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### Viewing cable 06HELSINKI1137, U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE,

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06HELSINKI1137 | 2006-11-07 12:50 | 2011-04-24 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Helsinki

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 HELSINKI 001137

    SIPDIS

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    DOE FOR U/S GARMAN AND SEULE
    WHITE HOUSE FOR CEQ/JCONNAUGHTON AND DBANKS
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    E.O. 12958:  N/A
    TAGS: SENV ENRG TRGY TSPL ELTN EUN EPET FI
    SUBJECT: U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE,
    CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN HELSINKI

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    Summary
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    ¶1.  At the first-ever High Level Dialogue on Climate Change,
    Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD) October 24-25
    in Helsinki, the U.S. and EU agreed to strengthen bilateral
    efforts in areas including clean coal, carbon sequestration,
    energy efficiency, renewables, methane recovery, and
    biofuels.  There was reaffirmation that the U.S. and EU
    share common objectives of reducing greenhouse gas
    emissions, improving the global environment, enhancing
    energy security, and cutting air pollution and that the two
    sides are already working together in a number of fora. The
    High Level Dialogue was established at the EU-U.S. Summit in
    Vienna in June, with the objective of building on existing
    transatlantic initiatives and further advancing the 2005 G8
    Gleneagles Plan of Action for Climate Change, Clean Energy
    and Sustainable Development.  In Helsinki, U.S. Delegation
    Chair Under Secretary Dobriansky expressed satisfaction with
    the give-and-take during this two-day dialogue.  At the
    closing press conference, she announced that the U.S. would
    host the next HLD meeting in 2007. German representatives
    stated that as President of the European Commission and head
    of the G-8 in 2007, Germany will emphasize energy efficiency
    and follow up on other topics from the current HLD agenda.
    German Head of Delegation said strongly that the next 2007
    HLD should take place in the U.S. in May under German
    leadership. Media coverage reflected the positive tone of
    the dialogue.  Text of an agreed joint press statement is at
    para 10.

    Principal Participants

    ¶2.  U.S.:
    U/S Paula Dobriansky, Department of State
    Chairman James Connaughton, White House Council on
    Environmental Quality (CEQ)
    Under Secretary David Garman, Department of Energy (DOE)
    Associate Assistant Administrator Robert Meyers,
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    Ambassador Marilyn Ware, U.S. Embassy Helsinki
    Ambassador Boyden Gray, USEU

    Finland:
    Minister Jan-Erik Enestam, Ministry of the Environment
    Minister Mauri Pekkarinen, Ministry of Trade and Industry,

    EU Commission:
    Director General Mogens Peter Carl, DG Environment
    Deputy Director General Fabrizio Barbaso, DG Transport and
    Energy

    Germany:
    State Secretary Matthias Machnig, Ministry of Environment
    Director General Urban Rid, Ministry of Environment

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    Themes and Highlights
    ---------------------

    ¶3.  During two half-days of intensive working sessions,
    delegations from the U.S., Finland, the European Commission
    and Germany covered a broad array of topics related to
    climate change, clean energy and sustainable development.
    Reflecting an approach of "a little bit for everybody,"
    discussion sessions included on-going U.S.-EU cooperation;
    greenhouse gas; carbon capture and storage; cleaner energy,
    including renewable energy and clean diesel; cleaner
    vehicles; and biodiversity.  The talks demonstrated that the
    U.S. and EU have far more in common than we have differences
    on a broad range of issues.  The dialogue was thorough,
    technical, and amicable throughout.  What follows are
    highlights of selected HLD themes.  We have also noted
    certain action and follow-up items for the coming weeks and
    months.

