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09SANTIAGO565	PINERA ADVISORS: A FREE MARKET APPROACH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A strong belief in free markets and the importance of the private sector is a consistent thread in economic, social, energy, and political policies articulated by advisors to opposition presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera. In describing plans to fight poverty, improve edu [...]	2009-06-17 19:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI ELAB SENV PREL CI

09SANTIAGO641	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during June 2009. Chile and the U.S. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on alternative clean power development, a new renewable energy center (REC),and solar power plants, all in Chi [...]	2009-07-10 15:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO74	AMBASSADOR AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DISCUSS U.S.-CHILE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 21 meeting, Environment Minister Ana Lya Uriarte and Ambassador Simons discussed the timing of the formation of the Ministry of Environment, priorities for Chile's National Action Plan on Climate Change and the Minister's specific interest in collaboration on techni [...]	2009-01-22 19:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV ENRG PGOV TRGY CI
09SANTIAGO783	GOC Seeks Solution after Supreme Court Invalidated [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Chilean officials have told the Ambassador that the Chilean Supreme Court's invalidation of an environmental permit for AES Gener's power plant is a serious problem that could undermine Chile's image as a stable investment environment, and that the Bachelet administration [...]	2009-08-17 15:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO912	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CHILE ON U.S.-CANADA-MEXICO PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Econ/poloff delivered ref demarche on September 25, 2009 to Waldemar Coutts, Deputy Director, and Mauricio Hurtado, Counselor, at Chile's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Environment, Antarctic, and Maritime Affairs (MFA/DIMA). Hurtado explained MFA/DIMA needs to coordinate wit [...]	2009-09-25 19:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC KGHG CI
09SANTIAGO93	CHILE: ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of developments in the Chilean energy sector during January 2009. Thanks to a recent vote in the Chamber of Deputies, Chile moved closer to creating a new Ministry of Energy, which may pass into law by the end of March. Seeking to increase the flow of re [...]	2009-01-30 20:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTODOMINGO1161	GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO (UPOV) [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 15:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1205	NEW NATIONAL ENERGY COMMISSION PRESIDENT DOUBTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently-appointed President of the National Energy Commission (CNE) Enrique Ramirez expresses a commitment to incorporating ethanol into the Dominican Republic's fuel equation, doubts that ethanol production within the country is economically feasible, and hopes to set up a p [...]	2009-10-09 14:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1266	GRUESOME MURDER OF THREE HAITIANS SPARKS [...] SUMMARY: The gruesome killing and incineration of three Haitians in the Dominican Republic, two of whom were minors, engaged in cutting down trees to make charcoal near the southwestern border town of Jimani on 10/20, has shocked both countries. The Foreign Ministry condemned the action, whi [...]	2009-10-30 14:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1307	CARBONIZATION OF DOMINICAN FORESTS BY HAITIANS AND [...] (U) EconOff recently traveled to the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park (SBNP) with a group of NGOs to assess the deforestation occurring in the heart of the most biologically diverse region of Hispaniola. Deforestation has devastated the Haitian side of the border for decades, and now threaten [...]	2009-11-30 14:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAGR DR HA
09SANTODOMINGO1313	Read-out on Climate Change Meeting (Dominican Republic) [...] EconOff delivered the demarche on the UGS's position on the Copenhagen Climate Change meetings on 12/2/09, to Victor Garcia, Office Director, and Carol Franco, Environmental Economist, for the National Climate Change Council. The GoDR plans to send approximately 20 delegates to Copenha [...]	2009-12-03 12:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG DR
09SANTODOMINGO1319	Critical UNDP Report Spells Finis for Cement Factory Near [...] SUMMARY: The findings of a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report are highly critical of the environmental impact study commissioned by the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to support the construction of a cement production facility by the Consorcio Minero Dominicano [...]	2009-12-08 15:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1346	AMERICAS ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 15:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG EAGR KSUM SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO703	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BIDDING FOR IRENE REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Onil Abreu Tabar, the Renewable Energy Director of the National Energy Commission, told EconOff that the Dominican Republic is posturing to host the Latin America regional headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He said that the Dominican Republic has been app [...]	2009-06-22 09:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09SANTODOMINGO707	SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 23, [...] GODR Announces Sale of 49 percent of Government-owned Refinery to Venezuela 2. Government Revenue Falls Sharply in First Quarter; Fernandez Rules Out IMF Program For Now 3. Caribair Suspension Lifted 4. Protests Over Plans to Build Cement Plant Near National Park Â [...]	2009-06-22 21:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAIR SENV DR
