UNCLASSIFIED us Department of State Case No Doc No 005573397 Date 03 24 2015 REVIEW AUTHORITY Alan Flanigan Senior IN Reviewer KEY OUTCOMES FROM THE BONN CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS MARCH 3 7 1997 - At the recently concluded sixth session of the Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate AGBM the U3 achieved its top priority of keeping all of our ideas on the table in fact all of our protocol provisions are contained in the negotiating text - In addition we have the opportunity before April 1 1997 to submit further legal language for inclusion in the negotiating text The language could replace place- holder provisions in our current draft We re considering whether to submit language now a Regarding emissions levels and timing of reductions the wide range on the table including the Australian proposal with the range proposed by the European Union from a 40% growth above to a 30% below 1990 levels will more than cover the breadth of any target to be negotiated in the coming months - We will base our nal decision on thorough economic and environmental analysis that is currently underway We are committed to supporting reasonable and achievable levels and time frames 0 For the rst time in Bonn the U S had the opportunity to explain fully our protocol proposal in an international forum While there were numerous clarifying questions our proposal received favorable reviews from many negotiators for being the most well-developed it is the most comprehensive text on the table combining reasonable commitments exibility and strong compliance provisions 0 The US pursued enhanced performance from developing nations in four ways involvement in joint implementation projects with credit specific commitments on no regrets policies ones which bene t the climate but are taken for other economic or environmental reasons a graduation provision for more advanced developing countries to opt in voluntarily to a' binding commitment at a different level time frame and a negotiating mandate for all nations to have legally binding commitments by 2005 - We are serious about taking the lead in addressing emissions but we are equally serious that all nations must be part of the solution I 0 The US continued to push hard 'for maximum exibility in national implementation including ghting for our provisions for emissions trading joint implementation with credit and budgeting with banking and limited borrowing We opposed unfeasible early deadlines such as 2005 and we opposed legally binding internationally harmonized policies and measures I A series of intersessional meetings as well as two more AGBM negotiating sessions August and October are scheduled prior to the Third Conference of the Parties in Kyoto December at which the Parties are expected to adapt the legal instrument The US is actively seeking agreement on our preposals in these and other bilateral meetings 1 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2012-40055 Doc No 005573397 Date 03 24 2015