ARMS Email System RECORD TYPE PRESIDENTIAL Page I of 1 NOTES MAI L CREATOR Rosina M Bierbaum CN Rosina M Bi erbaum OU OSTP O EOP OSTP CREATION DATE TIME 25 - NOV-1997 20 41 24 00 SUBJECT Gibbons reports on China's current thoughts on the climate treaty TO Todd Stern CN Todd Stern OU WHO O EOP @ EOP WHO READ UNKNOWN CC Kathleen A McGinty CN Kathleen A McGinty OU CEQ O EOP @ EOP CEQ READ UNKNOWN David B Sandalow CN David B Sandalow OU CEQ O EOP CEQ READ UNKNOWN Peter R Orszag CN Peter R Orszag OU OPD O EOP OPD READ UNKNOWN Daniel K Tarullo CN Daniel K Tarullo OU OPD O EOP OPD READ UNKNOWN TEXT Jack phoned after extensive meetings with Song Jian State Councilor and Minister fo State on Science and Technology Several thinks he thought you should know as we prepare for Kyoto 1 Controlling population remains foremost on Jian's mind 2 They see a lot of potential to tie up carbon in trees and are supportive of this this is good news--some have suggested they don't like carbon sequestration as an options cuz it's not high tech 3 They like the idea of some kind of metric for China like improvement in carbon $GDP They are not wed to emissions per person as some are espousing for developing countries Rather they see slowing the rate of increase as an appropriate goal for them This could be important in the negotiations 4 They see great importance in sustained R D for clean fuels and efficient technologies 5 They have an open attitude to AIJ and think some early actions should be tried