ongretH5 Congress of o tf e tf e niteb Saniteb tates States Rlas1 Jmgton ll ©Hasfjmgton 3D€ 20515 20515 9 1998 January 9 January 1998 The The President President White The The White House House D C 20500 Washington Washington D C 20500 - - President Mr President Dear Mr Dear United the United by the made by commitments made the commitments about the concerns about our concerns express our to express writing to are writing We are We States in the Kyoto Kyoto Climate Climate Change Change Protocol Protocol by consensus As you know know all all of of the the decisions decisions made made in in Kyoto Kyoto were were by consensus Therefore Therefore the the Kyoto Protocol the Kyoto part of to each to object United States delegation either agreed or or failed failed to object to each part of the Protocol that Protocol that the Protocol provisions of key provisions to several United States the United to object By failing By failing to object the States agreed agreed to several key of the the conference by the included included decisions decisions by conference •• developing allow developing would allow that would protocol that draft protocol the draft of the provisions of delete provisions to delete Agreeing to Agreeing join the countries to to voluntarily voluntarily join the binding binding targets targets and and timetables timetables of of the the treaty treaty Under Under the the from prohibited are countries developing delegation U S the by approved as draft draft as approved by the U S delegation developing countries are prohibited from prevent global joining in in the the effort effort to to limit limit greenhouse greenhouse gas gas emissions emissions necessary necessary to to prevent global warming warming • will ease that will together that nations together Union's Bubble European Union’s the European Accepting the Bubble grouping grouping all all nations ease Under negotiator chief Our the burden of the protocol on each member state state Our chief negotiator Under the of the observers of to congressional admitted to Secretary of State Stuart Eizenstat admitted congressional observers European their European against their disadvantage against at aa disadvantage negotiation that this bubble puts Americans at competitors competitors • projects critical joint implementation trading and Delaying consideration consideration of of emissions emissions trading and joint implementation projects critical to to will issues critical These Protocol the with to comply reducing the cost of Americans to comply with the Protocol These critical issues will the G-77 when China until aa conference not be be considered considered until conference scheduled scheduled for for late late 1998 1998 when China and and the G-77 these undermine to seeking consensus deny to group of developing nations are likely likely to deny consensus seeking to undermine these provisions critical critical provisions • Allowing new binding commitments to be be placed on the U S U S by by the the G-77 G-77 group group of of Protocol the amend to necessary vote 3 4 the developing nations who can command command the 3 4 vote necessary to amend the Protocol by be disrupted plans can Under the Kyoto Protocol U S industry industry and and labor's labor’s future future plans can be disrupted by by aa simple new burdens imposed imposed by simple vote vote in in future future climate climate change change conferences conferences Pl INTEO ON AEcYCLEO P PfA mnrto ON «CYCL£0 pa«r •• Including domestic training training and Including the the emissions emissions generated generated by by the the critical critical domestic and operations operations of of U S armed forces necessary to maintain peace around the world While multilateral U S armed forces necessary to maintain peace around the world While multilateral limits of the Protocol Protocol the the vast vast bulk bulk of of our operations operations were were exempted exempted from from the the emission emission limits of the our military's will fall fall under under the the Protocol's Protocol's limits limits This This military’s domestic domestic training training and and operations operations will will N to curtail the the training training and that have have will generate generate pressure pressure from from the the U U N to curtail and operations operations that made our armed forces second to none made our armed forces second to none In limits and and trading trading provisions provisions In addition addition we we understand understand that that under under the the emissions emissions limits negotiated the U S will purchase rights to emit 800 million metric tons of carbon negotiated the U S will purchase rights to emit 800 million metric tons of carbon from from Russia Using the State Department estimated cost of $50 per metric ton that will to Russia Using the State Department estimated cost of $50 per metric ton that will amount amount to over $40 billion sent to Russia during the Protocol's first phase This transfer of wealth over $40 billion sent to Russia during the Protocol’s first phase This transfer of wealth represents to provide provide aa vast vast increase increase in in foreign foreign assistance represents aa hidden hidden tax tax on on American American consumers consumers to assistance to Russia Under the tenns of the Protocol Russia would not have to abide by the current to Russia Under the terms of the Protocol Russia would not have to abide by the current to human human rights rights terrorism terrorism narcotics narcotics control restrictions restrictions in in our our Foreign Foreign Assistance Assistance Act Act relating relating to control and non-proliferation and non-proliferation We to exclude exclude countries under U N sanctions We also also understand understand that that the the Protocol Protocol fails fails to countries under U N sanctions as Iraq or terrorist countries such as Iran or Libya from benefitting under the Protocol such such as Iraq or terrorist countries such as Iran or Libya from benefitting under the Protocol If we are to continue our policy of turning rogue nations into pariah states the Protocol must If we are to continue our policy of turning rogue nations into pariah states the Protocol must specifically specifically exclude exclude these these nations nations from from any any benefits benefits Protocol cannot be ratified ratified and therefore will will not not Since Since you you have have already already agreed agreed that that the the Protocol cannot be and therefore be its intention intention to to correct be submitted submitted to to the the Senate Senate we we believe believe the the U S U S should should announce announce its correct some some of forward on this issue issue Given Given these these concerns concerns we we of the the decisions decisions outlined outlined above above before before moving moving forward on this urge you not-to sign the Protocol when it is opened for signature next March urge you not to sign the Protocol when it is opened for signature next March Sincerely Sincerely CZ_ NJAMIN A GILMAN SMITH TRAFICANT PAT DANNER DANNER PAT OOhiM A C WATTS y DAN BURTON -- ' ¥ BOB BOB INGLIS INGLIS Slc RICHARD RICH RD BURR J o l FRED UPTON H WAMP HWAMP t