{"id":37370,"date":"2017-11-07T06:10:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T19:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=37370"},"modified":"2019-04-16T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:31:07","slug":"first-fossil-award-shines-a-ray-on-everyone-taking-climateaction-at-cop23-takvera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/first-fossil-award-shines-a-ray-on-everyone-taking-climateaction-at-cop23-takvera\/","title":{"rendered":"First Fossil award shines a ray on everyone taking #climateaction at #COP23 – @takvera"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CAN Fossil of the Day awards at COP23, Bonn, Germany<\/p><\/div>\n

Bonn, Germany: The first Climate Action Network (CAN) Fossil of the Day award at the UN Climate Conference COP23 was a small Ray of the Day.<\/p>\n

There is a certain leader who is on everyone\u2019s mind at this UN Climate Conference, so the first CAN Fossil of the Day award is actually an award for the rest of us that have stayed committed, eyes on the horizon and not on the bumps in the road. For all the cities, states, universities, businesses and individuals that have not been deterred by the spectacle of a leader that absolutely craves attention like a 3 year old child..<\/p>\n

The citation for the award<\/a> states:<\/p>\n

“Today\u2019s Opening Day Fossil of the Day is in fact \u2026. a \u2018Ray of the Day\u2019 (not least to bring in some sunshine into a rain-sodden COP in Bonn though we are grateful for the images of sunny Fiji donning the walls of this fantastic two-zone venue).<\/p>\n

“The proverbial sunshine is inside the halls of the COP \u2013 the amazing spirit of the people present here from countries far and wide, committed to the task on hand: to move forward with implementing the Paris Agreement and staying focused on driving forward climate action. Undeterred by talk of a Certain Someone with an incurable tweeting habit, their actions here speak louder than words: \u201cWe are still in and we are working towards a better future that makes our world safer, healthier and more prosperous for all, and those to come\u201d. <\/p>\n

“Today\u2019s Ray of the Day celebrates your achievements in the face of some very dark and flippant times, to shine a light on countries that continue to uphold and believe in the Paris Agreement. So stay on the path we have forged from Paris and keep your eyes on the horizon other than the bumps in the road.”<\/p>\n

You can read a related article in the first Climate Action Network ECO bulletin on the large orange elephant in the room and US Action<\/a><\/p>\n