G20 Scorecard of Fossil Fuel Funding: Japan
Japan ranks second, tied with France, out of the G20 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries due to its low level of support for fossil fuel use and overall progress. However, it continues to provide public finance for domestic and overseas fossil fuel projects, making it the second-highest supplier of public finance out of G20 OECD member countries.
To learn more, see our full report Doubling Back and Doubling Down: G20 scorecard on fossil fuel funding.
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