LNG demand in Japan's power sector is expected to rise by more than 10% to about 74 million tons by 2040. Japan is also the largest public and private financier of gas and LNG projects around the world, despite a G7 commitment to phase out financial support for overseas fossil fuel projects. Methane is highly volatile, and this U.S. build-out poses especially dangerous explosion risks and health risks due to the greenhouse gas emissions created by the extraction, transmission, and transportation of LNG. On top of that, we know that LNG is an environmental justice issue, with harms disproportionately placed on Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income residents living in impacted communities. During this webinar, you’ll hear directly about the community of Freeport, Texas, where air pollution adjacent to the Freeport LNG facility poses some of the highest lifetime risk of cancer and respiratory hazards from toxins in the air. Learn how the government of Japan along with its banks and insurance companies are the biggest players in the U.S. Gulf methane expansion projects. Hear directly from NGO & Gulf leaders working to stop this expansion. |
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