Fossil of the Day Awards
Presented each day at the 2007 Bali climate negotiations to the countries who've done the most to block progress at the talks.

The fossils, represented by lumps of coal, are presented in an elaborate awards ceremony at 6pm daily at BICC booth 44 in Bali, hosted by Ben Wikler of Avaaz.org. The winners are chosen by a vote of the Climate Action Network each afternoon.

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December 5

Fossil Awards for Tuesday, Dec 4

FIRST PLACE: JAPAN

Japan wins for proposing yesterday to, quote, “move beyond the kyoto protocol”—and listing elements of a post-2012 agreement without mentioning absolute emissions reduction targets and timetables for developed countries.

Emissions reduction targets are the heart of the Kyoto Protocol. Japan’s proposal would kill it.

SECOND PRIZE: JAPAN

Japan wins a special second prize for desecrating the Kyoto Protocol… on its tenth anniversary. When most of us think about tenth anniversary gifts, we think of a beautiful vacation or a romantic dinner. But when it came to Kyoto, Japan wants to break up.

THREE-WAY TIE FOR THIRD: USA, CANADA, and JAPAN

USA, Canada, and Japan claim to love technology as the solution to everything—but today, they insisted that the technology discussion take place under the SBSTA, the technical advisory body, not the SBI, the implementation body. In other words, they insisted that on all tech talk and no tech action. Or in other other words, they can talk the tech talk, but they can’t walk the tech walk. 

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