U.N. Climate Change Conference 2007
in Bali, Indonesia
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White House Statement on UN Climate Change
Conference
December 15, 2007 (Washington, D.C) -- The
United States extends its gratitude and
congratulations to the President of
Indonesia for hosting the Thirteenth
Conference of the Parties in Bali and for
his able leadership of this important
process.
The United
States joins the consensus Decision of the
Conference of the Parties in Bali that is a
critical first step in assuring that the UN
negotiation process moves forward toward a
comprehensive and effective post-2012
arrangement.
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are many features of the Decision that are
quite positive, including those provisions
recognizing the importance of developing
clean technologies, financing the deployment
of those technologies in the developing
world, assisting countries in adapting to
climate change, exploring industry sector
agreements on emissions. (complete
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U.S. Statement of UNFCC Conference Closing
Day
December 15, 2007 (Bali, Indonesia) --
Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky brief reporters regarding U.S. Statement of UNFCC Conference closing day: The United
States would like to commend you and our
colleagues for the work that you have done
in developing the Bali Roadmap to guide our
work under the Conference of the Parties
upon to 2009. We came into this meeting to
achieve a roadmap that will over the coming
two years lead to agreement on a global
approach to climate change that is
environmentally effective and economically
sustainable.
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U.S. Delegation Press Briefing with
Dobriansky and Connaughton
December 13, 2007 (Bali, Indonesia) --
Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky &
Chairman of the White House Council on
Environmental Quality James Connaughton
brief reporters regarding a post-2012
arrangement on climate change:
Yesterday, the UNFCCC Executive Secretary
outlined three milestones for us as we work
to develop a Bali Roadmap that can lay the
foundation for a post-2012 arrangement on
climate change:
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First, formal
launch of negotiations on a post-2012
international climate change deal.
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Press Briefing Remarks from Three Senior
U.S. Delegates
December 12, 2007 (Bali, Indonesia) --
Dr. Paula Dobriansky, head of the U.S.
delegation and Undersecretary of State for
Democracy and Global Affairs, Jim
Connaughton, Chairman of the White House
Council on Environmental Quality, and Dr.
Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Change
Negotiator, brief reporters on the latest
developments at the UNFCC conference.
This meeting represents a critical juncture
in the development of a global response to
climate change. The Government of
Indonesia is to be commended for its
groundbreaking efforts. It has not
only convened energy and environment
ministers for these talks, but for the first
time it has also invited finance and trade
ministers to join in parallel sessions with
the Conference of the Parties.
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U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Engages with
UNFCC Participants.
U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron R. Hume
discusses the U.S. assisted Orangutan
Conservation Project with an Indonesian NGO
representative at the UNFCC Conference in
Bali.
On December 10, the Ambassador announced
$2.8 million additional U.S. support to
Indonesia's environmental conservation and
climate change activities. Administered by
the US Agency for International Development,
these funds will be used to enhance
Indonesian efforts to protect biodiversity
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U.S Indonesia Debt-for-Nature Statement
December 11, 2007 (Bali, Indonesia) --
The United States and the Indonesian
government concluded an agreement to
implement a debt-for-nature program to
finance tropical forest conservation in
Indonesia.
U.S. Undersecretary of Treasury for
International Affairs David McCormick and
the Indonesian Director General for Debt
Management Rahmat Waluyanto issued a joint
statement on December 11 expressing their
desire to conclude an agreement to implement
a debt-for-nature program to finance
tropical forest conservation in Indonesia.
The statement was issued in the context of
the 13th Conference of Parties (COP13) to
the United Nations Framework on Climate
Change now meeting in Bali.
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U.S. Protects Biodiversity in Coral Triangle
December 11, 2007 (Bali, Indonesia) --
The United States Government announced that
it intends to commit $4.35 million in
support of the recently-announced Coral
Triangle Initiative (CTI). These funds will
be used to help countries in East Asia and
the Pacific build the Initiative during its
formative stages, and reflects the most
recent step in President George W. Bush’s
commitment to good stewardship of the
environment.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans
and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs Claudia A. McMurray met
December 10 in Bali with Indonesian
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and
representatives of other CTI countries.
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Third Press Briefing of Senior Climate
Change Negotiator Watson
December 9, 2007 (Bali, Indonesia) --
U.S. Senior Climate Change negotiator
Dr.Harlan Watson briefed the press in Bali:
Dr. Watson: I will be brief, because I do
want to take your questions. I just want to
repeat what I said last Monday when this
conference opened that United States is here
to be working in a constructive matter. We
do want a Bali Roadmap that will set up a
negotiation process, to be completed by
2009. As you all know we received text late
last Saturday. This afternoon we are going
to be starting working our way through that,
and so we’re probably going to have a long
night, but we are looking forward to taking
part in those discussions. And with that,
I’ll be happy to start taking questions.
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Statement from U.S. Trade
Representative Ambassador Susan C. Schwab
December 9, 2007 (Bali, Indonesia) --
U.S. Trade Representatives Ambassador Susan C.
Schwab made official remarks in Bali on December
9 regarding the role of trade in climate change
issues:
This is an important and first opportunity for
trade ministers and senior officials to share
views. Climate change is a critical issue and
this is the appropriate time to address the
connections between international action on
climate change and trade, which has been the
engine of global growth. Trade has a role in
making economic growth and development
“climate-friendly” but should not be seen as the
answer to all climate change mitigation
concerns. Approaches should emphasize multiple
aspects of sustainable development, including
economic growth, environmental effectiveness and
energy security.
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Second Press Briefing of Senior Climate Change
Negotiator Watson
December 6, 2007 (Bali, Indonesia) --
U.S. Senior Climate Change negotiator
Dr.Harlan Watson briefed the press in Bali: "I
would like to start this afternoon’s press
conference by referring to a fact sheet we
have distributed here in Bali that describes
how the United States is working with the
Government of Indonesia to address climate
change, energy security and clean
development.
The programs highlighted in the fact sheet
exemplify how the United States—through the
U.S. International Agency for International
Development (USAID), the Environmental
Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of
Energy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and other
agencies—engages on a bilateral basis with
countries around the world to address the
challenge of global climate change."
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Press
Briefing from Two U.S. Senior Delegates
December 6, 2007 (Washington, D.C.) -- Two
U.S. Senior Delegates to the UN Climate
Change Conference in Bali, James L. Connaughton, Chariman of the White House
Council on Environmental Quality, and Dr.
Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State
of for Democracy and Global Affairs,
provided a preview of the U.S. position on
climate change at a press briefing at the
Foreign Press Center in Washington, D.C.:
“We’re here to preview the upcoming
ministerial set of meetings in Bali and then
we’ll talk a little bit about what we think
will be happening next year following up on
Bali. So I’ll do a quick overview, Under
Secretary Dobriansky will give some details
about the Bali meeting”. (complete
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