UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc NO 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 PT02223 IN UNCLASSIFIED PTQ2223 PAGE 01 STATE 018963 312356Z ORIGIN INFO LOG-00 ACDA-10 ACDE-OO INLB-01 AGRE-GO AID-00 -AMAD-01 ARA-01 COME-00 SRPP-OO EAP-01 EB-OO EUR-01 E-OO UTED-OO FRB-OU TEDE-OO IO-00 L-01 ADS-00 MMP-OO NEA-01 NSF-01 OIG-04 OMB-01 OPIC-01 PM-OO PRS-OO SSO-OO SS-OO STR-OO T-00 SA-01 EPAE-OO G-OO 018963 SOURCE KODAKC 310170 DRAFTED BY APHOGENBOOM AH 01 28 97 74069 APPROVED BY QES EBCLAUSSEN OES SA KLARSON CARVI MDELAPENA 95858E 0100032 38 312353Z JAN 97 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO IPCC COLLECTIVE PRIORITY INFO AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY TREASURY DEPT WASHDC 0000 SECDEF WASHDC 0000 CIA WASHDC 0000 NSA WASHDC NSC WASHDC 0000 USIA WASHDC 0000 USDOE WASHDC DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC UNCLASSIFIED REVIEW AUTHORITY Alan Flanigan Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 STATE 018963 312356Z XMT AMEMBASSY ALGIERS AMEMBASSY BANGUI AMEMBASSY PORT MORESBY UNCLAS STATE 018963 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 15 0 12958 TAGS ENRG EIND XX SUBJECT CLIMATE CHANGE U S PROPOSAL FOR A PROTOCOL 1 THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST SEE PARAGRAPH 3 THIS TASKING HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH SEP FOR WELLINGTON 2 SUMMARY USG HAS DEVELOPED TEXT OF A PROPOSED PROTOCOL TO THE U N FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE THE PROPOSAL EMBODIES BINDING TARGETS FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE MEDIUM-TERM MEASURES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBILITY IN IMPLEMENTING THE TARGETS AND STEPS TO ADVANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXISTING COMMITMENTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THE TEXT WAS PREPARED IN RESPONSE TO A CALL AT THE LAST NEGOTIATING SESSION DECEMBER 1996 FOR CONVENTION PARTIES TO SUBMIT TEXTUAL PROPOSALS BY MID-JANUARY1997 IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE SECRETARIAT TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK COMPILATION OF PROPOSALS TO SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR DISCUSSIONS AT THE NEXT NEGOTIATING SESSION MARCH 3-7 IN BONN DEPARTMENT FAXED COPIES TO KEY JUSCANZ CAPITALS CONVENTION PARTIES THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE OECD BUT NOT MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TO SOME EUROPEAN CAPITALS BONN LONDON THE HAGUE AND ROME DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 20 BUT WISHES UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 STATE 018963 3123562 TO ENSURE BROAD DISTRIBUTION OF THE US PROPOSAL PRIOR TO THE MARCH MEETING AND TO OBTAIN AS MUCH FEEDBACK AS POSSIBLE FROM US NEGOTIATING PARTNERS POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE COPIES OFTHE U S TEXT AND FACT SHEET TO APPROPRIATE HOST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND TO REPORT REACTIONS ASAP A SET OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR USE WILL FOLLOW SEPTEL END SUMMARY 3 ACTION ADDRESSEES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE COPIES OF THE US FACT SHEET PARA 5 AND PROPOSED PROTOCOL TEXT PARA 6 TO APPROPRIATE HOST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATION OF NEXT STEPS UNDER THE CLIMATE CONVENTION SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS ARE PROVIDED IN PARA 7 POSTS MAY DRAW UPON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SEPTEL IN RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES OF HOST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BUT TEXT OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SHOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED POSTS SHOULD DETERMINE WHETHER HOST GOVERNMENT ITSELF SUBMITTED ANY PROPOSAL IN MID-JANUARY OR HAS INTENTIONS TO DO SO SUBSEQUENTLY AND IF POSSIBLE TO UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 PROVIDE A COPY TO THE DEPARTMENT POSTS ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO SOLICIT ANY REACTIONS OF HOST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO THE