Letters Urging Japanese Banks and Traders to Stop Unsustainable Biomass Imports and Investments

North American organizations wrote to request that Japanese banks and power generation companies adopt a wood biomass climate and sustainability policy or strengthen existing policies. Better policies are needed because wood biomass worsens climate change, harms forests, and violates the civil rights of communities. Strong policies will protect the rights of communities, fully disclose emissions from biomass use, and ensure that primary or natural forests are not cut down to make wood pellets. Read the full letters below. 

Letter to Japanese Banks

Japanese Translation of Letter to Banks

Letter to Japanese Traders and Power Generation Companies

Japanese Translation of Letter to Traders