09SAOPAULO367	BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR AND CENTRAL BANK DISCUSS BILAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Brazil bilateral relationship is probably at a multi-decade high, thanks in part to institutions like the CEO Forum, which provide a flexible vehicle for the business sector to move the relationship forward, according to Sao Paulo private sector and Central Bank interlo [...]	2009-06-25 14:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV BR
09SAOPAULO650	SAO PAULO ECONOMIC AND ESTH ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 15-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is the first in a new series of biweekly economic round-up cables from Consulate General Sao Paulo. This cable covers the period of October 15-30, 2009. The purpose of the new series is to highlight economic, energy, environmental, transportation, and science and technology [...]	2009-11-06 13:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EFIN EAGR SENV BR
09SARAJEVO1298	BOSNIA: CONGRESSMAN BAIRD REVIEWS ENVIRNMENTAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 15:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV BK
09SARAJEVO19	BOSNIA IN THE COLD WITHOUT NATURAL GAS [...] Summary: With only a faxed warning from Gazprom shortly before it happened, Bosnia's natural gas supplies were cut off yesterday afternoon, joining much of Europe in the cold. Because there is only one pipeline into Bosnia from Serbia, only about one third of Bosnian households are dependent o [...]	2009-01-07 17:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN KPAO ENRG PGOV PREL SENV BK AMGT
09SCTION08OF09NAIROBI809	KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG
09SEOUL1254	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] In conjunction with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's summit with President Obama in Washington DC in mid-June, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Korean Minister of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Lee Yoon-ho signed a Statement of Intent on June 16 to begin cooperation on research and development in [...]	2009-08-10 03:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1393	KOREA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION SCENARIOS SPARK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 4, the Korean government announced three "scenarios" for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. The scenarios range from an eight percent increase over the 2005 em [...]	2009-08-31 09:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG KS
09SEOUL1469	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE -AUGUST 2009 [...] On August 4, Korea proposed three options to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, saying it will determine the final implementation plan by the end of this year. The Presidential Committee on Green Growth (PCGG) unveiled three scenarios that seek to reduce emissions from 21 to 30 percent [...]	2009-09-15 01:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1595	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Korea's top businesses want the government to select the least restrictive option for its greenhouse gas emissions reduction when it decides a mid-term (2020) target later this year, according to a survey released on September 9 by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. About two-thirds [...]	2009-10-08 00:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EIND ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1773	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Korea is the ninth largest emitter of carbon dioxide gas in the world, the government said on October 19, quoting a report using 2007 data by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The country ranked as the tenth largest CO2 emitter in an earlier report using 2005 emissions data. Korea [...]	2009-11-06 03:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EIND ENRG TBIO OEXC TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL2016	KOREA'S "AFRICA GREEN GROWTH PARTNERSHIP" RAMPS UP [...] (C) The "Africa Green Growth Partnership," launched by President Lee in November, will double ROK Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Africa by 2012. A key facet of the initiative, which is part of a broader program to expand the ROK's development assistance programming, will be the dis [...]	2009-12-30 02:17:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EINV ETRD SENV XA KS
09SEOUL278	ROKG ANNOUNCES FOUR-YEAR "GREEN NEW DEAL" TO INVEST USD 38 [...] Summary: The South Korean government has announced that it will invest 50 trillion won (USD 38.1 billion) over the next four years on environmental infrastructure projects in a "Green New Deal." The program, comprising nine major projects and 27 secondary projects, is intended to spur slumpin [...]	2009-02-24 11:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON PGOV KS
09SEOUL318	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - February 2009 [...] The ROKG has issued a public notice on the upcoming introduction of legislation of a "Basic Law on Low Carbon, Green Growth." The draft bill will be an amalgamation of three programs: A) The Basic Law on Climate Change: Draft legislation that had already been pending at the National Assemb [...]	2009-03-02 05:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KHIV KS
09SEOUL587	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MARCH 2009 [...] After several rounds of public hearings, the Lee Myung-bak administration submitted draft legislation entitled "The Basic Law on Low Carbon and Green Growth" to the National Assembly on February 28. The proposed legislation calls for the introduction of a market-based cap-and-trade system on [...]	2009-04-10 06:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KS
09SEOUL67	INTERIM KOREAN RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EUN GM KS PGOV SENV
09SEOUL810	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - APRIL 2009 [...] On April 27, the Korean government unveiled an interim plan for its four major river restoration projects, aimed at flood control, securing sufficient water supplies, upgrading river water quality, and reviving ecosystems, as well as boosting local economies through job creation to carry out t [...]	2009-05-21 05:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KS
