ABSTRACT
Despite this, CAN is still active at the local, national, and international level (Lipschutz and McKendry 2011: 375). At locallevel, member groups engage in projects and educational efforts with an intention to engage various publies adopting behaviors and practices that will reduce GHG emissions. At the national level, CAN member organizations mainly provide education, conduct research, and analyze data in the effort to influence governments to adopt climate friendly policies. Besides this approach, some target corporations and corporate associations and try to alter business practices and attitudes. With regard to the international level, it is CAN's aim "to put forward a strong and consistent message from the environmental community and to create a single dominant environmental voice in the climate debates" (Lipschutz and McKendry 2011: 375). For this reason, CAN is most active at meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. CAN activities include the lobbying of delegates, criticizing their actions as weil as making recommendations where necessary. One highlight of the conference activities is CAN's daily newsletter EeO, presenting the views of (parts 01) the environmental NGO community on a variety of issues. EeO makes public what is happening in the negotiations. In addition, EeO functions as a political forum for promoting CAN's own positions. Shaming, an important instrument for nongovernmental organizations in general (Keck and Shikking 1998), is demonstrated by the 'Fossil ofthe Day' and the 'Fossil ofthe Year.' Since 1999, Climate Action Network's member organizations have regularly judged 'Fossil of the Day' awards. The awards are given to countries that have performed badly in the climate change negotiations. These awards are presented daily during climate talks. This judgment is complemented by the 'Fossil of the Year' award. For instance in 2012, the Colossal Fossil went to Canada and New Zealand. After a five-year "reign" as the Colossal Fossil, it "seerns Canada is refusing to bow out gracefully into the irrelevance that comes with being an historic climate laggard. They, instead, stood strong for inaction throughout the UN climate talks challenged only by New Zealand" (CAN 2013c).
