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Japan coal-fired plant exports hit US resistance
Shipments soar to nearly US$8 billion last year, defying calls to stop investment in foreign coal projects to curb greenhouse gas emissions
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Thu, Oct 23, 2014 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
THE United States has challenged the Japanese government over moves to ramp up exports of coal-fired power technology and to offer cheap loans to lure buyers, according to a US source with direct knowledge of the matter.
Japan's shipments of the equipment soared to nearly US$8 billion last year as it looks to boost infrastructure exports, defying US calls for developed nations to stop investment in foreign coal projects to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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