Canada dissappoints – earning ‘Fossil of the Day’ award in Bonn
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in Canada
Apparently Canada is taking this 51st US State thing seriously. After the United States earned the first awarded Fossil of the Day in Bonn late last week, Canada proved a disappointing new trend and followed suit.
Canada earned their Fossil of the Day for reducing its commitment to reduce emissions after Copenhagen to the same [...]
USA earns “Fossil of the day” award at Bonn Climate Change Talks
Posted on 05. Jun, 2010 by Joshua Wiese in U.S.A.
After a fairly drama-free first week of the climate talks in Bonn, Saturday marked a change in tone. In addition to developments in the effort to eliminate loopholes from LULUCF in the Kyoto negotiations track, the US also made headlines (in the conference center, anyway).
The United States was awarded the first “Fossil of the day” [...]
Canada Wins a Fossil
Posted on 11. Apr, 2010 by joannadafoe in Canada, bits
Canada won third place for the prestigious Fossil Award in Bonn today. Fossil Awards are given to the most obstructive and unhelpful countries in the UN negotiations. The slightly sarcastic yet widely known award was presented on the final day of the Bonn intersessional.
The Fossil was awarded to our country for “failing to understand [...]
U.S. Wins Long-Anticipated Fossil
Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by Ben Jervey in U.S.A., bits
Not for anything done specifically today, but for a broader lack of ambition that–as this final week of a two-year negotiation process kicks off–that stands as an enormous hurdle to progress. The fossil:
FIRST PLACE: UNITED STATES of AMERICA
The USA wins its first Fossil of the COP for two reasons: first, for making absolutely no commitment [...]
週末そして交渉のはじまり/Weekend and Starting line
Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by Eri Aoki in Japan
Sturday is weekend, but in negotiation today is kind of starting line. There are AWGs’ draft texts and Japan decide their position yesterday in Japan. So what will happen? What can they do?
Waiting for you to bring Hope!
Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Eri Aoki in Japan
The Barcelona Climate Talks were the last session before the Copenhagen Talks this December. Eri Aoki is waiting on leaders in Japan and the rest of the world to bring big hope to Copenhagen.
Hit the ground running… but where to?
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Rosa Kouri in Canada
Mixed signals, walk-outs, and collapsed definitions… welcome to the Canadian tracker’s first day in Barcelona.
Europe was recently found below ground
Posted on 03. Oct, 2009 by Jonathan Sundqvist in E.U., Sweden
European union recently got the fossil of the day, curious what kind wierd thing that is, read on!
Donut of the Day: Action in Berlin
Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by Ole Seidenberg in Canada, Germany
Since the security restrictions in Bangkok won’t let us/CAN award the Fossil of the Day Award to any of those countries that really deserve it, we just took the idea home. The winner today: Canada! The country of donuts…
Bonn III, c’est fini.
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by adoptanegotiator in E.U., France
La longue ritournelle des discussions officielles et informelles suit son cours. Après Bonn I, Bonn II voilà à présent que Bonn III se termine. Les négociations de Bonn III n’étaient pas « officielles » mais informelles, elles avaient pour objectif de réduire le document de négociations pour que les négociateurs puissent enfin se focaliser et [...]