Leading LNG importer Japan seen heading for embarrassment on Kyoto Protocol over coal use

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

While LNG imports to Japan rose last month to 6.53 million tonnes, the thermal coal purchases by the world’s largest LNG importer were even higher at 9.19 million tonnes, raising concerns among Japanese officials that coal will lead to embarrassment on the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse-gas emissions.


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