Environmental advocates and members of people’s movements have asked Japan to stop its push for coal in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region. Aaron Pedrosa slammed Japan’s “clean coal” push, claiming it was mired with lies about the true impact of coal. He denounced “clean coal” as a false alternative to traditional coal, stating that “clean coal” technologies have proven too expensive and have not lived up to their purpose of lessening coal’s carbon emissions. “Whatever semblance of growth Southeast Asia currently enjoys will be undone by the climate change effects of continuous fossil fuel burning,” said Pedrosa. “Southeast Asia is ripe with renewable energy sources, like solar and hydro, which most of its people have easier access to.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 16, 2017 01:41 UTC