Making Asia fossil-free
Asia is seen as a growth market for coal and gas power projects and infrastructure. Despite opposition from local communities, the fossil fuel industry is pushing costly and planet destroying projects in this region.
Market Forces works with community groups and environmental defenders across Asia who are fighting to ensure their countries get the access to the clean, renewable energy they deserve.
Market Forces also empowers shareholders to take action on climate change through engagement with company management, the exercise of shareholder rights and responsibility as stewards of the companies. We aim to enhance long-term, sustainable corporate and shareholder value by bringing the voice of the community and the facts about climate financial risk to corporations. We also urge companies to deliver real, credible solutions to climate change.
Starting in Australia, we are expanding this initiative to Asia Pacific and beyond.
Learn more about our campaigns and send emails to polluting companies and the banks and investors that support them!
Companies driving climate change in Asia
Adaro
Massive Indonesian coal miner with a business plan to expand the coal industry, betting on catastrophic climate change.
INDONESIA
General Electric
Responsible for producing a third of the world’s energy, still doubling down on fossil gas power in Asia and around the world.
USA
A joint venture of two Japanese utilities, TEPCO and Chubu, JERA is the largest power generation and LNG trading company in Japan and expanding fossil gas and ammonia across Asia.
JAPAN
Mitsubishi
A diversified company with significant scope 3 emissions, at 381 million tons, greater than either the UK or France’s annual fossil emissions.
JAPAN
Japanese megabanks
Japanese megabanks (Mizuho, MUFG, SMBC Group) risk failing their 2050 net-zero commitment with massive funding for the fossil fuel industry.
JAPAN
Asia
Shareholder
Action
We seek to empower shareholders to take action on climate change. Asia Shareholder Action is an Asia-Pacific-based initiative that Market Forces is part of.
Fossil Free
Chattogram
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
94%
of proposed new coal and 63% proposed new gas power globally is in Asia
Source: Global Energy Monitor 2023