UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 - at PTQ8667 IN UNCLASSIFIED PTQ8667 PAGE 01 GENEVA 05650 01 OF 09 3109522 ACTION OES-01 INFO LOG-00 AID-00 AMAD-01 ARA-01 CEO-01 CIP-OO COME-00 DOEE-00 SRPP-OO EB-OD EUR-01 E-00 H-01 INR-00 IO-00 ITC-01 L-01 ADS-00 NEA-01 NSCE-OO NSF-01 OIC-02 PM-OO SP-OO SSO-OO STR-00 EPAE-OO PMB-00 G-00 1027W 544AC2 3109522 I38 310952Z JUL 96 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6863 INFO GENEVA IO MISSIONS COLLECTIVE UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 GENEVA 005650 FOR USREP UNEP 0 12958 NIA TAGS SENV KSCA AORC UNEP SUBJECT CONFERENCE OF PARTIES COP-2 FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GENEVA JULY 1996 1 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED DECONTROLLED SUMMARY UNCLASSIFIED REVIEW AUTHORITY Alan Flanigan Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED GENEVA 05650 01 OF 09 3109522 2 THE SECOND CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES COP-2 UNDER THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE MET IN GENEVA FROM JULY 8-19 1996 THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHT WAS A MINISTERIAL DECLARATION LARGELY SHAPED BY US THINKING IN A WELL-RECEIVED SPEECH HEAD OF DELEGATION GLOBAL AFFAIRS UNDER SECRETARY TIMOTHY WI RTH UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 3 1 OUTLINED U S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY AND CALLED FOR REALISTIC VERIFIABLE AND BINDING MEDIUM-TERM EMISSION TARGE HE ALSO EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RECENT AUTHORITATIVE SCIENTIFIC CONCLUSIONS OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC WHICH WERE ALSO ADDRESSED IN THE DECLARATION THE FULL TEXT OF THE DECLARATION AND U S COMMENTS ON THE DECLARATION WILL BE TRANSMITTED SEPTEL 3 IN ADDITION TO TAKING NOTE OF THE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION THE COP ACCOMPLISHED A NUMBER OF OTHER TASKS IN MOVING FORWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLIMATE CONVENTION AND THE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS THE COP APPROVED GUIDELINES FOR THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR COUNTRIES AGREED ON REVISIONS TO THE GUIDELINES FOR ANNEX I COMMUNICATIONS AND CALLED FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE PILOT PHASE OF ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED JOINTLY AIJ INVITING PARTIES TO CONTINUE TO REPORT TO THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE SBSTA ON PROGRESS MADE UNDER THE PILOT 4 TWO IMPORTANT UNRESOLVED ISSUES ARE THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND THE FUNDING MECHANISM DESPITE HERCULEAN EFFORTS BY BOTH OUTGOING AND INCOMING COP PRESIDENTS THE PARTIES COULD DO NO BETTER THAN TO AGREE TO CONTINUE TO THE DRAFT RULES OF PROCEDURE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ARTICLE 42 ON VOTING THE PARTIES ALSO DID NOT REACH AGREEMENT ON THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 GENEVA 05650 01 OF 09 3109522 BETWEEN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GEF AND THE COP AND DEFERRED FURTHER CONSIDERATION UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION SBI WITHOUT THE DOCUMENT IN PLACE THE WORK OF THE GEF TO FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED A MAJOR POINT OF CONTENTION WAS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE SECOND ASSESSMENT REPORT SAR AFTER MUCH AND AFTER THE COP OF THE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION THE COP AGREED TO A RATHER BENIGN COMPROMISE DECISION STATING ITS APPRECIATION FOR THE AND IPCC REPORT THE COP ALSO OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED OFFER TO HOST COP-3 TO BE HELD IN KYOTO FROM DECEMBER 1-12 1997 5 THE PROGRESS ON SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES AUGURS WELL FOR THE WORK OF THE NEGOTIATORS THE USDEL EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE SESSION WILL NOW BEGIN TO MOVE FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY TO ADDRESS UNRESOLVED ISSUES ON NEXT STEPS THE NEXT MEETING OF THE NEGOTIATORS