NOU-23-1997 NOU-23-1997 22 29 22 29 36506 36506 UANCOUUER BC URNCOUUER BC OHS P 02 to T5 iiliL Climate Treaty Treaty -- National National Security Exemption ExemP tion Climate Question l Do Do we propose a national security exemption in any form at Kyoto Question 1 State State Dept Dept is is resisting resisting this strongly strongly Stu appears to believe that the risk of failure is too high and that the domestic political cost that the domestic political cost of of trying and failing exceeds the cost of not having tried Todd and and Katie Katie appear appear to share this view State Dept staff have recommended recommended ways ways of proceeding at Kyoto that would improve chances of State Dept staff have success success Specifically Specifically they they recommend recommend seeking seeking aa Decision Decision of the Parties or statement by the Chair rather than a protocol provision that countries would not be deemed in non-compliance due to rather than a protocol provision certain categories of emissions related to national security see discussion of scope below certain categories Either Either aa Decision Decision or statement could be taken up in a lower-profile way than a protocol provision either could pushed toward toward the end of the Kyoto meeting enhancing prospects for success either could be be pushed However risk of However there there is is aa risk of failure failure even for these approaches Question 2 Can we provide provide the the assurances Question 2 Can we assurances DoD seeks to avoid appeal At At the the DC DC DoD DoD sought sought a blanket exemption under the treaty for all military operations and training No No other agency or or WH WH office office supported training other agency supported this position In In lieu lieu of of appeal appeal DoD DoD indicated indicated itit would work with agencies on a package of substitute measures to accomplish In meetings meetings Friday with staff and conversations last night with Walt to accomplish its its goals goals In Slocombe DoD appears to be seeking Slocombe DoD seeking A Exemption Exemption for military bunker bunker fuels A for military fuels under the treaty Bunker Bunker fuels fuels are are not not currently currently covered by the climate treaty and will not be addressed at Kyoto However they Kyoto However they are are a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions and will likely be be on on the the agenda agenda in in technical technical discussions under the treaty during the next few years B Attribution of B Attribution of emissions from overseas U S military facilities to the U S Neither the current climate treaty nor draft Kyoto text address this issue The draft text Neither may leave may leave room for the U S to assert as a matter of interpretation that such emissions should should be be included included within within our national totals totals A provision along these lines might be wellreceived at Kyoto by countries who would see this as the U S accepting responsibility for received at Kyoto by countries its its emissions emissions although although opposition opposition might develop if it became clear that such a proposal would make it easier for the U S to meet its emissions goals due to down izing would make it easier downsizing and reductions in forward-deployed troops reductions forward-deployed troops NOV-23-1997 NOU-23-1997 22 30 22 30 36506 36506 VANCOUVER BC URNCOUUER BC P 03 P 03 2 C of the the Parties Parties or by the the Chair Chair would would C Some Some agreement agreement at at Kyoto Kyoto a a Decision Decision of or statement statement by be by militaries militaries for be fine fme exempting exempting emissions emissions related related to to multilateral “multilateral operations operations conducted conducted by for and humanitarian humanitarian assistance collective enforcement and collective self-defense self-defense peacekeeping peacekeeping peace peace enforcement assistance purposes Nations mandates ” mandates purposes including including operations operations under under United United Nations Jn training and and all all multilateral multilateral operations operations In DoD's DoD’s view view this this would would include include all all overseas overseas training DoD specifically rejects limiting this to surge ops or national security emergencies Other construction if if there there is is aa decision to try try to to agencies agencies would would support support such such aa narrowing narrowing construction decision to address address this this issue issue at at Kyoto Kyoto D an exemption for operations training D Assurance Assurance that that the the administration administration supports supports an exemption for operations and and training any domestic implementation program under under any domestic implementation program Obviously and WH WH offices would Obviously not not current current administration administration policy policy Several Several agencies agencies and offices would oppose both on substantive grounds and due to timing i e premature before other oppose both on substantive grounds and due to timing i e premature before other details details of of implementation implementation scheme scheme addressed addressed TOTAL P 03 P 03 TOTAL