U S PROPOSAL POSTS IN JUSCANZ AND EUROPEAN CAPITALS MENTIONED IN PARA 2 ABOVE NEED ONLY SEEK REACTION AS HOST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE TEXT AND FACT SHEET REPLIES SHOULD BE SLUGGED TO SUSAN COPIES MAY BE FAXED TO TEL 202 647-4069 FAX 202 647-0191 4 FOR BEIJING BONN BRASILIA LONDON NEW DELHI OTTAWA THE HAGUE AND TOKYO OES CLAUSSEN WILL HOST MINISTERIAL-LEVEL DINNER TO DISCUSS CLIMATE-ISSUES ON UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 STATE 018963 312356Z WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5 IN NAIROBI ON MARGINS OF U N ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING DEPARTMENT WISHES IN PARTICULAR TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENTS OF DINNER INVITEES CHINA GERMANY BRAZIL UNITED KINGDOM INDIA CANADA AND THE NETHERLANDS AND JAPAN RECEIVE COPIES OF THE U S TEXT THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS BEFOREHAND AND TO OBTAIN ANY REACTIONS OR FEEDBACK FROM THEM PRIOR TO THE DINNER PLEASE ALSO SLUG REPLIES TO NAIROBI U S UNEP PERM REP FOR CLAUSSEN 5 BEGIN TEXT OF FACT SHEET ON U S PROTOCOL PROPOSAL FACT SHEET ON U S CLIMATE CHANGE PROPOSAL JANUARY 17 1997 IN JULY 1996 THE UNITED STATES OUTLINED A BROAD FRAMEWORK FOR NEGOTIATION OF NEXT STEPS UNDER THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLEMATE CHANGE IN DECEMBER 1996 THE U S FURTHER ELABORATED ITS IDEAS BY DESCRIBING THE KEY ELEMENTS THAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED FOR INCLUSION IN A PROTOCOL TO GUIDE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION EFFORTS IN THE POST-2000 PERIOD THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT REPRESENTS FURTHER ELABORATION OF THE PROPOSED FRAMEWORK TODAY THE UNITED STATES WILL PRESENT TO THE SECRETARIAT DRAFT TEXT FOR CONSIDERATION IN INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS THAT WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT 1997 CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS U S STATEMENTS AND PROPOSALS THE U S SUBMISSION ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING KEY TOPICS EMISSIONS TARGETS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 05 STATE 018963 3123562 A NEW CONCEPT IS TO GUIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPED COUNTRY EMISSIONS TARGETS BUILDING ON THE CONCEPT OF CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGED EMISSIONS THE U S PROPOSES CREATION OF AN MULTIPLE EMISSIONS BUDGET PERIODS ARE PROPOSED INCLUDING A SECOND PERIOD IN WHICH EMISSIONS ARE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE FIRST PERIOD THUS ASSURING CONTINUED PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVE FOR A GIVEN PERIOD EACH DEVELOPED COUNTRY PARTY WOULD BE ALLOCATED AN EMISSIONS BUDGET THE SUBMISSION DOES NOT IDENTIFY EITHER THE SIZE OF THE BUDGETS OR THE DURATION OF THE PERIODS PARTIES WOULD BE ALLOWED TO FOR FUTURE USE EMISSIONS NOT USED DURING A GIVEN TO A LIMITED AMOUNT OF EMISSIONS WITH A PENALTY FROM A SUBSEQUENT AND TO TRADE EMISSIONS A NEW CATEGORY 8 PROPOSED TO ENCOURAGE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO VOLUNTARILY ADOPT EMISSIONS BUDGETS REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE THE PROPOSAL ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES TO ENSURE ADEQUATE REPORTING MEASUREMENT REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE COUNTRIES WOULD HAVE TO SET NATIONAL SYSTEMS FOR UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 06 STATE 018963 3123562 MEASURING EMISSIONS ACCURATELY ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE AND ENSURING ENFORCEMENT ANNUAL REPORTS ON MEASUREMENT COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS FOR THE RELEVANT BUDGET PERIOD WOULD BE REQUIRED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 -- IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS WOULD BE REVIEWED UNDER THE CONVENTION BY EXPERT TEAMS AND DISCUSSED AT APPROPRIATE MEETINGS OF THE PARTIES -- THE PARTIES WOULD BE ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING THE CONSEQUENCES OF FOR EXAMPLE DENIAL OF EMISSIONS IMPLEMENTATION LOSS OF VOTING AND OTHER DECISION-MAKING RIGHTS ADVANCING