IN DECEMBER 1996 IS ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE DEFINING THE FORM OF THE AGREEMENT ON FURTHER GLOBAL ACTION TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE END SUMMARY UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 1 COP OVERVIEW 6 THE SECOND CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES COP-2 UNDER THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE MET IN GENEVA FROM JULY 8-19 1996 THE COP PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TWO SUBSIDIARY BODIES UNDER THE CONVENTION AND THE TWO AD HOC UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 GENEVA 05650 01 OF 09 310952Z GROUPS UNDER THE NEGOTIATIONS TO HOLD MEETINGS THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE SBSTA AND THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION SBI HELD THEIR THIRD THE AD HOC GROUP ON THE BERLIN MANDATE AGBM HELD ITS AND THE AD HOC GROUP ON ARTICLE 13 AG13 MET FOR THE SECOND TIME THE COP ALSO MET IN PLENARY SESSIONS UNDER SECRETARY FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS TIMOTHY WIRTH LED THE US DELEGATION DURING THE JULY 17-18 MINISTERIAL PORTION WITH OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY EILEEN CLAUSSEN AS THE ALTERNATE HEAD OES SPECIAL NEGOTIATOR AMBASSADOR MARK G HAMBLEY WAS HEAD OF DELEGATION FOR THE PORTION THE COMPLICATED NATURE OF THE COP WITH AS MANY AS THREE OF THESE BODIES MEETING SIMULTANEOUSLY PLUS ANY NUMBER OF CONTACT GROUPS NECESSITATED A WIDE BREADTH OF EXPERTISE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE COVERAGE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET THE DEPARTMENTS OF ENERGY AGRICULTURE COMMERCE AND STATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATED ON THE US DELEGATION 7 THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES COP OFFICIALLY OPENED THE MORNING OF JULY 8 WITH THE TRANSFER OF THE COP PRESIDENCY FROM GERMAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ANGELA MERKEL TO ZIMBABWEAN MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM CHEN CHIMUTENGWENDE SPEECHES TO THE OPENING PLENARY INCLUDED ONES FROM MERKEL CHIMUTENGWENDE UN UNDER SECRETARY NITIN DESAI EXECUTIVE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 IJNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED PTQ8670 PAGE 01 GENEVA 05650 02 OF 09 3109532 ACTION OES-01 INFO LOG-00 ACDA-10 ACDE-00 AID-00 AMAD-01 ARA-01 CEO-01 CIP-00 COME-00 OASY-OO ITCE-OO H-01 TEDE-OO IO-00 L-01 ADS-00 NASA-01 NAS-01 NEA-01 NSF-01 PM-00 PRS-OO SSO-OO STR-OO T-00 G-00 - 544AD3 3109532 38 3109522 JUL 96 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6864 INFO GENEVA IO MISSIONS COLLECTIVE UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 09 GENEVA 005650 FOR USREP UNEP E O 12958 TAGS SENV KSCA AORC UNEP SUBJECT CONFERENCE OF PARTIES COP-2 FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GENEVA JULY 1996 SECRETARY MICHAEL ZAMMIT THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE WMO OBASI AND UNEP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IPCC CHAIR BOLIN GEF SECRETARY GENERAL AND IEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIDDLE DOWDESWELL REMARKED THAT THE TIME HAS COME TO SET MEANINGFUL TARGETS FOR EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AND CALLED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 GENEVA 05650 02 OF 09 3109532 FOR A GLOBAL EMISSIONS CAP WITH VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BOLIN STRESSED THE AUTHORITATIVE NATURE OF THE RECENT IPCC REPORT AND ADDRESSED CRITICISMS OF IPCC PROCEDURAL ACTIONS GEF CHAIR CALLED ON THE COP TO UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 1 CONFIRM THE DEFINITIVE STATUS OF THE GEF THE PRIDDLE ENDORSED THE PHASE AND NOTED THAT THE FOLLOW-ON FRAMEWORK WILL HAVE TO BE 8 THE COP HELD SEVERAL PLENARIES AND COVERED A WIDE-RANGE OF TOPICS MOST OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE UNDER SPECIFIC HEADINGS MOST NOTABLY RUSSIA DELAYED THE OPENING PROCEEDINGS THROUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LACK OF A FORMALLY APPROVED