09SEOUL951	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MAY 2009 [...] The third biennial summit of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, held in Seoul from May 18-21, reviewed progress that cities have made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assessed future challenges. At the summit, mayors and officials from the world's 40 biggest cities plus 17 affil [...]	2009-06-16 06:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS
09SHANGHAI148	WORLD EXPO 2010: ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS ON "BETTER CITY, BETTER [...] SUMMARY: Shanghai officials and event organizers are already touting the "green" focus of Expo 2010, set to open May 1, 2010 and run for six months. With the theme "Better City, Better Life," the Expo will showcase new approaches to urban development, human habitats, lifestyles, and working c [...]	2009-04-02 08:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY SCUL BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI149	CHANGZHOU EMBRACES CLOSER U.S. TIES, ENJOYS HONEYMOON WITH [...] (SBU) A key Yangtze River Delta (YRD) city located roughly midway between Shanghai and Nanjing, Changzhou aggressively woos foreign investors, and city officials often travel to the United States and Europe to expand commercial ties. Responding to repeated invitations from energetic city offi [...]	2009-04-02 08:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB SCUL SENV CH
09SHANGHAI169	SHANGHAI PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To meet Shanghai's energy demands and ambitious Central Government-mandated energy consumption reduction targets, Shanghai officials are working hard to adjust the city's energy mix by reducing its reliance on coal through the use of environmentally-friendly resources and improv [...]	2009-04-14 08:32:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON TRGY SENV EFIN CH
09SHANGHAI209	HEFEI OFFICIALS PAINT OPTIMISTIC PICTURE OF PROGRESS IN [...] (U) Summary. As part of Consulate efforts to scale up outreach to Anhui Province, the least affluent part of our consular district, the Consul General and Pol/Econ chief visited the provincial capital of Hefei April 8-9. During the visit, the Consul General met with Governor Wang Sanyun an [...]	2009-05-07 08:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELTN CVIS TPHY SENV SCUL KIPR CH
09SHANGHAI232	CODEL PELOSI, SHANGHAI MAYOR DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Pelosi met with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng and other Shanghai and Chinese officials on May 25 at Shanghai's City Hall. The CODEL discussed Shanghai's efforts to promote greater energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions due to the importance of addressing the glob [...]	2009-05-26 00:32:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ENRG PGOV OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI233	CODEL PELOSI ENGAGES U.S. BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 25 breakfast meeting hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham) and U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC),over 70 U.S. business representatives discussed energy/environment-related business opportunities in China, U.S. competitiveness, intellectual [...]	2009-05-26 00:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL PHUM KIPR OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI241	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 25 roundtable discussion on energy conservation and emissions reduction with Shanghai entrepreneurs, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representatives Markey, Sensenbrenner, Blumenauer, and Speier underscored the importance of U.S.-China cooperation on energy issues, especially [...]	2009-05-29 06:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KIPR KGHG TRGY OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI248	(SBU) SHANGHAI EMPHASIZES ECONOMIC GROWTH TO KIRK, LARSEN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 27-28 visit by U.S. Representatives Larsen and Kirk, a variety of interlocutors painted a picture of Shanghai responding to a sharp downturn in the local economy, but optimistic that the elements of longer-term growth are in place. AmCham Shanghai noted that mul [...]	2009-06-04 03:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN KIPR PGOV PREL SENV
09SHANGHAI309	SHANGHAI AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the Shanghai 2010 World Expo approaching, Shanghai has been discussing environmental protection in several different fora. Shanghai's experience with environmental protection has been quite different from other cities in China due to its rapid growth and expansion. Because [...]	2009-07-10 08:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY EFIN BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI334	NINGBO ECONOMY HURT BY ECONOMIC CRISIS, OFFICIALS REMAIN [...] (U) Summary. On July 13, the Consul General (CG) met with officials at Ningbo University (NU),Ningbo Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation Bureau (NFTECB) and Ningbo Municipal Development and Reform Commission (NMDRC),to discuss that major port city's economy. Local officials insisted that, d [...]	2009-07-27 08:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	CH ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV SCUL SENV
09SHANGHAI340	EXPO FEVER AND THE CULT OF HAIBAO: SHANGHAI GOES ALL OUT [...] (U) Summary: Feverish preparations for Shanghai's World Expo 2010, due to begin next May 1, have taken over every corner of this city of 20 million people. The authorities have mobilized government, media, community, cultural, environmental and engineering resources to ensure a successful and [...]	2009-07-31 06:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BEXP SENV KPAO CH
09SHANGHAI38	(SBU) SHANGHAI OFFICIAL PRESSES CARTER ON EXPO 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: While in Shanghai January 15-16 to commemorate 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations, former President Jimmy Carter heard a strong official plea to encourage U.S. participation in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Carter promised to pass along the request to President Obama [...]	2009-01-20 06:47:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP PREL SCUL SENV OIIP KPAO CH
