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Keep fossil fuels out of Chattogram (and the rest of Bangladesh)

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.

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

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To whom it may concern:

I understand that your company is considering investing in the proposed fossil fuel buildout in the Chattogram region of Bangladesh, a beautiful region with pristine beaches and diverse and distinct wildlife.  I urge you instead to invest in the clean energy future that Bangladesh deserves.

Close to 20GW of fossil fuel projects are proposed for the Chattogram region, which if built, would release an estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, equivalent to the annual emission of 300 million cars. This fossil gas expansion threatens our chances of achieving the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

Projects like the Matarbari 1 coal power station which have generated serious violations of human rights and damage to the local environment, and should not be allowed to continue. Many families have been displaced, and local communities have lost their traditional sources of livelihood such as fishing and farming, and have yet to be properly compensated. Sadly, the people of Matarbari and Chattogram region are still contending with the further expansion of fossil fuels.

The proposed new fossil gas projects threaten to harm vulnerable natural environments and animals and disrupt the valuable local tourism industry. If built, the power plants would also spew toxic emissions that further worsen respiratory health, entrenching Bangladesh’s status as the country with the worst air quality in the world.

In the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero Emissions by 2050 scenario, “there is no further need for additional [LNG] capacity beyond what exists or is under construction.” Unabated gas power in electricity production must decline 97% between 2021 and 2040. The companies and financial institutions with a stake in the proposed LNG projects are at risk of reduced revenues due to the LNG power plants and terminals operating at reduced capacity or even becoming stranded.

Please rule out any support for these projects in Chattogram and scale up your support for the clean, renewable energy that would protect local communities, biodiversity and our shared climate.

Yours sincerely,

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