Greenpeace, others blast Japan gas deal in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Climate groups, including Greenpeace Thailand, said they "vehemently condemn" the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for helping fund a $10 billion gas field in Vietnam after Tokyo pledged to stop financing fossil fuels.

The two countries should instead build on the "decarbonization momentum by redirecting financing toward the deployment and integration of renewables," said a letter released late Wednesday by Trend Asia, the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development, and others.