Climate Action Network International says Prime Minister Mark Carney and other absent wealthy-country leaders were awarded its satirical “fossil of the day” title for the UN Climate Conference in Turkey.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has been named in Climate Action Network International’s satirical “fossil of the day” award, given to “absent leaders of wealthy countries” who did not attend the UN Climate Conference in Turkey.
The network, which has handed out the award since 1999, said the recognition went to Carney and other leaders from Canada, Germany, France, Japan and Denmark.
The “fossil of the day” award was previously given to Canada at the UN Climate Conference in Brazil last year.
On Monday, Climate Action Network International said New Zealand received the award, adding that its government has dismantled its climate commitments by gutting methane targets and changing the law to shield corporations from climate litigation.
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is attending the first week of the conference, and some climate activists said Canada can expect criticism there over recent climate policy shifts.
The network pointed to policy changes since Carney took office, saying he has rolled back or cancelled a number of climate policies enacted by former prime minister Justin Trudeau, including the consumer carbon tax, an electric vehicle sales mandate and an emissions cap on oil and gas production.
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