DRAFT Memorandum To Roger Ballentine Deputy Assistant to the President From Jeff Seabright David Gardiner Date 6 17 99 Re Draft Action Plan for White House Climate Change Task Force This memo outlines proposed strategic goals and resource needs for the Task Force over the next 18 months with specific action recommendations through December 1999 Summary of Recommendations 1 Focus legislative agenda on FY2000 budget tax issues ongoing and develop FY2001 strategy September advance win-win legislative proposals e g biofuels support progress on credit for early action 2 Deliverables Develop transport alternate fuels E O by September link to biomass E O possible WH event focused on “solutions” in December 3 Deliver results on 2-3 industry discussions 4 Expand and leverage communications effort with industry and the Hill 5 Target new outreach effort on state local government including possible POTUS event Long-Term Goals The Administration long-term goal is ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and development of enabling legislation post COP-6 Accordingly this plan calls for a campaign aimed at building the support that will be necessary to achieve that goal This will entail • Increased awareness and concern for the threats posed by climate change and belief that the Administration’s proposed solutions are effective affordable and equitable • Growing engagement by business leaders state local governments and opinion makers • Demonstrated progress in advancing Administration policies programs and legislation which bring economic as well as climate benefits The public accepts that the science is real and that climate change is serious less clear in the public mind is the urgency and cost of addressing it Our outreach communications and legislative strategy should embrace a positive message that America can step up to this challenge - from more work with “solutions” industries to events which highlight a positive technology “can do” theme to support for legislation which underscores this message Lugar biofuels wind tax credit etc Short Term Goals July-December 1999 Over the next six months several outreach legislative and communications products are proposed transport alternate fuels Executive Order Biomass Bioenergy Executive Order DRAFT possible White House event on “smart solutions” legislative communications victories on FY2000 budget tax battles including bioenergy legislation Administration closure on select industry deliverables initiate state local “what’s working” campaign including possible POTUS and or POTUS events advance acceptable credit for early action legislation 1 Industry Outreach Must do By July 15 agree on 2-4 industry action items including EPA air C02 issue and other industry-proposed agreements with greatest GHG benefit $ for priority action • Reframe challenge to industry to “range of reductions” rather than reductions goal and get 3 industry sectors to make commitments and plans by December • Design outreach plan on “smart solutions” business biofuel etc tie to communications strategy 2 Legislative Must Do • By August 30 identify key budget and tax priorities for FY2000 budget endgame CCTI and related spending bills By September 30 get FY2001 climate budget package on table By June 30 identify key legislation which advances directly and or indirectly climate goals for Administration support e g Lugar biofuel bill By June 30 finalize early credit positions and strategy for Administration engagement Education and outreach effort for key staff and Members Play defense on legislation inimical to Administration policy Should do Push leadership opportunities morning business climate statements on legislation etc Push electricity restructuring Communications Deliverables Identify Communications Director Issue Transport Alternate Fuels Executive Order September link to Biomass E O Possible White House event on Climate Solutions December Possible POTUS climate budget event NO WFEMA “Extreme Weather” conference in Autumn Plan youth education effort -“National Climate Science Week” Earth Day 2000 Validators and surrogates draft op-eds and Q As - ongoing Mailing to opinion leaders Hill on recent climate developments issues pre COPS Enhance communications within USG Congress outreach by senior officials newsletter 4 Intergovernmental NGO Outreach By July 31 Roger Ballentine to meet with selected state officials Explore possibility of POTUS and or VPOTUS event to kick off state local effort Organize meeting with state officials on climate benefits of electricity deregulation Meet with environmental foundation executives - possible VPOTUS event Outreach to labor religious leaders environmental NGOs 5 Inter-agency Coordination DRAFT strategy on domestic and international sinks policy including early action legislation Economic benefits analysis not in SGM model - health technology exports Developing country strategy Bioenergy utiiities