    ---------------------------------
    Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    ---------------------------------

    ¶4.  While EU Commission and Finnish officials called for a
    Kyoto-like post 2012 approach to further reduce emissions,
    U.S. officials advanced the idea that government should act
    as a catalyst for private sector innovation, such as the

    HELSINKI 00001137  002 OF 004

    development of clean coal.  Delegates stressed, however,
    that U.S.-EU bilateral cooperation was not enough - cleaner
    coal technology needed to be shared with rapidly developing
    countries like India and China.  Both sides agreed that
    housing, consumer products, cars, tires, and lighting were
    all ripe sectors for further U.S.-EU bilateral cooperation.
    U/S Garman noted that the U.S. is aggressively moving
    forward with carbon capture, storage and sequestration
    technologies; however, complicated legal frameworks present
    cumbersome barriers.  U.S. and EU delegates shared views on
    the effectiveness of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership
    Forum and agreed to strengthen cooperation.

    ¶5.  U/S Dobriansky called upon participants to advance the
    Gleneagles Plan of Action and work together to address
    climate change through developing technologies, while
    focusing on improving energy security and reducing poverty
    by ensuring global economic development.  She highlighted
    the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and
    Climate as a model for Kyoto and non-Kyoto countries alike
    to foster economic growth while also reducing greenhouse gas
    emissions.  She cited three examples for further
    transatlantic cooperation: 1) methane capture and recovery,
    2) improvements in energy efficiency including the aviation
    sector and further use of programs like EPA's and DOE's
    Energy Star, and 3) building international standards for
    biofuels, particularly biodiesel.

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    Clean Energy Fuelling Clean Vehicles
    ------------------------------------

    ¶6.  Both the U.S. and EU recognized the need for a mix of
    traditional and alternative (complementary) energy sources
    to meet collective energy needs, especially in the
    transportation sector.  While Europe tends to support
    regulatory (punitive) measures to reduce emissions of
    pollutants and greenhouse gases, the U.S. prefers a market-
    based approach that creates incentives for the private
    sector to develop new technologies and for consumers to
    utilize those technologies.  CEQ's Connaughton pointed to
    U.S. income tax cuts that generated incentives for consumers
    to replace dated technology in their homes with newer, more
    efficient forms.  Both sides recognized the need for a
    breakthrough in technologies for the storage of energy from
    renewable sources, and identified this as an area for
    collaboration.  EU officials emphasized that developing
    renewable energy is a top priority and that the EU's new
    energy policy is intended to improve competitiveness while
    decreasing emissions and energy dependence.

    ¶7.  EPA AAA Meyers highlighted recent U.S. regulations to
    reduce emissions by up to 95 percent in cars and passenger
    trucks and 90 percent in heavy duty trucks and non-road
    vehicles.   U.S. officials recognized that better use of
    diesel would reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and
    overall emissions.  Several EU delegates lamented that
    biofuels may have a negative environmental impact on
    biodiversity and land use, particularly in Europe.  U/S
    Garman emphasized the promise of science, technology and
    research in achieving a sustainable energy future, and he
    cited numerous examples related to possible future energy
    production, transmission and storage.  He expressed hope
    that next year's HLD would focus on advancing opportunities
    for U.S.-EU collaboration on basic energy research.

    --------------------------------------------- -------
    Biodiversity Loss:  Policies and Opportunities for Joint
    Efforts
    --------------------------------------------- -------

    ¶8.  DG Carl highlighted Commission and member state efforts
    to preserve biodiversity.  In addition to conserving
    national parks, the EU has identified 2,000 sites, (20
    percent of EU territory), where an environmental impact
    study assessing biodiversity is required prior to commercial
    development.  Dobriansky underscored U.S. efforts to focus
    on both domestic and international policies to preserve
    biodiversity, including healthy forest initiatives,
    reurbanization with landscape corridors for migration,
    stringent endangered species laws, marine sanctuary laws,
    and prevention of over-fishing.  The U.S. leverages
    environmental and labor clauses of free trade agreements
    with developing nations to address tropical deforestation, a
    policy approach the EU Commission expressed interest in

    HELSINKI 00001137  003 OF 004

    adopting.  Both sides agreed they are interested in moving
    beyond arresting the extinction of endangered species to
    focusing on their restoration.