AGENDA AND THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE IPCC SECOND ASSESSMENT REPORT AT THE AN AGENDA WAS ADOPTED TO ALLAY THE HEAD OF CONCERNS A SPECIAL PLENARY CONSIDERED PLANS TO REPORT TO THE SPECIAL UNGA SESSION ON PROGRESS SINCE THE RIO EARTH SUMMIT THE PLENARY UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO RESOLVE THE DEBATE OVER THE RULES OF PROCEDURE ADDRESSED THE QUESTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES AND PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NGOS AND THREE COUNTRIES NOT PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION TO SPEAK NOTE SOUTH AFRICA INDICATED THE DIFFICULTIES IT IS HAVING WITH IRAN STATED THAT IT HAS RATIFIED THE CONVENTION AND OUTLINED VIEWS ON THE SCIENCE SIMILAR TO THOSE HELD BY ITS OTHER OPEC AND TURKEY INDICATED THAT ALTHOUGH IT WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY ENTERING THE CONVENTION AS AN ANNEX I PARTY A RATIFICATION INSTRUMENT WAS BEFORE ITS PARLIAMENT FOR CONSIDERATION END NOTE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 GENEVA 05650 02 OF 09 3109532 RULES OF PROCEDURE AND THE COP BUREAU SPECIAL DINNER OUTGOING COP CHAIR GERMAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER MERKEL MADE A LAST DITCH EFFORT TO RESOLVE THE OUTSTANDING CONUNDRUM OVER THE RULES OF PROCEDURE HER EXHAUSTIVE CONSULTATIONS LED HER TO CONCLUDE THAT THERE WAS SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF A DECISION TO ALLOW FOR A THREE-FOURTHS MAJORITY ON OF WITH A ON ISSUES OF A FINANCIAL NATURE THE US CANADA AND JAPAN ALL REMARKED THAT WHILE THEY PREFERRED ON THE QUESTION OF VOTING RELATED TO FINANCIAL MATTERS THEY WERE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE DOUBLE MAJORITY FORMULATION IN AN EFFORT TO BE FLEXIBLE THE EU RESERVED ITS POSITION INDICATING THAT WHILE IT WISHED TO SHOW FLEXIBILITY IT NONETHELESS WANTED TO SUPPORT CONSENSUS ON THE FINANCIAL PROCEDURES ECHOING LATER BECAME A GENERAL AND CHINA VIEW SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT VENEZUELA AND CHINA ALL PRONOUNCED THEMSELVES OPPOSED TO THE DOUBLE MAJORITY FORMULATION UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc NO C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 10 WRANGLING OVER THE RULES OF PROCEDURE CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE COP THE NEAR-TERM DECISION WAS TAKEN TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO OF APPLYING THE EXISTING RULES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ARTICLE 42 ON VOTING THE LACK OF RESOLUTION ON THIS ISSUE HAD IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NEW COP BUREAU QUESTIONS AROSE OVER WHETHER EXISTING ARTICLE 228 INCLUSION OF A SEAT ON THE BUREAU FOR THE ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES AOSIS WOULD BE THE OPEC BLOC STRONGLY OPPOSED THIS MOVE AND INSISTED THAT CANDIDATES SHOULD BE DRAWN FROM REGIONAL GROUPINGS ALONE THE CHAIR ARGUED THAT IF THE RULES WERE TO BE APPLIED ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS THEN IT WAS ONLY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 GENEVA 05650 02 OF 09 310953Z LOGICAL THAT THE SAME PROCEDURE SHOULD BE USED IN THE SELECTION OF A BUREAU THE US JAPAN AND SAMOA TOOK THE FLOOR IN FAVOR OF THE POSITION 11 WHILE INITIALLY ONLY THE TWO HEADS OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES MAHMOUD OF MAURITANIA FOR THE SBI AND TIBOR FARAGO OF HUNGARY FOR THE SBSTA WERE ELECTED COP PRESIDENT CHIMUTENGWENDE LATER TOOK MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS AND INDICATING HIS WISH TO HAVE OTHER BUREAU MEMBERS ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION GAVELED IN THIS CONCLUSION THE ASIAN GROUP SORTED OUT ITS PREFERENCE FOR OFFICERS PHILIPPINES FOR RAPPORTEUR KUWAIT AS VICE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT MOLLIFIED SAUDI AND KUWAITI CONCERNS BY PROMISING TO CONTINUE TO CONSULT PARTIES ON ALL OUTSTANDING ISSUES RELATED TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE IPCC ISSUES 12 IN ITS FIRST SESSION ON JULY 9 THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE