On the sidelines of the talks in Dubai, activist groups have just awarded New Zealand the ignominious "Fossil of the Day."
It's the first time the dud-prize has been given out at this round of talks, and the third year in a row New Zealand has received it.
New Zealand Climate Action Network delegate, and Forest and Bird Hauraki Gulf campaigner, Bianca Ranson of Ngāpuhi, Ngati Kahu ki Whaingaroa spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss