Subject: RE: Climate Summit Nov. 18-19
From: "Carol Browner" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:05:59 -0400

Agree.  

From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:54 PM
To: Carol Browner
Subject: Re: Climate Summit Nov. 18-19

Good venue for poznan statement

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From: "Carol Browner" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:15:05 -0400
To: <[email-masked]>; Stern, Todd<[email-masked]>
Subject: Climate Summit Nov. 18-19

As you may know Terry Tamminen is organizing “The Governors’ climate summit” for Nov 18-19 in LA.  He appears to have rounded up some interesting folks.  US governors, China, India folks.  See below

 

This is what Terry  is asking for

We suggest that the Senator could participate on either the 18th or 19th in any of the following ways, pending his busy schedule:

•                      attend in person and address the Summit;

•                      address the Summit live via satellite;

•                      provide a brief videotaped message of support;

•                      send an official representative to address the Summit.

 

I recommended that sooner rather than later we have to set  Terry’s expectations accordingly.   I

f the ultimate decision is to have OB  more “out” there perhaps  a video tape that includes statement on Posnan/post Kyoto could make sense.  The event will obviously provide an opportunity to demonstrate “bi-partisanship” on the issue.  

Thoughts? 

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October 28, 2008

TO:                  Carol Browner

FROM:           Terry Tamminen ([email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>  cell 310-308-3356)

RE:                 Governors’ Global Climate Summit (November 18-19 in Los Angeles)

cc                    Mary Nichols; Dan Carol

At the suggestion of Dan Carol, I have drafted this short summary of an opportunity for Senator Obama to participate in an important global climate summit. We hope you will help us recommend Senator Obama’s participation in the event (I mentioned the opportunity to him briefly in July).

BACKGROUND

33 states have now drafted climate action plans; 12 have passed them into law; 25 are committed to participate in one of three regional cap-trade systems. Governors of both parties from these states are working together to synchronize their actions and influence any future federal climate program in constructive ways. 

As a part of that effort, many of them met at Yale last April to publicize these efforts; build more bi-partisan momentum for state actions; and 24 of them signed a Declaration to the federal government with recommendations for a federal plan that builds on this progress (they were also joined by 4 Canadian provinces that are partnering with the regional cap-trade systems).

THE GOVERNORS’ GLOBAL CLIMATE SUMMIT

These “climate leadership” states are now co-hosting a Summit on November 18-19 in Los Angeles to:

•                     publicize further state progress on reducing GHGs;

•                     engage Governors and Premiers from states and provinces of other nations that are doing likewise;

•                     share best practices and specific commitments for additional efforts going forward;

•                     demonstrate to international negotiators that the actual progress and commitments at the sub-national level - - especially in countries like the US, China, Brazil, and Canada - - justify a progressive and comprehensive post-Kyoto climate agreement in Copenhagen in 2009.

Participants will include 

•                     at least 6 Governors from these leadership states plus official representatives from 20 others.

•                     3 Canadian Premiers

•                     7 Governors and Premiers from states/provinces in Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, and Brazil

•                     2 Chief Ministers (equivalent to Governors) from states of India

•                     EU senior representative

•                     UN senior representative (Yvo de Boer is sending his deputy Richard Kinley to speak and “bless” this effort as a valuable asset to the Poznan/Copenhagen work)

•                     China - - most notably, NDRC Vice Chairman Xie Zhenhua has met personally with our team twice over the past 3 months in Beijing (including once with Frank Loy in attendance) and is using this Summit as an opportunity to publicize China’s efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce GHGs to date; and to announce its intention to reach a deal at Copenhagen, working closely with the US to achieve that. Xie is sending a very senior delegation from the central government along with provincial leaders to participate. He has asked us CONFIDENTIALLY to use the Summit agreements as the basis for drafting a proposed MOU between the US and China that would engage the new Administration in Washington (we should discuss this opportunity separately).

•                     600+ delegates from business, academia, and government, many of whom will work on specific sector agreements and information-sharing at the Summit.

A website with more information has been established at www.governorsglobalclimatesummit.org <http://www.governorsglobalclimatesummit.org/> 

OPPORTUNITY FOR SENATOR OBAMA

This Summit provides the Senator with an opportunity to 

•                     highlight his commitment to address this global issue;

•                     re-establish US leadership on this issue;

•                     include these climate leadership US Governors in that effort and build on their commitments and successes to date;

•                     engage China and other nations in this effort.

We suggest that the Senator could participate on either the 18th or 19th in any of the following ways, pending his busy schedule:

•                     attend in person and address the Summit;

•                     address the Summit live via satellite;

•                     provide a brief videotaped message of support;

•                     send an official representative to address the Summit.

Please let me know if you need further information to help recommend this to the Senator and his team. Mary Nichols will be participating in the Summit and can also provide additional background. 

Thank you