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K-pop fans' environmental activism comes to UN climate talks
K-pop fans staged protests at COP30 urging South Korea to end fossil fuel funding abroad, supporting the event's collective effort theme backed by over 80 countries.
- On Monday at COP30 in Belém, K-pop fans were introduced on a COP stage for the first time as banners reading `Export K-pop, not fossil fuels` filled the main hall, urging South Korea to cut foreign fossil-fuel funding.
- Because of their scale and loyalty, the Korean pop fandom mobilized last year on causes from the U.S. Black Lives Matter movement to blocking a Hyundai coal deal, showing political impact.
- Organizers and protesters staged costumed actions with characters from `KPop Demon Hunters` to criticize South Korea's dual coal and fossil-fuel stance, while panels with South Korea's Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Seong-hwan pledged fan support.
- More than 80 countries have supported the Brazilian `mutirão` call, which the COP30 Presidency uses as a rallying cry, with Vinicius Gurtler emphasizing music and youth to mobilize action.
- Young K-pop fans are fluent in social media and keen to respond to injustice, while organizers describe fandom as protagonists shaping social and political issues.
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K-pop fans' environmental activism comes to UN climate talks
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