Presenting the award, actor Martin Sheen, best known for his role as a US President in the "West Wing", raised a cheer by joking that had he been the real President we would have signed the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
Viņš izraisīja ovācijas, apgalvojot, ka, ja viņš būtu Amerikas prezidents, viņš parakstītu Kioto protokolu par cīņu pret klimata pārmaiņām.