DRAFT Memorandum To Dan Sakiira Chief of Staff Council on Environmental Quality cc Roger Ballentine Chairman White House Climate Change Task Force From Jeff Seabright Executive Director White House Climate Change Task Force Date July 23 1999 Re Action Plan and Resource Requirements forWhite House Climate Change Task Force This memo outlines proposed strategic gc s and resource needs forthe Task Force overthe next 18 months with specific action recommendations through December 1999 Long-Term Goals The Administration long-tetm goal is ratification ofthe Kyoto Protocol and development of enabfing legislation post COP-6 Accordingly this plan calls for a campaign aimed at building the support that will be necessary to achieve that gc 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 dimate change is serious less dear in the public mind is the urgency and cost of addressing it Our outreach communications and legislative strategy should embrace a positive messcge that America can and should step up to this challenge now- from morework with “solutions- industries to events which highlight a positive technology “can do theme to support forlegislation which underscores this message biofuels wind tax credt etc ShortTenn Goals August-December 1999 Overthe next five months several outreach legislative and communications products are proposed transport Executive Order Bioenergy Executive Order possible White House event on “smart solutions- legislative cornrnunicalions victories on FY2000 budget lax battles induding bioenwgy legisisiion coordination of FY2001 dimate budget proposal Administration dosura on select industry deliverables initiate state tocal “what’s woiking“ campaign induding possible POTUS and or POTUS events advance acceptable credit for early action legislation 1 IndustryOutrsach Must do • Pursue “integration compromise with utilities on NSR • Reframe challenge to industry to focus on comaonies rather than sectors with view towards WH event with 10-15 companies • Design outreach plan on “smart solutions business biofuel etc tie to communications strategy 2 Legislative Must Do -1 - DRAFT Finalize eariy credit positions sinks 5% cap state local and strategy for Administration engagement Identify key budget and tax priorities for FY2000 budget endgame CCTI and related spending bills By September 1 get FY2001 climate budget package on table Education and outreach effort for key staff and Members Play defense on riders hould do Push leadership opportunities morning business climate statements on legislation etc Push electricity restructuring Oxnmunicatjons Deliverables Issue Bioenergy EO and link to climate change August 12 PCAST event on international opportunities and budget August 20 Issue Transport Executive Order Possible White House event on Climate Solutions December Possible POTUS climate budget event NOAA FEMA “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 and Congress and outreach by senior officials newsletter 4 Inter-agency Policy CoonUnation • Strategy on domestic and international sinks poliry including decisions on early action legislation • Economic benefits analysis not in SGM model - health and technology • “Best practices compendium for state and local governments • Trade competitiveness benefits of climate-friendly technology innovation • International policy development and developing country strategy • Biofuels and utilities inititaives 5 Intergovemmental NGO Outreach • By August 6 Roger Ballentine to meet with selected state officials • POTUSA POTUS event to kick off state local effort and rdease “best practices” • 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 Resource Requirements Staffing ofTask Force TheWHCCTFIastmonthhadfiveAgency representatives assigned to it with the addition of Seabright Gardinerand Bledsoe the total is eight To carry out the “must do agenda detailedinthisactionplan we propose adding two more positions bringing the total to ten Therewere ten staff on the Task Force in 1998 Executive Director Manage day-tCHlay operations of Task Force and provide oversight for policy outreach legislative and communications functions Provide senior level policy advice and inter agency coordination Serve as senior liaison with business industry Status JeffSeabright USfidD 2- DRAFT Counselor Provide strategic and policy advice on both domestic and international climate change activities Specific assignments indude senior level coordination on several policy fronts induding FY2001 budget development development ofAdministration views on early credit legislation and senior level outreach to the environmental community Status David Gardiner EPA Assistant to the Chainoan Dired and support senior-level initiatives and policy priorities for Chairman of the Task Force induding legislative initiatives and inter-agency spedal projects and activities such as the Executive Orders on building effkaency announced June 3 and federal transportation Status Shelley FkJIer DOE Industry Liaison Work with industry companies trade associations and other USG agendes primarily EPA and DOE to develop successful cooperative activities and initiatives Oversee industry consultation process and fdlow up Status JanetAnderson DOE Legislative Diredor AdvanceAdministration dimate agenda with the House and Senate on all aspeds ofdimate ated legislation induding appropriations riders and tax measures Coordinate inter agency “tean of legislative staff to ensure broadest possible coverage of dimate elated issues Status Julie Anderson EPA Communications Diredor Working with other departments and agendes coordinate press media constituency and public information strategy to advance Administration message on dimate change Status F Sfecfsoe EX I - pending Policy Adviser Senior Counsel Support pdicy development forTask Force in inter-agency fora Provide high uality and rapid written materials on dimate change induding articles op-eds testimony and other public information documentation Status John Gibson DOD Aorictiture orestsAdvisor Potiry gudance on forestry and agriculturd issues legislative and outreach efforts with agriculture forestry constituency Primary liaison with USDA Status Vacant USDA niitmanhCnofriinator Coordinates outreach to constituency groups that are interested in dimate change inducting state and locsi government the religious community the environmental community labor urtionseBTd others Worksdosely with outreach activities of the Depsrtments and agendes as well as with CEQ Status Jackie Krfeger EPA - pending Administrative Assistant Provides administrative support to Task Force in all areas coordinates with Carolyn Mosley of CEQ Status Maty Washington DOE Total 10 reps and 2 interns Bi Levitt and Lilly Lowery OneratinQ Budget Based on the workplan identified in this memo a replenishment of the Task Force operating budget In the amount of $225 000 will be needed The cunent balance avaHaUe to the Task Force from the initial location of $350 000 in 1997 is $77 000 out of which $52 000 is owed to GSA for rentofthe Jackson Place property The proposed budget of $250 000 $225k plus cany over of -3- DRAFT $25k will fund rental through January 2001 $78k travel $42k twofthree outreach events $80k publications $25k miscellaneous operating expenses $25k -4-