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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Global Change Working Group Meeting November 17, 1989 AGENDA 1. Noordwijk Debriefing 2. Policy Council or Working Group Briefings 3. Administration Policy Development 4. Task Force Status Reports 5. Future Issues/Activities: -- Reforestation -- G-7 Science Minister's Meeting -- President's International Conference -- Briefing on the overall status of global change -- Suggested Administration Talking Points -- Other business THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Global Change Working Group Meeting November 17, 1989 AGENDA 1. Noordwijk Debriefing 2. Policy Council or Working Group Briefings 3. Administration Policy Development 4. Task Force Status Reports 5. Future Issues/Activities: -- Reforestation -- G-7 Science Minister's Meeting -- President's International Conference -- Briefing on the overall status of global change -- Suggested Administration Talking Points -- Other business Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet (George Bush Library) Document No. Subject/Title of Document Date Restriction Class. and Type 01. Handwritten 11/17/89 Global Change Working Group 11/17/89 P-5 Notes [DOCUMENT OPENED ON REVIEW - DOCUMENT FOLLOWS] (6 pp.) 6 PAGES OPENED ON REVIEW Collection: Bush Presidential Records Cabinet Affairs Juanita Duggan Files Record Group: Bush Presidential Records Office: Cabinet Affairs, Office of Series: Duggan, Juanita Subseries: WHORM Cat.: File Location: Working Group on Global Change 11/17/89, 1:00 p.m., Roosevelt Room, Dr. Bromley, Chair Date Closed: 9/6/2000 OA/ID Number: 01817-028 FOIA/SYS Case #: 1999-0730-F Re-review Case #: 2004-1764-S is 7-15-04 P-2/P-5 Review Case #: MR Case #: Appeal Case #: MR Disposition: Appeal Disposition: Disposition Date: Disposition Date: RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P-1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] (b)(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] (b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or (b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] (b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] (b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] (b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of (b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of gift. financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] (b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information 11/17/89 Global Change working Group /- Foordwing briefing - Browkey global change is top of political agenda by all countries present. attempts by EC countines to isolate industrial from non indectrial natural allies. neet countries hadno nations. rolates U.S. /gapar/ USSR from idea how they old achieve reductions or $. science lo inclevant Enviro activists arcudt focusing on models- now focusing en ice cares from 7ibet. US was mind sid, by UK colleapnes played both sides. Japan more reliable. delegation was vlay effecture no disagreements among - Bill represented appeement. yout U.S. work the declaration uld have damaged NOTUS Dutch had agenda to continue its process- withdrawn. U.S. Still leads on issue - despite media Coverage CULTICAL at least month before PCC- must develop plas policy on fobal valuery. must ve prepared to descries stabilization M best icen aneelgeis. noturetables. reduction in CO2 in 21st century mustle must hase fuant feelve analysis of 2500 ableto rxplain why can't do it. EOS nations system is good base to enrolve other Prepare to accept that countries that have announced greathouse reductions will fail - have us idea how to get there. casualls. ALSO other countries treat Comminique' MUST keep agenda broader than just varming. A Be prepared to hosting a framework convention in 1990. make announcemant of something in State of Union. if later we'll be overtaken as events. Developing Countries must have help. in achieving growth want enviro clamage Pressure to fund. shbl make peclicious investments Md get handsome dividends. more pro-active role uf US media if not, pressures on POTOS at Feb. IPCC- will be vlag negative what new initiatives for state of Umon shd W.g. recommend to POTUS. KNAUSS: emphasize that agreement in declaration pet Tremendous authoug in HCC- must be prepared to stick to it -oru'll base credibility BURNTHAL: at disadvantage to Euros because they do not take non- binding resolutions very seriously Rebt Declaration language takes developing counties off the wook. Developing countries are plannitted to undertake fossil fuel development means China D India will double/ tuple Coal use. DAVIES: going for convention and then protocols is going to be culficilt - pressure todo simultaneously will be impossible to resest BROOKY must resist. ZOELUCK: proceeding under assumption that will use a Vienna Commention model - is that the case? BROMLLY PCC has been thengthened - knowits timeline - wg. reports to IPCC Demmor Zus world climate convention in Nov 90 POTOS timeline structure for announcement WG On Clinate A: trieline: 3 thing : at state ofumion. private sector, icen impact, legal instruments need to do 2 others: leg shid meet with steentists $ reps of most active enviro groups shld mey or alparate? These people never talk to One emother GRAY: can't lease GRADg is possible to take away insights. Could degenate into free-forall; WATKINS can do both wags - in AnD pance useful to have a solid panel of science $ soud panel of enotionalists - have time for rebuttal ment - can structure voluable. so no free-for-all. be very CRADY: a more private mtg. is also needed media - must A the perception nature of the February intog & honto pulfill the pledge thought IPCC thas the forum if not Unill continue to take brating Proactive leaduship. BROMLEY: argue against IPCC because focuses too nanowly on warming Allpo POTUS acturity shild be later on. will be under pressure to respend to on coz- ERADY: do not need to meet again, shid put issue to President. BATES can meet to review conference paper WASKINS: already doing CO2 inventory of DROMBER: give usa list of already undertaken Cost inventaing. BATES: initiatives.org next Monday when are writes due for an int? couf? BURNTHAL: Hare 2 monther - BOELLICK: have a range BROMLEY. conference of Accence adviscres - shid ho Browley horeone? COETUCK etal: agree SROMLEY: hear. what kind of briefing does ug. want to GALLECOS. private eletor task force update will assemble all feed back will present at call of Chair. Can advise a group of reps from private sector to meet with. ESTENARY Concurned about legal instrument want to develop altunative models- - provide framework to be more productive for V.S. p would economy working toward an alternative model, SCAMALENSEE: econ is in infance will generate breefing by this group shld be group draft - general survey by January of economists GRADY resource is expects in fed. agencies. for Mondazo inventoy - shid be reflected Cost. as amt of CO2 reduction to estimated BROMLEY single set of t.p.'s for administration Ahid be a part of monday inventory KEARNEY: 3 component parts of TREE INITIATIVE / urban community trees, Major rolecateer effort, his hest visibility media, grass looks involvement r ag land planting; conservation reserve 3 forestly improvement plans various levels of enviro becdership benefits. if no planting in Conser vation Reserve - must reven in ag Bill 1990 reauthorize. Option I: Community trees, ÷ 30million trees following is bulk of program: all privateland per year 5% Option II: plant at current levels / million acres per gear. 10% Option III: double 15% option IV: Triple allerened anticipate no harvesting Trees remain 30-40 rears. Eath t fast wharing cheapest option is to get provate foresters 40 do it- — give out seedlings. Cheapest option la not to plant on red land beying land in CRP only sequester CO2 until forest natures