In the runup to crucial climate change talks that open Monday in The Hague, nongovernmental organizations have repeatedly slammed Japan's position on a number of issues.
As negotiations draw closer, stakeholders in COP6 -- the Sixth Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention on Climate Change -- have come knocking on Japan's door, asking the government to play a leading role.
A number of Japan's proposals could slow negotiations and efforts to tackle climate change, said longtime climate change campaigner Lars Jensen, of the World Wide Fund for Nature.