SBSTA TOOK UP THE ISSUE OF HOW THE IPCC SECOND ASSESSMENT REPORT WOULD BE USED IN THE CONVENTION PROCESS IPCC CHAIR DR BOLIN MADE A FEW BRIEF REMARKS HIS BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT IT IS THE SBSTA -- NOT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED PTQ8671 PAGE 01 GENEVA 05650 03 OF 09 3109532 ACTION INFO LOG-00 ACDA-10 ACDE-OO AF-01 AID-00 AMAD-OI ARA-01 CEO-01 CIAE-OO CIP-00 DODE-OO DOEE-00 EAP-01 EUR-01 TEDE-OO INR-00 10-00 L-01 ADS-00 NASA-01 NEA-01 NSAE-OO NSF-01 OIC-02 PM-OO SSO-OO EPAE-OO PMB-OD G-00 544AE1 3109532 38 3109522 JUL 96 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6865 INFO GENEVA IO MISSIONS COLLECTIVE UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 09 GENEVA 005650 FOR USREP UNEP 50 12958 TAGS SENV KSCA AORC UNEP SUBJECT CONFERENCE OF PARTIES FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GENEVA JULY 1996 THE IPCC -- TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COP ON WHAT MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN IN LIGHT OF THE SCIENCE NOT UNEXPECTEDLY CONTROVERSY EMERGED BETWEEN THE MAJORITY OF PARTIES AND A SMALL GROUP CENTERED ON OPEC MEMBERS UNEXPECTEDLY HOWEVER THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION JOINED THE GROUP UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 GENEVA 05650 03 OF 09 3109532 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 19190 9 99609900 300 3590 91918 40 SVNI 9NICI8V038 CINV 3H L 318WIVAV MON LN3INSS3SSV CINV LSOIN 3H L 38 8V8 3HJ 0NI83CIISN00 3H L 2138 1080 383M HLOS 3H L A8 CI3 LON SVNI 3HJ CINV 808LL 3HJ 3H L I V NIVJ 830 CINV 3HJ CINIIN NI 3H L 0J NI 38 LI SNILVOICINI CINOO3S 3H L CINV NOILOV SISVS SV 0380 38 O L 1 80838 3H L 803 DNITIVO 3N0 3H L O L 3H L NI 03808088 ATIVHLN3A3 383M ONLL 3H L 33NVHO NOISIO3CI ANV 1 808808 O L 0380 38 LONNVO 8V3 3H L 28960 L8 60 80 09990 VA3N39 '80 39V8 SI LVHNI 00c EIONIS aasoaoad ave 3H L NO 330m iNlOd EINO LV CINV a usma 39 O L asmoadwoo MI8ONIIN 3HJ CINV dnoaa LOVLNOO 3H L EIZIS 3H L 01 i8Vd 39mm NI Elna aavw ON wag Gs i88l l 3H L 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ROBERT WATSON FORMERLY WITH THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND CURRENTLY A SENIOR ADVISOR AT THE WORLD BANK MAY NOT BE AS CLEAR-CUT AS ANTICIPATED WHILE THE US GOVERNMENT HAS ENDORSED HIS CANDIDACY THE ASIAN GROUP INCLUDING CHINA AND INDIA AMONG OTHERS BELIEVE THAT A DEVELOPING COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD BECOME THE NEXT CHAIR OF THE IPCC ALTHOUGH NO PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN MENTIONED NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTING ISSUES UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 GENEVA 05650 03 OF 09 3109532 18 MUCH OF THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE EVENTUAL DECISION ON THE GUIDELINES FOR NON-ANNEX I COMMUNICATIONS WAS LAID AT AN INTERSESSIONAL MEETING IN PARIS JOINTLY CHAIRED BY THE US AND MALAYSIA APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE COP FOLLOWING LIMITED CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATTER IN PLENARY SBSTA CHAIR TIBOR FARAGO REQUESTED DIRECTOR DANIEL ALONG WITH THE BRAZILIAN HEAD OF DELEGATION DR GYLVAN MEIRA FILHO TO CONVENE A CONTACT GROUP TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES OVER THE GUIDELINES PROGRESS CAME SLOWLY AS THE AND CHINA PRODUCED ANOTHER PAPER WHICH REQUIRED FURTHER REVIEW ONE HINDRANCE TO THE PROCESS WAS THE ABSENCE OF MALAYSIAN CHIEF DELEGATE MR CHOW KOK KEE WHO AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THE JUNE PARIS WORKSHOP AFTER EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS IN THE CONTACT GROUP DIFFERENCES OVER THE SECTION ON HOW DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPORT ON THEIR ACTIVITIES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE WERE RESOLVED AND A RECOMMENDATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE COP DIRECTING PARTIES TO USE GUIDELINES PROVIDED IN AN ANNEX TO THE DECISION THE COP DECISION REQUESTS THE SECRETARIAT TO FACILITATE ASSISTANCE