SEP-13-2000 09 ■•21 □ES EGC 202 647 0191 P 02 11 13 September 2000 Please See Attached List To From Subject USDEL Lyon Mark G Hambl SBl 3 Update No 13 for Wednesday 13 September 2000 Although unclassified this report is intended for the information of the addressees only SEP-13-2000 09 21 □ES EGC 202 647 0191 P 03711 Update No 13 9 13 00 Wednesday 13 Septanber 2000 SB13 Upd« No 13 Portie Continue to Jockey for Position ee the Monntnin of Work Looms Large Atmospherics The enonnity of the task facing delegations at COP6 is finally sia g to hit home The mechanisms’ discussion read through only about wo pages 12 session Thus far not one paragraph in the over 140 page document has been approved Chairman Chow Kok Kee dearly has his work cut out for him in terms o earning up with a new text that can be more easilydigested and negotiated Other processes are more manageable but some ate now n ng an end as far as further progress at this meeting is concerned Compliance is now being somewhat stymied by Saudi insertions of its language on adverse impacts of rcyonse meawes mto th orcement section and by additional bracketiiig Land Use “d Land Use Ch ge and Forestry is dealing with a new chapeau proposal by which outlines some basic and unacceptable principles UsefUl discussion m technolgy transfer has largely been stopped by the G-77 spokesperson from the Philippines while Lful discussions on Articles 5 7 8 arc also nearing completion afrer earher pr ess on a myriad of important technical details with regard to eligibility and reporting The policies and measures discussion is still in its infant silages while dtscussion on adaptation compensation will probably not enter its “hottest phase until Article 3 14 is discussed on September 14 One bri t spot may be in the area of capacity building This is e one topic that the Executive Secretary has pushed as offering hope for a positive signal from the Lyon S we are g to meet with the G-77 to fry to hammer out a We shodd know by tomorrow the chance that we might be successful The decision if e ould be ad referendum Nothing will be officially agreed until other dements of the Kyoto Package are also satisfactorily resolved JUSCANZ Meetings Complete reports on the September 12 end 13 meetings are attached for reference SEP-13-2000 09 21 □ES EGC 202 647 0191 Specific hsues Following are soma dotaiU on the statns of apeoiSc USDEL meinbcrs are included as the supplement m Update 12 Srss rs' sssi ' ”’ David Dooiger Meanwhile Jennifer Maeedonia has dOTO excellent work in Sinatinlan emissions hading effort with the iU the hardest «sue Ability rMuirements As has been snggestod the biggest pins 6om Lyon has been the aSSonal off-line pregress we have made on technical issues with onr umbrella Ta m and in mLy umtances wi4i the EU - in the mechanisms and on several other issues CotnpUancei A portion of the text dealing with stmetnre and ptoc e Zhonta fhe ability of the «n haiS to prodnee a new text The Saudis dso ta et ri a pottion of e text in teaclion to the bracketing of their proposed inseition on Protocol 3 14 on the impacts of response measures Land Use and Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF aka sinks The idemblc progress of the past ten days has been tested by the mtroduction by Braal 0 priJeip for inclusion in the document’s chapeau Some of these concepts are unacceptable some more properly belong m the mechanisms others cJbe negotiated Among the critical poin m Brazil s would permit no credit for carbon feitizadon that Brazil says largely accosts f°r most f Annex I’s sinks Moreover Brazil argues that carbon sequestraUm should be only for a limited period of time - delaying rather than displaang carbon This point is al so unacceptable to the umbrella group Reaction to the co-chairs text is required by Wednesday night P 04 '11 SEP-13-2000 09 22 □ES EGC 202 647 0191 P 05 -'ll s Technology There was KSul « e“m“L“comddes with both the meeting on capacity building and with a scheduled G-77 China coordination meeimg 2SErsi“““o'S2£rSt »“- an acceptable conclusion by Friday September 15 Staymned t rof u s i erce‘to Discussions continue on September 12 Convention Articles sni i A proposed draft daision on 4 8 4 9 and Article 3 14 into aspects of the repotting review and mventoiy requirements Raoul Estrada speaking in his new role as Argentinian head of delegation mdicat on September 12 that the U S should think about compmation In coimenMg on the dSeult discussions on inventories Estrada reportedly aocused S of ha™g the highest emissions growing emissions and the most difficult country to deal wi these negotiations Convention Articles 4 8 4 9 and Protocol Article M Adaptetio nd Compensation or Impacts Of Climate Change mid Measures There were two meetings on this topic on September 12_ Tl e smell consulution involving Annex I Samoa Nigeria and Saudi Arabia that dealt 'ntt wav forward No agreement was reached