Japan, eight other nations get 'Fossil' award over absence from COP31
ANTALYA: Japan and eight other countries were given a ‘Fossil of the Day’ satirical prize from an international environmental group on Tuesday after their leaders failed to attend the ongoing UN climate conference in Turkiye, Kyodo News reported.
Japan and eight other nations received a satirical "Fossil of the Day" award from the Climate Action Network on Tuesday, as their leaders missed the ongoing UN climate conference in Turkey, according to Kyodo News. The award, presented by the international environmental group, criticized the leaders' absence as a "dismal signal" for global climate cooperation.
The countries named in the award include Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, and Japan. The organization stated that the nine countries seemed to deem COP31 unimportant enough to attend. The Climate Action Network, comprised of environmental groups from over 130 countries, presents the award multiple times during each UN climate conference.
The August mudslides in Nepal, which are believed to have been caused by glacier collapses due to global warming, have prompted the organization to call on wealthy nations, particularly those with a history of high greenhouse gas emissions, to provide financial assistance to developing countries.
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