A Persistent Fossil Fuel Agenda? Japan’s Overseas Energy Development in Southeast Asia

IF 1.3 3区 社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Asian Perspective Pub Date : 2022-01-28 DOI:10.1353/apr.2022.0003
Margaret M. Jackson
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Abstract:Despite growing concerns about the impacts of climate change, Japanese public financial institutions continued to build on long-standing partnerships in Southeast Asia through the expansion of thermal power generation. Recent Japanese investments include coal-fired power plants in Indonesia and Vietnam and natural gas supply chains in Indonesia and Bangladesh. Japan was one of the last developed countries globally to champion coal development that, even if highly efficient, comes at a cost to the environment. Overseas energy investment is at the nexus of two significant challenges of this century: the threat of climate change and great power competition. Japan, regionally proximate to China and burdened with a shrinking economy and limited energy supplies, shapes its regional foreign policy to enhance energy security, expand overseas market share, and uphold a rules-based international order. This paper discusses these primary drivers of Japan’s policy approach and highlights examples of Japan’s overseas energy investment strategies starting to shift to maintain a competitive edge as public opinion and market forces react to the increased risk perception of climate change.
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持久的化石燃料议程?日本在东南亚的海外能源开发
摘要:尽管人们越来越担心气候变化的影响,但日本公共金融机构继续通过扩大火力发电,在东南亚建立长期合作伙伴关系。日本最近的投资包括印尼和越南的燃煤发电厂,以及印尼和孟加拉国的天然气供应链。日本是全球最后一个支持煤炭开发的发达国家之一,即使煤炭开发效率很高,也会以环境为代价。海外能源投资是本世纪两大挑战的核心:气候变化的威胁和大国竞争。日本毗邻中国,经济萎缩,能源供应有限,其区域外交政策旨在加强能源安全,扩大海外市场份额,维护基于规则的国际秩序。本文讨论了日本政策方法的这些主要驱动因素,并重点介绍了随着公众舆论和市场力量对气候变化风险感知的增加做出反应,日本海外能源投资战略开始转变以保持竞争优势的例子。
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期刊介绍: ASIAN PERSPECTIVE is the peer-reviewed social sciences journal of world/comparative politics of the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University. Published quarterly, Asian Perspective has devoted its pages to critical analysis of the global, regional, and transnational issues affecting Northeast Asia for over 25 years. Bringing cogent, thought-provoking examination of the significant developments in Asia and the world as they unfold to the scrutiny of its readership, Asian Perspective continues to promote a healthy exchange of ideas among scholars, students, and policymakers.
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