The second was a formal sKsion et which in the words of our senior coordinator “We came we talked we cared on adaptation and we anticipate completing this discussion at the On September 14 Thursday we should get into the most fractious end difficult fopic on foe iMponse of Annex II Parties to the adverse impacts of response measures Protocol issue 3 14 Activities Implemented Joindy No change from earlier reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Intemetiomd Transportation flBunkers No decision was token As noted in the attached report prepmed by DOD s Dave P«m the matter has been referred back to ICAO and IMO for further consideranon at SB14 m 2001 SEP-13-2000 09 22 OES EGC dx ed initidly but te b«n 202 647 0191 Tn S“ mpWed draft 4«iai n tha ss scs“- ‘““““‘ P 06 11 SEP-13-2000 0P 22 jUSCANZ—12 □ES EGC 202 647 0191 September 2000 Jack Schick was last -ck Michael Cutajar wiU corsult tuilha remrnding that it is a matter of resources and timing n cd that Saudi AtSia had rejected the whole list because of the TBD status ot the 4 8M 9 workshop The US undciscored the change of atmosphere this week to a darlcCT cloudier noted Brazil’s action last night in tabling 6 points for a very reslncttve use of principles to be included in the chapeau of the sinks decision CoUating process in the sinks group which has been movmg at a rapid pace Secondly he rcJetted Sirman Ashe's role in a dispute last night over which text to use for “P holding decision -the Chair’s text as is the case with all the otl Contact rnrG77text Ashe deferred to the G 77 with the comment that capacity building IS for the devdop g countries anyway and went further to threaten rcLttbution in the Mech sms Contact Li unlL the G 77 t«t were given priority in the Capacity map opriate conduct Moreover it is a bad precedent tor one party s text the G 77 to pose as the negotiating text for all parties trom ihc Protocol Moroovor O»oda »« disucis by 4o Sood o of OiObP remaps yatorday m ploMrj in lofotring to deooloping oonomo os the ‘mojority view” and to developed countries as the “nunority” on 4 S 4 9 issues oTm 9 Although agreeing that Brazil’s move will slow down the sinks negohauem stS lug6« f to 0 EU’nooo nooo on oinb w»o fo ttnnately oovLod wilh m “unless oui oonooiM are uldrossed ' Lei s address iem ho sal P 07 11 SEP-13-2000 09 22 202 647 0191 □ES EGC P 0B-11 y jUSCANZr-12 September 2000 Jack Schick on elections for the nev BuKsui is confused b uK pined ilBt ihe Q 77 Norway o coneem yesterday t»B Aehe with the Umbrella Group extending John Ashe and Haiald SjTsId iS met with intern coordination- The US is open to capacity building for the ElT countries is anodyne Convention issues being considered here S'Sm pejeets Mettice add d»t bos cou„dy genem edyrcd»» « » very sensitive issue for I tln America sss3r ia--r„ and asked to consult with JUSCANZ on this issue as well opportunity to do so he had no evidence per se SEP-13-2000 09 23 □ES EGC 202 647 0191 P 09 11 Q Greenhouse Gas Ennissions from International Transportation Under “Other Matters the Secretariat received reports frorn both the IMO and ICAO The ICAO and IMO reports were presented in writing A representative of the IMO read their report text to the SBSTA There were three interventions They were from Frjan on behalf of the European Union EU and the United States US Each intervention thanked the IMO and ICAO for their efforts They also encouraged the IMO and ICAO to rapidly conclude their work and announced that they looked forward to the IMO and ICAO reporting their results at SBSTA-14 Additionally Switzerland wanted the IMO and ICAO to take action to reduce emissions and thanked both bodies for allowing the UNFCCC to attend their meetings in observer status France speaking for the European Union EU stated that OHG emissions from international transportation are really important to the overall agreement They urged IMO and ICAO to complete thar work and implement actions to reduce emissions at least by 2001 They also urged Parties to ensure their delegations to all international bodies dealing with climate change coordinate closely The US intervention is at attached The US supported the work of the IMO and ICAO and encouraged others to work with them to develop concrete plans of action Like the EU the US urged Parties to ensure their delegations to the FCCC ICAO and IMO coordinate closely on climate change activities The US stated that it looked forward to the discussions to be held as precursors to decision on concrete emission reductions The Secretariat closed discussion and referred this item back to IMO and ICAO He directed them to complete their work so that the parties can consider their plan of action at SBSTA-14 The Secretariat stated that GHG emissions from international transport Bunkers would be an agenda item at SBSTA-14 12 Sep 2000 1 ATCH Sucement of the US of A SBSTA-13 Agenda Item 9Cd Other Matter D Peters