Japanese media: At the request of the Japanese government, the IMF Japan Economic Report deletes the expression “stop assisting coal and thermal power” jqknews

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[Japanese media: At the request of the Japanese government, the IMF Japan Economic Report deleted the expression “stop assisting coal and thermal power”]Japanese government sources said that the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Japan Economic Analysis Report released in January originally stated that it would stop assisting overseas. Statements related to coal-fired power generation were later deleted at the request of the Japanese government. Several Japanese government officials pointed out that “this reflects the intention of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which attaches great importance to coal-fired power export support.” (Interface News)

According to Kyodo News on February 14, a Japanese government source said that internationalMonetary FundThe Japan Economic Analysis Report released by the IMF in January originally included the statement about stopping aid to overseas coal-fired power generation, but it was later deleted at the request of the Japanese government. Several Japanese government officials pointed out that “this reflects the intention of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which attaches great importance to coal-fired power export support.”

Taking into account the consensus reached at the G7 summit in June last year, the Japanese government pledged to stop providing new loans to coal-fired power plants that have not yet taken measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the original draft obtained by Kyodo News. The draft states that “the phased cancellation of aid to overseas coal projects based on commitments without exception will further contribute to global climate policy action”.

The actual release of the report did not include a statement that the coal aid would be stopped. A government official said that this was the result of informing the IMF of the Japanese government’s intentions, saying, “There is a view within the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry that it has made considerable concessions around coal in the international negotiations last year, and is reluctant to mention more about coal’s intentions. reflected.”

(Article source: Interface News)

Article source: Interface News

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Original title: Japanese media: At the request of the Japanese government, the IMF Japan Economic Report deleted the statement “stop assisting coal-fired power generation”