DEVELOPING COUNTRY EFFORTS THE PROPOSAL ADVANCES IMPLEMENTATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY COMMITMENTS UNDER THE CONVENTION BY -- REQUIRING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO IDENTIFY AND ADOPT MEASURES TO MITIGATE NET GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REQUIRING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO PREPARE ANNUAL EMISSIONS INVENTORIES AND REPORT ON STEPS TAKEN TO REDUCE EMISSIONS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 07 STATE 018963 3123562 -- ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR REVIEWING DEVELOPING COUNTRY REPORTS AND IMPROVING EMISSIONS REDUCTION STRATEGIES EMISSIONS TRADING AND JOINT IMPLEMENTATION THE US SUBMISSION PROVIDES FOR FULL EMISSIONS TRADING AMONG COUNTRIES EMISSIONS BUDGETS PROVIDED THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THROUGH WHICH COUNTRIES WITHOUT EMISSIONS BUDGETS COULD CREATE AND TRANSFER EMISSIONS REDUCTION CREDITS ACHIEVED BY QUALIFIED PROJECTS EFFORTS UNDER THE CONVENTION THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE AGREEMENT AS SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION IT ALSO REQUIRES THE PARTIES TO SEEK ESTABLISHMENT OF A LONG-TERM GOAL FOR ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A DATE CERTAIN FOR NEGOTIATION OF EMISSIONS OBLIGATIONS FOR ALL PARTIES AND UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 CALLS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATION MECHANISMS TO STRENGTHEN THE OBLIGATIONS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS END TEXT OF FACT SHEET ON U S PROTOCOL PROPOSAL 6 BEGIN TEXT OF US PROTOCOL PROPOSAL U S DRAFT PROTOCOTH FRAMEWORK UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 STATE 018963 312356Z SUBMITTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ULTIMATE FORM OF AGREEMENT THE PARTIES TO THIS PROTOCOL HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PROTOCOL MEANS THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE DONE AT NEW YORK ON 9 MAY 1992 2 MEANS PARTY TO THIS PROTOCOL 3 MEANS ANNY GREENHOUSE GAS FOR WHICH A GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL IS SET FORTH IN ANNEX OF THIS PROTOCOL 4 OF CARBON MEANS ONE METRIC TONNE OF CARBON OR A QUANTITY OF ONE OR MORE OTHER GREENHOUSE GASES EQUIVALENT TO ONE METRIC TONNE BASED ON THE GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS SET FORTH IN ANNEX OF THIS PROTOCOL 5 ANTHROPOGENIC OF GREENHOUSE GASES UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 C m UmUmJBma m m m 20 000 20 0m mn omeEoAm C20r mmz m0 U mm om 5 0210 qu wijmmZ m mocmomw 20 w 922m m 0mm_z_ _ _02m mm 030mm- m m _mm_02w A szx 20 szx m _mw_02m O_u 00 mXOmmU mom _u2ur_0 w_um 0 005 mum 00 m m_um0 u_m0 ijrm M mom 92me 20 MI rr mm Hozzmm m_ __mm_02w 20 m0c rn A3 Hozzmm O_n O mwoz 3 _m rr0 m0 0% A wer _u_ucm va _ Ozzmm O_n mm O mm m0 O mm Ugo M _um_ _00 020mm werE Urcm ADV Eu GOA UmmOmZd O_u 4 1m _ Ozzmm O_u mz mw_02m Eu0 m0 C20mm A wmr0 _ m mm wOmWO m0 ENDS czogmm U 030mm wmr0 _u_ncm A00 mm EMOE 204Imm m _mm_02m Om m 0rm 20 3 Ezzcm Amv Hozzmm O_u 03 3002 _Nm merm czorpmmimo Cm Umumnama 2 m m m Zo m-m3m-aoomm 000 20 Oman omxomxmoa UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 EMISSIONS TRADING 3 A FOR THE FIRST BUDGET PERIOD 20XX THROUGH ZOXX EACH ANNEX A PARTY SHALL HAVE A NUMBER OF TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT ALLOWED EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF ITS NET ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS OF TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT IN 1990 MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF YEARS IN THIS BUDGET PERIOD B FOR THE SECOND BUDGET PERIOD 20XX THROUGH 20XX EACH ANNEX A PARTY SHALL HAVE A NUMBER OF TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS ALLOWED EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE PERCENTAGE SUBPARAGRAPH 3 OF ITS NET ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS OF TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT IN 1990 MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF YEARS IN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 11 