India, June 18 -- Japan's resale of US LNG to Asian buyers between 2020 and 2025 generated an estimated 63.5 billion kilogrammes of CO2.

This is equal to the annual emissions of about 17 coal plants.

Acting as a key intermediary, Japan resold large volumes of US LNG across Asia.

This drove up lifecycle emissions from production through combustion and intensified climate risks.

Japan's resale of United States liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asian countries between 2020 and 2025 generated an estimated 63.5 billion kilogrammes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, equivalent to the annual emissions of about 17 coal-fired power plants, according to a new analysis.

The analysis, based on LNG shipment data from the Centre for Research on Energ...