FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 June 2011
Contact:
Kyle Gracey
kylegracey@gmail.com
+1 814 659 2405 [+]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 June 2011
Contact:
Kyle Gracey
kylegracey@gmail.com
+1 814 659 2405
A Slew of Fossils and Rays Awarded On Second to Last Day of Bonn Talks [+]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 June 2011
Contact:
Kyle Gracey
kylegracey@gmail.com
+1 814 659 2405
India Earns First place (and only) Fossil of the Day [+]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 June 2011
Contact:
Kyle Gracey
kylegracey@gmail.com
+1 814 659 2405 [+]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 June 2011
Bonn, Germany
Contact:
David Turnbull
dturnbull@climatenetwork.org
USA: +12023163499
Germany: +49(0)2523657307
Japan wins first place fossil and the second place fossil goes to, Well, We Aren’t
Sure.
First Place Fossil is awarded to Japan. Today Japan reiterated their position of
supporting the inclusion of nuclear facilities to CDM. Today, June 11th, the three-
month anniversary since the tragic earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear disaster, [+]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 June 2011
Bonn, Germany
Contact:
Hannah McKinnon
hmckinnon@climateactionnetwork.ca
Mobile: +1 613 276 7791
T: +1 613 241 4413 [+]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 June 2011
The first place Fossil of the Day Award goes to the United States of America. This fossil is awarded for opposing a discussion of sources of long-term finance in the LCA. Secretary Clinton herself pledged to work with other countries to jointly mobilize $100 billion per year by 2020 for climate action in developing countries. Meeting that commitment has to start with exploring options of innovative sources of public finance in the UNFCCC. The US must be open to a process under the LCA to at least start the conversation. [+]
FOSSIL OF THE DAY AWARDS
Bonn, Germany, June 6, 2011
The Climate Action Network (CAN), a coalition of over 600 NGOs worldwide, gives out two 'Fossil of The Day' awards to the countries who perform the worst during the past days negotiations at the UN climate change conference.
The awards given out on June 6, 2011 in Bonn, Germany were as follows:
First place fossil goes to Saudi Arabia for using their pet issue of response measures to thwart the urgent need for progress.
The Saudi’s brought the SBI to a halt by reneging on the Bali Action Plan and the Cancun Agreements which clearly separate response measures from adaptation, seeking to hold the entire process hostage to its oily self interest. [+]
The Leadership Development Program (LDP) is one of CAN’s cornerstone programs that aims to strengthen its national and regional nodes and build professional leadership within the network....