STATE 018963 3123562 THIS BUDGET PERIOD C POSSIBLE SUBSEQUENT BUDGET 4 FOR THE BUDGET PERIOD 20XX THROUGH 20XX EACH ANNEX PARTY SEE ANNEX FOR STATES INCLUDED SHALL HAVE A NUMBER OF TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS ALLOWED EQUAL TO OPTIONS FOR ANNEX PARTIES INCLUDE BUDGET PERIODS BASEYEARS PERCENTAGES DIFFERENT FROM THOSE APPLICABLE TO ANNEX A PARTIESBUDGET PERIOD APPLICABLE TO A PARTY ANY AMOUNT BY WHICH THE EMISSIONS OF TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT IS UNDER ITS EMISSIONS BUDGET FOR THAT PERIOD MAY BE CARRIED OVER AND ADDED TO ITS EMISSIONS BUDGET FOR THE NEXT BUDGET PERIODBUDGET PERIOD APPLICABLE TO A PARTY ANY AMOUNT OF TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS ALLOWED THAT IS BORROWED FROM THE SUBSEQUENT BUDGET PERIOD SHALL BE SUBTRACTED AT A RATE OF 1 211 FROM THE SUBSEQUENT BUDGET PERIOD 7 PROVISION REQUIRING CONTROL OF GREENHOUSE GASES UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 NOT LISTED IN ANNEX C 8 ANY STATENOT LISTED IN ANNEX A MAY IN ITS INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION ACCEPTANCE APPROVAL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 12 STATE 018963 3123562 OR ACCESSION OR AT ANY TIME THEREAFTER NOTIFY THE DEPOSITARY THAT IT INTENDS TO BE BOUND BY OBLIGATIONS OF ANNEX A PARTIES IT THEN BE AN ANNEX A PARTY THE DEPOSITARY SHALL INFORM THE OTHER SIGNATORIES AND PARTIES OF ANY SUCH NOTIFICATION 9 ANY STATE NOT LISTED IN ANNEX A MAY IN ITS INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION ACCEPTANCE APPROVAL OR ACCESSION OR AT ANY TIME THEREAFTER NOTIFY THE DEPOSITARY THAT IT INTENDS TO BE BOUND BY OBLIGATIONS OF ANNEX PARTIES IT WILL THEN BE AN ANNEX PARTY THE DEPOSITARY SHALL INFORM THE OTHER SIGNATORIES AND PARTIES OF ANY SUCH NOTIFICATION ARTICLE 3 MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING 1 EACH ANNEX A AND ANNEX PARTY SHALL HAVE IN PLACE BY THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS FIRST BUDGET PERIOD A NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS BY SOURCES AND REMOVALS BY SINKS OF GREENHOUSE GASES 2 FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING PARAGRAPH 1 AND PROMOTING COMPARABILITY CONSISTENCY AND TRANSPARENCY THE PARTIES SHALL NOT LATER THAN THEIR SECOND MEETING DECIDE ON MINIMUM STANDARDS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 13 STATE 018963 312356Z FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS BY UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 SOURCES AND REMOVALS BY SINKS OF GREENHOUSE GASES 3 EACH ANNEX A AND ANNEX PARTY SHALL PUT IN PLACE IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY DONE SO NATIONAL COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS RELEVANT TO ITS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS PROTOCOL 4 EACH ANNEX A AND ANNEX PARTY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARIAT AS PART OF ITS COMMUNICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12 OF THE CONVENTION INFORMATION ON ITS IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROTOCOL INCLUDING POLICIES AND MEASURES IT IS TAKING TO MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS IN ARTICLE 2 SUCH SUBMISSION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES WHICH THE PARTIES ADOPT AT THEIR FIRST MEETING TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY RELEVANT GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION SUCH SUBMISSION SHALL ALSO CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION A ONCE THE OBLIGATION IN PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE BECOMES EFFECTIVE A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM THAT IT HAS IN B ONCE THE OBLIGATION IN PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE BECOMES EFFECTIVE THE RESULTS OF ITS NATIONAL MEASUREMENT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 14 STATE 018963 3123562 C A QUANTITATIVE PROJECTION OF ITS NET ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES THROUGH THE BUDGET AND D A DESCRIPTION OF RELEVANT NATIONAL COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS IT HAS IN PLACE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS