Australia has won yet another Fossil of the Day for Day 10 at Copenhagen COP15:
1st PlaceMy tip for Fossil of the Year is Canada.
Australia has been awarded a First Place Fossil of the Day Award for putting pressure on Pacific Island nations–and Tuvalu in particular–to agree to 2 degrees and 450 parts per million of CO2. You know, when we see one of the world’s most vulnerable nations take the kind of bold actions that we saw Tuvalu take last week, our hearts are warmed and we are filled with inspiration. And maybe that’s why we were so discouraged and angry to learn that Australia, one of Tuvalu’s bigger, richer neighbors has been acting like a big bully and asking Tuvalu to give up on its strong commitment to a legally binding agreement that keeps the world to 1.5 degrees of warming and 350 ppm. Have no fear, dear audience, Tuvalu stood firm in the face of this outrageous display of aggression…And it’s no small feat for a tiny country of 26sq kms and 6000 inhabitants to stand up to financial blackmail from big bad Australia. Our message to you, Australia? Time to act like a leader, not a bully.
Day 10: Australia Takes 1st Place for Bullying Tuvalu and Other Small Island States
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