Belt and Road Initiative & Bangladesh
9.3 Environmental issues: Bangladesh
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A positive sign is that 58.3
per cent of BRI transport
construction
sector
contracts are in railways,
which
are relatively
environment-friendly,
compared to other modes
of transportation.
However, 38.05 per cent
BRI construction contracts
in the energy sector are in
coal, which is
damaging
environment.
to
highly
the
Sector and subsector
Transport
Energy
Figure: Subsector-wise BRI construction contracts in
Bangladesh (as % of total investment), 2009-2019
Others
Coal
48.67%
38.05%
Oil
13.27%
19.66%
Autos
22.04%
58.30%
60%
Shipping
Rail
0%
40%
CENTRE FOR
POLICY DIALOGUE
20%
80%
Percentage of all construction contracts
Source: Authors' illustration based on data from China
Global Investment
Available at
Tracker.
http://www.aei.org/china-global-investment-tracker/
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