INCLUDING ACTIONS TAKEN IN CASES OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL LAW 5 IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 EACH ANNEX A AND ANNEX PARTY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARIAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 4 ITS UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03103 2015 9103 80 90 089609903 300 99001711032 3590 91918 40 'S'n A8 SV A8 CIELVNIINON ESOHJ INOEIE SlhlEdXE 10 GNV LVIEIVLEHOES EH L A8 E8 THM HOIHM A8 GELOHGNOO E8 'l'llM HIEHJ sauava ESOHJ ssassv OJ 2330230 NI 2 sauavcl a XENNV CINV XEINNV AEI NOILVWHOENI am HECIISNOQ SEIuach EH1 SNIJEEIW EH L EHL HECINFI GELOHGNOO SNOILVOINDWWOO mama NOLLIGCIV N L CINV 17 EHJ OJ SI Ll EINLL EHJ iV EWGWIVAV monand E-IOLLEIV HEGND A8 GELVOINHWINOO NOILVWEOENI EMVW TIVHS LVIEIVLEHOES EH L ANV LV NOILVOINHWWOO onand EMVIN OJ ANV O L '8 SEICIOEI AHVIGISQHS ANV OJ CINV EHJ SV NOOS 8V EHJ A8 E8 TWHS SIHJ HECINH A8 GELVOINFIINWOO 2998313 8968 L0 E LV LS EH1 AEI CIENIINHELECI E8 TIVHS SNOISSIINSHS LNEDDESEFIS lO EHJ ONLL HOE LVHJ HOE EOHOE NI SVH EHJ HELEV SI LVHJ LSEIIE 10 E8 TIVHS NI SNOISSIWSHS EO LSEllzl '9 LESGHEI EHJ CINV HO NIBIEIO 10 MHVCI AiliN v nO 11VHS EH L HO 9 CIEHHEESNVELL HO GEHIHDOV EHV LVHJ SNOISSIINE NOSHVO SENNOL ANV OJ LEEDCIHEI LVHJ 80 SNOISSIWE BNINIVWEH SJJ ETOILHV NI EHJ HOVE OJ 089609900 900 9390 91918401U9wH9d90 'S'n UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 16 STATE 018963 3123562 3 REVIEWS WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES TO BE ADOPTED BY THE MEETING OF THE PARTIES THESE GUIDELINES SHALL INTER ALIA PROVIDE FOR HOW INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND DEFINE MECHANISMS BY WHICH OBSERVERS AND THE PUBLIC MAY PROVIDE COMMENTS SUPPLEMENTAL DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION TO FACILITATE AND IMPROVE REVIEWS THE GUIDELINES SHALL BE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED BY THE PARTIES FOR APPROPRIATE REVISION 4 REVIEW TEAMS WILL REVIEW ALL ASPECTS OF A IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROTOCOL INCLUDING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT A PARTY WILL ACHIEVE ITS EMISSIONS BUDGETS OBLIGATIONS THEY WILL PREPARE A REPORT ASSESSING A IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS IDENTIFYING ANY AREAS OF APPARENT AS WELL AS POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN ACHIEVING OBLIGATIONS REPORTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO A MEETING OF THE PARTIES 5 BASED ON SUCH REPORTS A MEETING OF THE PARTIES MAY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO A PARTY IN SUCH CASE THE PARTY SHALL REVIEW ITS IMPLEMENTATION TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AND REPORT BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PARTIES ON ITS ACTION 6 THERE WOULD ALSO BE PROVISIONS SETTING FORTH VARIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH OBLIGATIONS AS DETERMINED BY A MEETING OF THE PARTIES CONSEQUENCES WOULD CORRESPOND TO THE TYPE DEGREE AND FREQUENCY OF NON-COMPLIANCE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 17 STATE 018963 3123562 SOME WOULD BE AUTOMATIC WHILE OTHERS MIGHT BE DISCRETIONARY EXAMPLES OF CONSEQUENCES COULD INCLUDE E G A DENIAL OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL TONNES OF UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 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Aavmmon BNILowoad 30 1 saurualssocl HEIGISNOO fwaHL CINV 8301338 ABM MILNEIGI O L M338 0 fsasvs ESDOHNEEHS 10 SNOISSIINEI LSN ONILVSILHN 80 1 SEHHSVEIW CINV N1 H0113 8 59 N1 2138180830 SEHHSVEIW 10 3103993 10 EIH L V A 30 1 GEINSISEICI 218 T1VHS EIH L '9 CINV 9 N1 CIEHILNEICH EIHL INOEH NOLLNEANOO CIEINEIGEIEI SNOILVOINHWWOO 80 1 TWHS EHL EHJ MEI HUM 3E1 TIVHS AHOLNEANI H008 SVE EISFIOHNEEIHED 10 8 1 1 NV NO 0 1 11VHS 2993218 8968 LO 3 131118 61 319 v c1 GEHISSWONH 8 XENNV HON XEINNV N1 SI J VH L ALHVCI HOVEI 9 'saansvaw 10 EIH L 01 swalaava CINV o SVH saansvaw NO EHL aaGNn Nouvomnwwoo SM 10 law sv wmwaaoas EIHJ OJ 0 CINV 58381199131111 10 EIH L O L SHEIHHVQ 8 9 1021 90 90 391190 089609900 9390 31918 10 lualeBdGCI 'S'n CEHISSVTONH UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc NO 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 20 STATE 018963 312356Z THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT OPTIONS IDENTIFIED ARTICLE 6 INTERNATIONAL EMISSIONS TRADING 1 AN ANNEX A OR ANNEX PARTY THAT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 3 MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING AND THAT HAS IN PLACE A NATIONAL MECHANISM FOR CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF TRADES MAY TRANSFER TO OR RECEIVE FROM ANY ANNEX A OR ANNEX PARTY ANY OF ITS TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS ALLOWED FOR A BUDGET PERIOD FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 2 2 A PARTY MAY AUTHORIZE ANY DOMESTIC ENTITY E G GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PRIVATE FIRMS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIONS LEADING TO TRANSFER AND RECEIPT UNDER PARAGRAPH 1 OF TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS ALLOWED 3 A MEETING OF THE PARTIES MAY FURTHER ELABORATE GUIDELINES TO FACILITATE THE REPORTING OF EMISSIONS TRADING INFORMATION ARTICLE 7 JOINT IMPLEMENTATION UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 21 STATE 018963 312356Z 1 ANY PARTY THAT IS NEITHER IN ANNEX A NOR MAY GENERATE TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS ALLOWED THROUGH PROJECTS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 2 2 IN ADDITION TO ANY CRITERIA ADOPTED BY THE PARTIES TO THIS PROTOCOL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA SHALL APPLY TO PROJECTS UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 A PROJECTS MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH AND SUPPORTIVE OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTE TO COST-EFFECTIVENESS IN ACHIEVING GLOBAL B PROJECTS MUST PROVIDE A REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS THAT IS ADDITIONAL TO ANY THAT WOULD OTHERWISE OCCUR 3 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO BE ADDED ON CALCULATION MEASUREMENT MONITORING VERIFICATION REVIEW REPORTING 4 ANY PARTY THAT GENERATES TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS ALLOWED CONSISTENT WITH THIS ARTICLE MAY A HOLD SUCH TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS OR UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 22 STATE 018963 3123562 B TRANSFER ANY PORTION THEREOF TO ANY PARTY 5 AN ANNEX A OR ANNEX PARTY MAY ACQUIRE TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS ALLOWED UNDER THIS ARTICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 2 PROVIDED IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 3 MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING 6 A PARTY MAY AUTHORIZE ANY DOMESTIC ENTITY E G GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PRIVATE FIRMS NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIONS LEADING TO GENERATION TRANSFER AND RECEIPT UNDER THIS ARTICLE OF TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS 7 ANY PARTY THAT IS NEITHER IN ANNEX A NOR ANNEX THAT GENERATES OR ACQUIRES TONNES OF CARBON EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS ALLOWED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOTIFY THE SECRETARIAT ANNUALLY OF THE QUANTETY ORIGIN AND DESTINATION OF SUCH TONNES ARTICLE 8 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO Doc No 1005509580 Date 03 03 2015 SCIENCE THE PARTIES SHALL PERIODICALLY REVIEW THIS PROTOCOL AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER IN LIGHT OF EVOLVING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 23 STATE 018963 3123562 PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL THE PARTIES SHALL COOPERATE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LONG-TERM GOAL WITH RESPECT TO ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES ARTICLE 10 MEETINGS OF THE PARTIES 1 THE PARTIES SHALL HOLD MEETINGS AT REGULAR INTERVALS THE SECRETARIAT SHALL CONVENE THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PARTIES NOT LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS PROTOCOL AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION 2 SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE HELD UNLESS THE PARTIES DECIDE OTHERWISE IN CONJUNCTION WITH MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE HELD AT SUCH OTHER TIMES AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY BY A MEETING OF THE PARTIES OR AT THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF A PARTY PROVIDED THAT WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF SUCH A REQUEST BEING COMMUNICATED TO THEM BY THE SECRETARIAT IT IS SUPPORTED BY AT LEAST ONE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 PAGE 24 STATE 018963 3123562 THIRD OF THE PARTIES 3 THE PARTIES AT THEIR FIRST MEETING SHALL A ADOPT BY CONSENSUS RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THEIR B OTHER 4 THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MEETINGS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE TO A REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROTOCOL INCLUDING THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 3 B PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE ADEQUACY OF THIS C OTHER 5 THE UNITED NATIONS ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AS WELL AS ANY STATE NOT PARTY TO THIS PROTOCOL MAY BE REPRESENTED AT MEETINGS OF THE PARTIES AS OBSERVERS ANY BODY OR AGENCY WHETHER NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL OR NON- GOVERNMENTAL QUALIFIED IN FIELDS RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE WHICH HAS INFORMED THE SECRETARIAT OF ITS WISH TO BE REPRESENTED AT A MEETING OF THE PARTIES AS AN OBSERVER MAY BE UNLESS AT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 25 STATE 018963 312356Z LEAST ONE THIRD OF THE PARTIES PRESENT OBJECT THE ADMISSION AND PARTICIPATION OF OBSERVERS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE ADOPTED BY THE PARTIES ARTICLE 11 SECRETARIAT 1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE OF THE CONVENTION THE SECRETARIAT OF THIS PROTOCOL SHALL BE THE SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 2 THE FUNCTIONS THE SECRETARIAT SHALL BE A ARTICLE 12 SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE 1 THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE OF THE CONVENTION SHALL SERVE AS THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE OF THE PROTOCOL 2 WHEN THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE EXERCISES ITS FUNCTIONS WITH REGARD TO MATTERS CONCERNING THE PROTOCOL DECISIONS SHALL BE TAKEN ONLY BY THOSE OF ITS MEMBERS THAT ARE AT THE SAME TIME PARTIES TO UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 26 STATE 018963 3123562 THE PROTOCOL 3 WHEN THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE EXERCISES ITS FUNCTIONS WITH REGARD TO MATTERS CONCERNING THE PROTOCOL ANY MEMBER OF THE BUREAU OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE REPRESENTING A PARTY TO THE CONVENTION BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT A PARTY TO THE PROTOCOL SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED BY AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER TO BE ELECTED BY AND FROM THE PARTIES TO THE PROTOCOL ARTICLE 13 SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION 1 THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION SHALL SERVE AS THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROTOCOL 2 WHEN THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION EXERCISES ITS FUNCTIONS WITH REGARD TO MATTERS CONCERNING THE PROTOCOL DECISIONS SHALL BE TAKEN ONLY BY THOSE OF ITS MEMBERS THAT ARE AT THE SAME TIME PARTIES TO THE PROTOCOL I 3 WHEN THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 EXERCISES ITS FUNCTIONS WITH REGARD TO MATTERS CONCERNING THE PROTOCOL ANY MEMBER OF THE BUREAU OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 27 STATE 018963 3123562 REPRESENTING A PARTY TO THE CONVENTION BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT A PARTY TO THE PROTOCOL SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED BY AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER TO BE ELECTED BY AND FROM THE PARTIES TO THE PROTOCOL ARTICLE 14 MULTILATERAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS THE PARTIES AT THEIR FIRST MEETING OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE THEREAFTER SHALL CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MULTILATERAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ARTICLE 15 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT SILENCE WITH THE RESULT THAT ARTICLE 14 OF THE CONVENTION WOULD APPLY TO THIS PROTOCOL IN ADDITION MANDATORY BINDING DISPUTE SETTLEMENT WITH SPECIFIC CONSEQUENCES FLOWING FROM A VIOLATION AMONG ANNEX A AND ANNEX PARTIES AS WELL AS AGAINST OTHER PARTIES AS APPROPRIATE E G HOST COUNTRIES UNDER ARTICLE NOTE THIS PROCESS WOULD BE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE PROCESS UNDER ARTICLE 4 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 28 STATE 018963 3123562 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015 191190 089609900 3990 91918 JO lUGUJJ-iede OJ AILNEIFIOESEIDS J VH L S 'ld 10 I XENNV Nl EISOHL SV EWVS EIHJ Cl'anM XENNV XEINNV SNOISSHNE 80 lVHi A8 SEHIHDSH LVHJ HEBOIELL 3080 O LNI AELLNEI NV OJ CIEEIN AVW 83012 338 ElHi EZIININIW 8V TIEM SV EHHSNE OJ 3030 OiNl AHLNE 8968 L0 63 EIHJ O L EIEI AVW NOLLNEIANOO 3H L O L LVHJ SIHJ ilOVi 80 38 J ON AVIN Ll ANV 80 HO SI LVHJ 10 HEHLO ANV CINV SiSl'l OJ SEXEINNV TIV lO LNELLNOO 3H1 J OIHLSEH O L EIS LON AVIN Ll NI ATIVDLNEAEI SI lO Edlxi LVHM NOcln SBXEINNV CINV SESHWO NO SNEIIA GEEHSV CEISVEI OJ SNOISSJWE 3V3 OliVWOan 30 WSINVHOEJW SI OS GNV SVE ESHOHNEEHB TIV LVHJ OS ONIGNIS 9003 AG TIVHS EIHJ NOLLITIOAE 9L 9103 90 80 39190 089609900 300 990017751022 9390 91918 40 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 ANNEX THIS WOULD INCLUDE THOSE STATES NOT LISTED IN ANNEX A THAT INDICATE BEFORE ADOPTION OF THE PROTOCOL THAT THEY WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS ANNEX PLUS THOSE THAT JOIN SUBSEQUENTLY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 ANNEX THIS ANNEX WOULD LIST GREENHOUSE GASES NOT COVERED BY THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GASES OR PARTICULAR SOURCES AND SINKS FOR WHICH THERE IS INSUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE GWP OR INABILITY TO UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 30 STATE 018963 3123562 ACCURATELY MEASURE EMISSIONS OR REMOVALS GWPS WOULD BE THOSE DEVELOPED BY THE IPCC END TEXT OF US PROTOCOL PROPOSAL 7 BEGIN TALKING POINTS I AM PLEASED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE TEXT OF A PROPOSED PROTOCOL TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE WHICH THE UNITED STATES SUBMITTED TO THE CONVENTION SECRETARIAT ON JANUARY 17 THIS TEXT ALONG WITH SUBMISSIONS FROM OTHER PARTIES WILL BE USED BY THE SECRETARIAT TO PREPARE A FRAMEWORK FOR THE NEXT SESSION OF THE AD HOC GROUP ON THE BERLIN MANDATE TO BE HELD MARCH 3-7 IN BONN GERMANY THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR A GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BUDGET IN THE MEDIUM TERM FOR DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IT DOES NOT SPECIFY THE LEVEL OF THE BUDGET OR THE BUDGET PERIOD RECOGNIZING THAT ALL COUNTRIES MUST PARTICIPATE IN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES SPECIFIC MEASURES BY WHICH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WILL ADVANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR COMMITMENTS THE ATTACHED FACT SHEET OUTLINES THE KEY POINTS OF THE US PROPOSAL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509580 Date 03103 2015 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005509580 Date 03 03 2015 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 31 STATE 018963 3123562 FOR BEIJING BONN BRASILIA LONDON NEW DELHI OTTAWA THE HAGUE AND TOKYO ASSISTANT SECRETARY EILEEN CLAUSSEN WILL HOST A MINISTERIAL LEVEL DINNER TO DISCUSS CLIMATE ISSUES ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5 IN NAIROBI ON THE MARGINS OF THE U N ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING THE HEAD OF YOUR DELEGATION TO THAT MEETING HAS BEEN INVITED WE PARTICULARLY WANT YOUR GOVERNMENT TO BE AWARE OF THE US PROPOSAL PRIOR TO THAT DINNER AND IF POSSIBLE OBTAIN ANY PRELIMINARY REACTION END TALKING POINTS ALBRIGHT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No C05509580 Date 03 03 2015