TO NON-ANNEX I PARTIES IN THE PREPARATION OF THEIR COMMUNICATIONS - 19 CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNEX I NATIONAL COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES WAS ALSO TAKEN UP IN BOTH SBSTA AND 85 THE SBSTA FOCUSED ON THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF REVISING THE GUIDELINES FOR UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 I 1 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PTQ8675 PAGE 01 GENEVA 05650 04 OF 09 3109532 ACTION INFO LOG-00 ACDE-OO AID-00 AMAD-OI ARA-01 COME-00 OASY-OO DODE-OO DOEE-OO ITCE-OO SRPP-OO EUR-01 E-00 H-01 INR-OO IO-00 L-01 ADS-00 NASA-01 NSAE-OO NSF-01 PM-OO SP-OO SSO-OD STR-OO T-00 USIE-OO EPAE-OO PMB-OO G-OO 544AE8 3109542138 3109522 JUL 96 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6866 INFO GENEVA IO MISSIONS COLLECTIVE UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 09 GENEVA 005650 FOR USREP UNEP E O 12958 TAGS SENV KSCA AORC UNEP SUBJECT CONFERENCE OF PARTIES FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GENEVA JULY 1996 PREPARATION OF THE SECOND NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR ANNEX I PARTIES WHILE THE 881 EXAMINED THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY HAD MET THEIR EXISTING OBLIGATIONS A SBSTA CONTACT GROUP WAS FORMED TO DISCUSS TECHNICAL ISSUES RELATED TO REVISIONS TO THE GUIDELINES IT EVENTUALLY BROKE A LOG JAM ON KEY REMAINING UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 9102 90 90 39330 9179609900 300 9323 91918 40 3H L O L 83088I 03830I8N00 I88 3H L 830881 0NV 30 J V38H I 3H L 9NI883800V NI 08VNI803 A13LV0030V EDNIAOIN 30 i80H8 9NI38 383HJ LVHJ Ll NI 8V 'S'n NI 0003 3HJ 30 8313 31 3H L OJ 81 80333 0VH 3W08 LVHJ 081V I X3NNV AEI 3801 03 803 3AVH 0100M 38N0c 838 SIH L 60 30 90 09990 VA3N3E 90 30Vd 3H1 N830N00 038838dX3 I X3NNV NV 30VIN IEDNI3EI A8 80 13008 0308000V N338 0VH na 3H L LVH L 03J 0N '08 00 Cl 0Nl38 31 13830 83I300 OJ 0VH 03 3H L J VHJ 0NV EDNLL33IN 3H L 380338 SAVG M33 03N3038 AWNO SVNI 3766 83810131838 NI 300 SVNI 3 80338 LVHJ 0N v A138VH8 03 3HJ IEJNIZI0LLI80 3H L 081V 0NV VOVNVO 3HJ 3H L 803 8N08V38 3H L O L 8V 03i830038 0NV A38 3W08 30 3H L OJ 830NV L8IN008I0 3H L 03NOI L8300 3M L33IN O L 8 80333 - 30 0NV 3H L HLOS 8'0 3H L 383HJ 030H03 8013 1V83A38 A0010NH03J O L 031N138 380H L 0NV O L 383HJ 30 3H L Ll L33IN O L 83I8 LN000 I X3NNV LSOIN 30 380 1013 3HJ 03801330 Ll 180338 SIS3H LNA8 3H L W083 M380 I I 8N018010N00 ONLL 0NV 3HJ 30 31VH3EI N0 A'Inf N0 03 LVI LINI SVM I88 NI I X3NNV 803 N0 3H L 0N0038 803 0380 38 OJ 038IA38 03803083 0NV INOILN3AN00 3H L 8 LN3IN LIWIN00 0VH I X3NNV LVI-IJ NI 83IINON003 I-LLINI 803 88V3A 3SVEI 038IA38 803 030010NI c100 3H L O L NOLLVON3ININ0038 GS Visas 3HJ 38 0100H8 HLOEI MOH N0 SNI3389V Ml0l8l03'l3 0NV 30 LN3IN LV38 L 0NV 0NV 0NV 830800838 8V H008 83088I 29960 I9 60 30 170 09990 VA3N30 ZO 30Vd I 9 391190 9179609900 000 3530 31918 40 IUGUJUECISG '8'0 US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 I SECRETARIAT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GEF THE PRINCIPAL FUNDING MECHANISM TO THE COP IN AN INFORMAL MEETING FOLLOWING THE OPENING COP PLENARY TWO PRINCIPAL DECISIONS WERE TAKEN FACED BY OPPOSITION FROM FRANCE THE U S GERMANY AND MANY OTHERS WHO DID NOT SPEAK TO THE ISSUE THE CONTACT GROUP REJECTED A PROPOSAL PUT FORTH BY THE SECRETARIAT TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FROM ITS CURRENT 8 3 PERCENT TO 15 PERCENT THE G-77 AND CHINA SUPPORTED THE SECRETARIAT BUT NOT VIGOROUSLY IT WAS DECIDED TO RETAIN THE STATUS QUO AND TO REVIEW THE SITUATION AT IN ADDITION THE GROUP WITH LATER ENDORSEMENT BY THE SBI AND THE COP DECIDED TO ASK THE SECRETARIAT TO STUDY THE IMPLICATIONS OF AN APPEAL BY THE G-TT AND CHINA FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONVENTION LIAISON OFFICE IN NEW YORK IT WAS ALSO DECIDED TO ASK THE SECRETARIAT TO STUDY THE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS OF ESTABLISHING LIAISON IN NEW YORK GENEVA THE SECRETARIAT WILL REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT SBI MEETING WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 GENEVA 05650 04 OF 09 3109532 FEBRUARY 1997 23 A MORE CONTENTIOUS ISSUE WAS THAT OF THE NEED FOR THE COP TO APPROVE THE MOU AND THE ATTENDANT ANNEX RELATED TO THE GEF OVER 15 COUNTRIES SPOKE OUT AGAINST GEF PROCEDURES AND EXPRESSED MISGIVINGS OVER SOME OF THE CRITERIA REQUIRING AVOIDING DUPLICATION AND EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR COST EFFECTIVENESS THE US INTERVENED ON TWO OCCASIONS TO SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF BOTH CRITERIA AND TO URGE ADOPTION OF THE MOU AND THE ANNEX WITHOUT REVISION TO PREVENT THE MATTER FROM HAVING TO BE REFERRED BACK TO THE GEF COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AFTER CONSIDERATION IN THE SBI PLENARY ANOTHER CONTACT GROUP WAS FORMED THE ANNEX WAS RETURNED BY THE AND CHINA WITH SO MANY CHANGES THAT THE DONOR COUNTRIES SIMPLY NOTED THAT IT HAVE TO BE RETURNED TO THE GEF COUNCIL WHERE THE SAME COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES WOULD HAVE TO RECONSIDER THE THE DONOR COUNTRIES INDICATED THIS WOULD DELAY THE APPROVAL BY ABOUT ONE YEAR 24 WHILE BY THE CLOSING DAYS OF THE COP-2 IT HAD BEEN PROVISIONALLY DECIDED TO SEND THE ANNEX BACK TO THE GEF FOR RECONSIDERATION SBI CHAIR MAHMOUD SITS ON THE GEF COUNCIL PREVAILED ON THE G-77 TO RECONSIDER ITS POSITION HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE TOPIC BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE DECEMBER MEETING NOTING THAT THE MOU ITSELF ALSO WOULD NEED TO BE UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 w t UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PTQ8676 PAGE 01 GENEVA 05650 05 OF 09 3109542 ACTION OES-01 INFO ACDE-00 AID-00 AMAD-01 ARA-01 CIP-OO COME-00 DODE-OO EUR-01 E-00 IO-00 L-01 ADS-00 NASA-01 NAS-01 NSCE-OO OIC-02 PM-OO PRS-OO SSO-00 STR-OO EPAE-OO PMB-OO G-00 3109542 I38 3109522 JUL 96 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6867 INFO GENEVA IO MISSIONS COLLECTIVE UNCLAS SECTION 05 OF 09 GENEVA 005650 FOR USREP UNEP E O 12958 NIA TAGS SENV KSCA AORC UNEP SUBJECT CONFERENCE OF PARTIES FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GENEVA JULY 1996 RECONSIDERED AS ITS APPROVAL BECAME LINKED TO AGREEMENT ON THE ANNEX THE MEASURE PASSED WITHOUT OBJECTION ON JULY 19 WITH ONLY A SHORT COMMENT FROM COSTA RICA SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE 7 REITERATING ITS VIEW THAT THE COP MUST SET THE PRIORITIES FOR THE GEF UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 9103 80 90 9179609900 300 939C 91918 10 S'n LEEIW O L HBHONEI EINOCI J ON CIVH NOILNEANOO EIH L OJ II XEINNV LVHJ CIESSEEILS SHIELLNFIOO EIHJ NI 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C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 1 WITH REGARD TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER THEY ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT ANNEX I REPORTS TO THE SECRETARIAT ON THIS MATTER DID NOT CONTAIN THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO ALLOW IT TO MAKE ANY CONCLUSIONS ON THE EXTENT AND TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SEVERAL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ALSO EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR FURTHER IDENTIFICATION OF ADAPTATION TECHNOLOGIES A WEAKNESS THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE IPCC SECOND ASSESSMENT REPORT 28 THE U S AGREED WITH THE NEED FOR BETTER REPORTING ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND JOINED WITH OTHER ANNEX I COUNTRIES IN STRESSING BOTH THE PRIMARY ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL COUNTRIES IN REMOVING BARRIERS TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND INVESTMENT THE G-77 AND CHINA PRESENTED A DRAFT DECISION WHICH SERVED AS THE BASIS FOR FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS IN A SMALL CONTACT GROUP LED BY COSTA RICA WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES THE US SUCCESSFULLY OPPOSED CERTAIN ASPECTS WHICH WERE NOT ACCEPTABLE PARTICULARLY THOSE FOCUSING ON PREFERENTIAL NON-COMMERCIAL TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY THE EVENTUAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE COP REFLECTED DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONCERNS IN CALLING FOR ENHANCED SECRETARIAT ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA AND UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 GENEVA 05650 05 OF 09 3109542 THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LIST OF NOMINEES WITH IN ADAPTATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE TERMS OF TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND KNOW-HOW CONDUCIVE TO ITIGATING AND ADAPTING TO CLIMATE TO ADVISE THE SECRETARIAT TAPS AGAIN 29 SBSTA BRIEFLY CONSIDERED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A OF AND THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY PANELS TAPS AT THE FEBRUARY 1996 SBSTA MEETING THE PARTIES AGREED TO DEFER THE FINAL STATUS OF THE TAPS UNTIL THIS MEETING AND TO EXPLORE THE CONCEPT OF CREATING A ROSTER OF EXPERTS SEVERAL PARTIES INCLUDING COSTA RICA ON BEHALF OF THE G-77 AND CHINA AND IRELAND ON BEHALF OF THE EU SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE CREATION OF A ROSTER OF EXPERTS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE SECRETARIAT FOR CONSULTATIONS AND TO WORK ON METHODOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS THE US MADE THE FIRST INTERVENTION NOTING OUR RESERVATIONS ABOUT ESTABLISHING A ROSTER OF EXPERTS AT THE PRESENT TIME ESPECIALLY IN ADVANCE OF DEVELOPING AND AGREEING ON A WORKPLAN SBSTA CHAIR FARAGO TOOK UMBRAGE AT OUR STATEMENT AND AT THE GENERAL INABILITY OF SBSTA TO COME TO ANY RESULT ON THE TAPS ISSUE AND SO STATED IN PUBLIC IT WAS DECIDED THAT CONSIDERATION OF THE GENERAL ISSUE OF TAPS UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PT08679 PAGE 01 GENEVA 05650 06 OF 09 3109542 ACTION INFO LOG-00 ACDE-OO AID-00 AMAD-01 ARA-01 CIAE-OD COME-00 OASY-OD DODE-OO DOEE-OO ITCE-OO SRPP-OO EB-OO EUR-01 E-OO H-01 TEDE-DO IO-00 ADS-00 NASA-01 NSAE-OO NSCE-OO OIC-02 PM-OO T-OO USIE-OO EPAE-OO PMB-OO G-00 3109542 38 3109522 JUL 96 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6868 INFO GENEVA IO MISSIONS COLLECTIVE UNCLAS SECTION 06 OF 09 GENEVA 005650 FOR USREP UNEP E O 12958 TAGS SENV KSCA AORC UNEP SUBJECT CONFERENCE COP-2 FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GENEVA JULY 1996 INCLUDING THE LATEST TWIST WITH REGARD TO ESTABLISHING A ROSTER OF EXPERTS WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT SBSTA MEETING HOWEVER A LIMITED APPLICATION OF A WAS ADVANCED UNDER THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ITEM ON THE SBSTA AND SBI AGENDAS THIS MAY FORESTALL MUCH FURTHER WORK ON THE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015 1 I UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 GENEVA 05650 06 OF 09 3109542 ROSTER ISSUE FOR SOME TIME AGBM ISSUES 30 UNLIKE THE EARLIER SESSIONS UNDER THE BERLIN MANDATE PROCESS THE AD HOC GROUP ON THE BERLIN MANDATE AGBM TOOK A BACK SEAT TO THE FLURRY OF ACTIVITY IN THE SBSTA SBI AND THE COP ITSELF THE AGBM CONSIDERED THE FORM OF A PROTOCOL OR OTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENT POLICIES AND MEASURES QUANTIFIED EMISSION LIMITATION AND REDUCTION OBJECTIVES QELROS AND THE SIX MONTH RULE RE THE QUESTION OF WHAT LEVEL OF AGREEMENT MUST BE REACHED ON THE LEGAL INSTRUMENT SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO ITS ADOPTION AT COP-3 WHILE THE UN LEGAL OFFICE HAD PREPARED AN OPINION ON THIS NO RECOMMENDATION OR DECISIONS WERE TAKEN BY THE AGBM ON THIS MATTER DISCUSSION OF ADVANCING COMMITMENTS UNDER ARTICLE 4 1 OF THE CONVENTION SHORT-HAND FOR CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTICIPATION IN NEXT STEPS WAS POSTPONED UNTIL THE DECEMBER SESSION THE AGBM ALSO DISCUSSED AN ITEM ON ITS AGENDA DEALING WITH OF THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS THE CHAIR SUPPORTED AN EU PROPOSAL THAT GOVERNMENTS BE INVITED TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS ON THE ISSUES LE POLICIES AND MEASURES AND QELROS TO THE SECRETARIAT THE