Georgina Morrison is the current co-convenor of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party that has seats in the New Zealand parliament. It focuses firstly on environmentalism, arguing that all other aspects of humanity will cease to be of concern if there is no environment to sustain it...

. She was voted into the role over Wendy Harper by the party on 6 June 2010.

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference

2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference

The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 December and 18 December. The conference included the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

 in Copenhagen, 2009, Morrison accepted a "fossil of the day" for New Zealand after Prime Minister John Key

John Key

John Phillip Key is the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand, in office since 2008. He has led the New Zealand National Party since 2006....

did not increase New Zealand's emission reduction targets. Morrison said "I think we do deserve to get this award...John Key should listen to the people of New Zealand and support a really high emission target of at least 40 per cent".