
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