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08THEHAGUE986
2008-11-26 15:51:00
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Embassy The Hague
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NETHERLANDS: AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR POZNAN CLIMATE

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TAGS: SENV ENRG KGHG NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS: AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR POZNAN CLIMATE
CHANGE CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 119282

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 000986

SENSITIVE
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV ENRG KGHG NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS: AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR POZNAN CLIMATE
CHANGE CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 119282


1. (U) The Dutch cabinet has announced out its priorities for
the upcoming climate change conference in Poznan, Poland.
The Netherlands will seek:

-- A framework for the text of an accord at Copenhagen in
December 2009.

-- The start of "real negotiations" towards a post-Kyoto
regime.

-- Tangible next steps on specific issues such as a "shared
vision" of the future, the international financial
architecture of a climate deal, mitigation, the prevention of
deforestation, adaptation, technology, and the parameters of
industrial countries' emissions reduction obligations.


2. (U) The Dutch cabinet added that it places special
importance on smart financing of an international climate
policy and on the foundation of a global carbon market. The
government's position is that countries' financial
contributions to the climate regime should be based on a
combination of their development level and emissions level.
Furthermore, international support should go to situations
where environmental results cannot be achieved without
outside assistance.


3. (SBU) EconOff shared reftel points on climate change
negotiations with key Dutch government officials, including
Maas Goote at the Environment Ministry and Sanne Kaasjager at
the Foreign Ministry, and other interested parties. Goote
often represents the Netherlands at climate change
negotiations and Kaasjager is the government's point person
for coordinating its climate change positions. Kaasjager
acknowledged that the Dutch expectations for a new climate
agreement may be unrealistically high.


4. (SBU) COMMENT: Not surprisingly, the Dutch government has
adopted an ambitious set of goals heading into Poznan. The
Dutch are not where we want them to be on the issue of
binding commitments for China and other emerging economies.
On a positive note, we do agree on several aspects of the
shared vision (mitigation, adaptation, technology, finance).
In particular, the Dutch are committed to the prudent use of
financial tools only for those countries that really need
assistance. END COMMENT.

CULBERTSON