The carbon bomb we can’t afford

Let’s keep fossil fuels out of Bangladesh for the health and wellbeing of the local communities, the beautiful regional beaches and forests, the Bangladeshi economy, and our shared climate.

In June 2022, Japan announced it won’t fund Matarbari 2. The Bangladesh Government officially cancelled Matarbari 2, announcing plans to build an LNG to power project instead.

Companies like Mitsubishi Corporation, JERA, JICA and GE Vernova are pushing polluting fossil gas and LNG in Chattogram that the world and Bangladesh can’t afford, threatening climate, local ecosystems and communities.

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There are close to 20GW of new coal and LNG power planned for the Chattogram region.

This buildout would:

Threaten our chances of keeping global warming in check

Spell disaster for the local ecology and waterways, communities and livelihoods

Add disproportionate burden the economy and electricity end users

Community stories

“I worry future generations will have no way to survive when the coal power plant and the LNG terminals start operating. The future is dark.”

– Abdus Salam Kakali, Journalist and Environmental Activist

“Our homestead and salt and fish farms fall in the area being acquired for the LNG Terminal. What will we do now?”

– Hamid Hossain, Fish farmer, Matarbari, Chattogram.

“My house has collapsed due to sand removal for the construction of the Matarbari coal power project.”

– Saleha Begum, Matarbari, Bangladesh

“There were many types of work, like shrimp business, farming, boating, salt cultivation, fishing. Now we have no more work.”

– Humaira, displaced by Japan-funded Matarbari 1 coal power plant

Help keep fossil fuels out of Chattogram (and the rest of Bangladesh)!

Send a message to GE Vernova, Mitsubishi Corporation, JERA, JICA and other companies urging them to stop building fossil fuel infrastructure, to protect tShe livelihoods and health of local communities and our climate, and preserve this region, its beautiful beaches and wildlife.

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This map shows the projects proposed for the Chattogram region.

Expensive LNG Expansion: How foreign gas interests are a climate disaster for Bangladesh

Bangladesh is facing an energy crisis, having suffered repeated blackouts caused by an increasing over-reliance on expensive and polluting fossil gas imports.

Rather than decreasing dependence on volatile international fossil fuel markets, and prioritising clean domestic renewable energy, Bangladesh is being pushed by foreign interests to double down on liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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Bangladesh can choose a pathway with clean, green, renewable energy that will protect the environment and allow people to enjoy cheap, affordable electricity.

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