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Jan 7, 2026 - Evelyn Smail
Indigenous Leaders File Complaint Against Japanese-funded LNG Canada Project
Canadian civil society groups have sent a letter urging the JBIC Governor, Nobumitsu Hayashi, to suspend all further financing and disbursements for LNG projects in British Columbia until an independent, cumulative health assessment of the LNG and fracking industry has been completed.
Oct 25, 2025 - Fossil Free Japan
Joint Statement: Global action to stop Japan from derailing Asia’s energy transition
Ahead of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on 26 October 2025, we, the undersigned 36 organizations, urge Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and ASEAN leaders to take steps to ensure that AZEC becomes a genuine platform for accelerating the region’s energy transition future, not a vehicle to prolong fossil fuels and corporate profits.
May 2, 2025 - Environmental NGOs
Joint statement: Japan must stop derailing Southeast Asia’s energy transition
Civil society organizations urge Japanese leaders to stop derailing Asia’s energy transition by prolonging and expanding the use of fossil fuels through the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) platform, as Prime Minister Ishiba and former Prime Minister Kishida visit Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.