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    Comment
    -------

    ¶9.  Despite earlier disagreements with the Commission on an
    HLD agenda that included both energy and climate change, the
    Finnish Presidency succeeded in pulling together a
    discussion that successfully explored the synergies between
    energy policy goals and actions on addressing climate
    change, reducing air pollution and improving the global
    environment.  The U.S. was able to underscore for the press
    and conference delegates that EU-U.S. cooperation is ongoing
    on these issues, and the US has remained engaged by
    highlighting the comprehensive 2005 G8 Gleneagles Plan of
    Action.  Kyoto came up, but not often, and its mention
    provided opportunities for the U.S. side to highlight the
    growth of the U.S. economy and accompanying decreases in the
    growth rate of emissions.  As U/S Dobriansky noted, we have
    a tremendous public diplomacy opportunity to "celebrate our
    successes."  Environment Minister Enestam confirmed to U/S
    Dobriansky that the Finns view the HLD as a highlight of
    their Presidency and hope that it has laid the foundation
    for future engagement.

    ¶10.  Text of joint U.S.-EU press release
    EU and U.S. will continue dialogue on climate change,
    clean energy and sustainable development

    Joint Press Release

    The European Union and the United States held the
    inaugural meeting of the EU-U.S. High Level Dialogue on
    Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development
    in Helsinki, Finland, on October 24-25, 2006.

    At the EU-U.S. Summit in Vienna in June, the leaders
    agreed to establish this dialogue in recognition of the
    serious and linked challenges in tackling climate change,
    promoting clean energy and achieving sustainable
    development globally.

    The objective of the Dialogue is to build on existing
    transatlantic initiatives and further advance the 2005 G8
    Gleneagles Plan of Action for Climate Change, Clean Energy
    and Sustainable Development. The talks are guided by the
    ultimate objective of the UN Framework Convention on
    Climate Change.

    EU and U.S. delegations at the Helsinki meeting
    highlighted the substantial and growing level of U.S.-
    European collaboration and explored areas for further
    work.

    Discussion topics included: policies and measures to
    promote low greenhouse gas emission technologies; cleaner
    energy; cleaner and more efficient vehicles; and
    biodiversity loss.

    The two sides recognized their common objectives of
    reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving the global
    environment, enhancing energy security, and cutting air
    pollution.

    Both sides underlined the importance of creating the right
    mix of both supply and demand side policies, including a
    variety of market-based mechanisms to accelerate
    commercial use of clean technologies.

    The EU and U.S. delegations agreed to strengthen bilateral
    cooperation including to

    -- Promote the commercial deployment of clean coal and
    carbon sequestration technologies, including through the
    Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum;

    -- Promote energy efficiency, particularly in the
    transportation sector and for buildings and appliances;

    -- Enhance methane recovery including through the Methane-
    to-Markets Partnership;

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    -- Research, develop and deploy second-generation
    biofuels;

    -- Overcome barriers to the use of renewable energy
    sources and biofuels, including through the development of
    international standards;

    -- Address global biodiversity loss through natural
    resource conservation and other joint efforts; and

    -- Enhance energy access for sustainable development
    Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to continue joint
    dialogue and efforts under the UN Framework Convention on
    Climate Change including work on long term cooperative
    action in the process established in Montreal in December
    ¶2005.

    The participants agreed to continue the dialogue through
    annual meetings. The next High Level Meeting will be in
    2007 in the U.S.

    Finland's Environment Minister Jan-Erik Enestam and
    Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen hosted the
    meeting for the EU Presidency, along with Environment
    Director General Mogens Peter Carl and Transport and
    Energy Deputy Director General Fabrizio Barbaso from the
    European Commission. The United States delegation, led by
    Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
    Paula Dobriansky, was co-chaired by White House Council on
    Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton and Under
    Secretary of Energy David Garman. Other participants

    SIPDIS
    included Secretary of State, Ministry of the Environment,
    Matthias Machnig from Germany, upcoming EU Presidency, and
    representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection
    Agency.

    End joint press release.

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