Saudi Arabia, Japan, Receive Coveted "Fossil Of The Day" Awards At Bali Conference - AFP

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Saudi Arabia again received a drubbing from green groups on Wednesday who labelled the oil-rich nation "fossil of the day" at UN climate talks for its stance on global warming.

Ben Wikler, from green group Avaaz, said they chose Saudia Arabia for the gong -- given out every day at a key climate conference underway in Bali, Indonesia -- for "complaining about an unfair focus on carbon."

It was Saudi Arabia's second time it received the dubious accolade, handed out by youth members from environmental action groups attending the conference.

Crowds gather each day to boo the countries who win the gongs, which consist of a small bag of coal flying the shamed country's flag. Japan was on Tuesday a double-winner of the award -- which aims to use humour to highlight key issues at the talks -- for apparently backing away from from mandatory greenhouse gas emissions cuts.

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