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08DUBLIN167
2008-04-03 15:41:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Dublin
Cable title:
IRISH RESPONSE ON PLEDGES TO WIAP AND CHINA'S AND
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UNCLAS DUBLIN 000167
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KGHG SENV ENRG EUN IEA TRGY KPAO KSCA EI
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE ON PLEDGES TO WIAP AND CHINA'S AND
INDIA'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE IEA
REF: A. STATE 26870
B. STATE 14271
UNCLAS DUBLIN 000167
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KGHG SENV ENRG EUN IEA TRGY KPAO KSCA EI
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE ON PLEDGES TO WIAP AND CHINA'S AND
INDIA'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE IEA
REF: A. STATE 26870
B. STATE 14271
1. On March 28, ECONOFF met with Sara White, Deputy Secretary
General (and most senior energy official) in the Irish
Department of Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources,
to deliver reftel demarches. Regarding additional pledges to
the Washington International Action Plan (WIAP) (Ref A),
White said that she was not in a position to make any pledge
to the WIAP but that she would discuss with other government
officials. If Ireland decides to make a commitment, White
said she would inform Post immediately.
2. Per Ref B, White, who is Ireland's representative on the
International Energy Agency's (IEA) Governing Board, said
that she agreed with the U.S. position on the need to get
China and India into the IEA structure. She said that the
benefits of doing so outweigh the inherent challenges but
that the process needs to be a gradual one in order to
"finesse some of the difficulties," including the requirement
that IEA members must also be members of the OECD. White
noted that fulfilling the requirements of IEA membership
posed internal challenges for, in particular, China and it
must be given time to "set its own house in order." She said
that a decision on timelines to bring these countries in
should be made as soon as possible and suggested that the
2009 IEA Ministerial could be the most appropriate target for
conveying full membership.
FOLEY
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KGHG SENV ENRG EUN IEA TRGY KPAO KSCA EI
SUBJECT: IRISH RESPONSE ON PLEDGES TO WIAP AND CHINA'S AND
INDIA'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE IEA
REF: A. STATE 26870
B. STATE 14271
1. On March 28, ECONOFF met with Sara White, Deputy Secretary
General (and most senior energy official) in the Irish
Department of Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources,
to deliver reftel demarches. Regarding additional pledges to
the Washington International Action Plan (WIAP) (Ref A),
White said that she was not in a position to make any pledge
to the WIAP but that she would discuss with other government
officials. If Ireland decides to make a commitment, White
said she would inform Post immediately.
2. Per Ref B, White, who is Ireland's representative on the
International Energy Agency's (IEA) Governing Board, said
that she agreed with the U.S. position on the need to get
China and India into the IEA structure. She said that the
benefits of doing so outweigh the inherent challenges but
that the process needs to be a gradual one in order to
"finesse some of the difficulties," including the requirement
that IEA members must also be members of the OECD. White
noted that fulfilling the requirements of IEA membership
posed internal challenges for, in particular, China and it
must be given time to "set its own house in order." She said
that a decision on timelines to bring these countries in
should be made as soon as possible and suggested that the
2009 IEA Ministerial could be the most appropriate target for
conveying full membership.
FOLEY