[Editor's note: ActUpInSask.org has some great coverage of the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. According to the site, Saskatchewan is the world's third-largest per-capita carbon emitter. Our official position? "Saskatchewan will oppose any initiative that will unduly hurt our economy and see these monies go out of our province. We'll be firm in that position when the environment minister is in Copenhagen," said Brad Wall on Nov. 7, 2009.]

(from ActUpInSask.org: )

(Copenhagen, Denmark) Canada has been awarded a Fossil of the Day on the first day of negotiations at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. This “prize”, given to countries who are blocking progress at the United Nations climate summit, is awarded daily by a coalition of 400 leading international NGOs. Canada garnered today’s award for its unwavering commitment to stand firm in its inaction throughout these negotiations. At a speech in Montreal on Friday, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said that he “won’t be swayed by the Copenhagen hype.”

But if there’s one country on the face of this planet that desperately needs to be swayed, it’s Canada. Since announcing its emissions target in 2007 of reducing GHG emissions by 20% below the 2006 emission level (equivalent to 3 % below the 1990 level), the Harper government has consistently refused to adopt any regulatory framework to start reducing emissions, namely form the rapidly growing sector of tar sands. “So not only do they have the worst records of all industrialised countries, they’re now saying they are going to stick to it,” said Steven Guilbeault from Equiterre. “Someone needs to remind the Canadian government that at negotiations, it is indeed necessary to negotiate.”

See the full story at http://www.actupinsask.org/content/view/762/57/.