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flag Protesters demand Japan stop funding coal and gas projects in developing nations during COP30.

flag Protesters, including one in a Pikachu costume, demanded Japan halt financing for coal and natural gas projects in Southeast Asia and the Global South during the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, on November 14, 2025. flag The demonstration, part of a thematic day on energy, highlighted concerns that Japan’s continued funding—$6.4 billion for coal and $874 million for gas projects between 2016 and 2024 through its official bank—undermines global climate goals and contradicts its image as a climate leader. flag Activists urged Japan to align its foreign investments with its domestic climate commitments and support a just energy transition.

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