Fossil of the Day Awards

THIRD PLACE: RUSSIA Russia wins third place for its presentation at the AWG-KP workshop on mitigation the day before yesterday...

Today's Fossil-winning activities all came in yesterday's Ad Hoc Working Group - Kyoto Protocol (AWGKP) workshop on mitigation potentials...

3: KUWAIT Kuwait wins third place for arguing at yesterday's roundtable that, according to the IPCC, Kuwait is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the adverse effects of climate change--and therefore should have access to the adaptation fund...

3rd Place: The Umbrella Group (Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the US) The Umbrella group wins third fossil for proposing, by way of Australia, a joint session of the ad-hoc KP (Kyoto Protocol) and LCA (Longterm Cooperative Action)...

3rd Place: The Umbrella Group (Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the US) The Umbrella group wins third fossil for proposing, by way of Australia, a joint session of the ad-hoc KP (Kyoto Protocol) and LCA (Longterm Cooperative Action)...

First (and Only) Prize: Poland We gratefully acknowledge Poland's hospitality in hosting this Conference of Parties. But we regret to announce that Poland made history today by winning the sole Fossil Award--the first time ever that a host country has won a Fossil on the first day of a COP...