PARTIES TOOK THE PROPOSAL ON BOARD AND AGREED TO SUBMIT PAPERS BY OCTOBER 15 1996 IN TIME FOR THE NEXT AGBM SESSION IN DECEMBER THE ROUNDTABLES UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 GENEVA 05650 06 OF 09 3109542 31 MOST OF THE IN THE AGBM TOOK PLACE IN THE CONTEXT OF THREE INFORMAL ROUNDTABLES 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LOBBYING EFFORTS WITH SOME SUCCESS ON THE OPEC PARTIES AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION THE ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS WORKED HARD TO PROMOTE THEIR AGENDA FOR ACTION AT THE COP THE RULES OF PROCEDURE MUST BE MINISTERS SHOULD BE ASKED TO TAKE SUBSTANTIAL DECISIONS WITH REGARD TO THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE SECOND ASSESSMENT REPORT AND DIRECT THE AGBM TO NEGOTIATE A PROTOCOL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PTQ8687 PAGE 01 GENEVA 05650 09 OF 09 3109552 ACTION INFO ACDE-OO AF-01 AID-00 AMAD-01 ARA-01 CEO-01 OASY-OO DINT-OO DODE-OO SRPP-OO EAP-01 EUR-O1 E-OO H-01 INR-OO IO-OO ITO-01 L-01 ADS-00 NASA-01 NAS-01 NSAE-OO OIC-02 SP-OO SSO-OO USIE-OO SA-01 EPAE-OO G-OO 544B18 3109552 38 3109522 JUL 96 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6871 INFO GENEVA IO MISSIONS COLLECTIVE UNCLAS SECTION 09 OF 09 GENEVA 005650 FOR USREP UNEP E O 12958 TAGS SENV KSCA AORC UNEP SUBJECT CONFERENCE OF PARTIES COP-2 FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 9102 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TARGETS AS OFFICIAL POLICY AND SOME REPRESENTATIVES MAY HAVE SOME EXPLAINING TO DO 49 WE WERE PLEASED AT THE OVERWHELMINGLY FAVORABLE REACTION TO OUR PRONOUNCEMENT ON THE NEED FOR A REALISTIC VERIFIABLE BINDING EMISSION TARGET DESPITE SOME COMPLAINTS FROM THE AUSTRALIANS AND OPEC COUNTRIES THE RESPONSE FROM OTHER DELEGATIONS TO JULY 17 STATEMENT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE ONE KEY ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES AOSIS REPRESENTATIVE REMARKED KNOW WE CAN COME TO AN EU MINISTERS GENERALLY WERE POSITIVE AS WERE SUCH G-77 HEAVYWEIGHTS AS BRAZIL AND INDIA NGO SUPPORT WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND WAS EVIDENCED BY THE NUMBER OF GLOWING PRESS RELEASES AMONG INDUSTRY BUSINESS EXPOSED ITS DIVISIONS- THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE ISSUED A VERY POSITIVE PRESS STATEMENT THE GLOBAL CLIMATE RESPONSE MADE CLEAR ITS OPPOSITION TO THE US POLICY ALTHOUGH THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE ISSUED A STATEMENT CRITICAL OF OUR POSITION IT WAS STRESSED BY SOME OF THE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 GENEVA 05650 09 OF 09 3109552 LEADERS THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE WE WERE CALLING FOR A 50 AS WE LOOK TO THE NEXT SET OF MEETINGS IN DECEMBER AND TO COP-3 A YEAR FROM THEN THE US WILL SEEK TO PUT ACTION BEHIND OUR POLICY IN FAVOR OF A BINDING TARGET COMBINED WITH A KEY ROLE FOR JOINT IMPLEMENTATION AND EMISSIONS TRADING DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UNDER SECRETARY EVERETT ERLICH WILL OVERSEE A REDOUBLED INTERAGENCY ANALYSIS EFFORT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE DATA NEEDED TO SUPPORT OUR PROPOSAL IN TIME FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF CLIMATE MEETINGS IN DECEMBER A SOMEWHAT PLEASANT SURPRISE WAS THE FORCEFULNESS OF NEW COP PRESIDENT CHIMUTENGWENDE HIS WILLINGNESS TO USE HIS GAVEL UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No 7F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 7 A US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509645 Date 03 03 2015 3 A UNHESITATINGLY WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE IN DEALING EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH ISSUES OF THE BUREAU THESE ACTIONS PREVENTED THE COP FROM BECOMING BOGGED DOWN IN ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS WHILE GIVING THE DESIRED LIFT TO THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF A RINGING END COMMENT SPIEGEL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509645 Date 03 03 2015