Sam Reynolds

Gas pipes are seen near a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank under construction, left, at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (Tepco) Futtsu gas-fired thermal power plant in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Japan will maintain a target for clean energy to account for as much as 24 percent of the countrys power mix by 2030, according to a long-term plan approved by the Cabinet in July. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg

Clean energy is driving coal’s decline in the Philippines, not LNG

Renewables have rapidly outpaced the growth of LNG while gas-fired power generation remains below historical levels