09SHANGHAI387	SENATOR CANTWELL MEETS WITH SHANGHAI VICE-MAYOR ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 7 meeting with Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell, Shanghai Executive Vice Mayor Yang Xiong touted Shanghai's expanding investments in new energy technology, highlighting efforts to use the World Expo 2010 as a platform for promoting clean energy. Senator C [...]	2009-09-15 09:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD CH OREP PGOV SENV
09SHANGHAI483	USTR GENERAL CONSUL REIF VISITS SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings December with USTR General Counsel Timothy Reif, scholars from the Shanghai Municipal Government's WTO Center expressed worries about how to harmonize possible commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions with existing trade policy regimes. AmCham Shanghai memb [...]	2009-12-15 03:31:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO SENV PGOV CH ECON
09SHANGHAI492	PARTY CHIEF TOUTS SHANGHAI'S ECONOMIC "TRANSFORMATION" [...] (SBU) Shanghai Communist Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng announced to a December 5-6 meeting of senior municipal officials that Shanghai would "lead the transformation of China's economic development model" in the coming year. Yu's statements appear to reassure local officials of Central Gover [...]	2009-12-18 09:19:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN SENV PHUM SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI80	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...]	2009-02-13 12:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN PHUM MCAP SENV CH TW KN IR
09SHANGHAI86	CORRECTED COPY: SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...]	2009-02-19 08:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EFIN IR KN PHUM PREL SENV TW MCAP
09SHANGHAI90	ECONOMIC ISSUES DOMINATE JIANGSU COURT, PROCURATORATE [...] (SBU) Supporting government efforts to maintain economic growth figures prominently among the tasks facing the Jiangsu Provincial High Court and Procuratorate. Contract disputes make up the largest portion of new cases before the Jiangsu High Court, according to the court's president. Neverth [...]	2009-02-23 02:37:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN KJUS KPAO SENV SOCI CH
09SHENYANG31	LIFE IN CHINA'S NORTH: SNAPSHOTS FROM HARBIN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders in Heilongjiang Province displayed a well-informed interest and concern about the global economic slowdown while remaining upbeat on prospects for development, particularly in the transportation and environmental areas. Sector-specific industries related to exports and Ru [...]	2009-02-27 03:18:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD KN KS PREL RS SENV
09SINGAPORE1150	SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES 16 PERCENT EMISSIONS CUT GOAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore announced plans to reduce its carbon emissions by 16 percent before 2020 if a global agreement on climate change is reached during next week's talks in Copenhagen. Singapore did not provide details about the measures it would institute to drive the cuts. Prime Minister [...]	2009-12-02 09:14:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON SN
09SINGAPORE1234	SINGAPORE LAMENTS COPENHAGEN "TRENCH FIGHTING" BUT [...] (U) Summary: As the United Nations Conference on Climate Change wound down in Copenhagen, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong criticized the event's "sound and fury" and "trench fighting" in remarks to Singaporean journalists. Participants did not adopt the right frame of mind, he said. [...]	2009-12-23 04:55:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV KGHG SN
09SINGAPORE1245	SINGAPORE FTA REVIEW REVEALS PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS, DEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore and U.S. trade officials noted progress in resolving outstanding trade issues during an annual review of the 2004 U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The review saw positive developments in the processing of two textile short supply requests, initiatives under [...]	2009-12-28 06:03:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR SN
09SINGAPORE171	REQUEST FOR TRANSMITTAL OF USDOC/NOAA/NMFS LETTER [...] Post transmitted the letter in reftel from Acting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Assistant Administrator James Balsiger to Dr. Astrid Yeo, Head of the Import and Export Division of the Food and Veterinary Administration at the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore. Dr. Ye [...]	2009-02-27 02:11:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ECON SN
09SINGAPORE23	SINGAPORE UNSURE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF IRENA [...] (SBU) Singapore supports the goal of increasing R&D in renewable energy technologies and making such technologies more affordable for developing countries. However, the GOS is unsure whether the German-proposed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is the best approach, Hazri Hassan, [...]	2009-01-08 06:33:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN SN
09SINGAPORE308	OUTLOOOK FOR PORT OF SINGAPORE FROM MARITIME AND PORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The economic downturn has caused container volumes to decline substantially in Singapore, but it has not had a comparable effect on vessel traffic and daily operations at the port, Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) officials told Emboffs March 31. There are no ships laid up in [...]	2009-04-02 01:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT SENV EPET ETRD EINV ECON SN
09SINGAPORE565	SINGAPORE TAKES WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH TO IRENA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 08:44:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV SN
09SINGAPORE977	SINGAPORE OFFERS DISASTER RELIEF TO INDONESIA AND [...] (U) Summary: GOS has offered humanitarian assistance and disaster relief aid to Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, and Laos in the wake of the Padang Earthquake and Typhoon Ketsana. Assistance offers range from military aircraft assistance and deployment of elite Singapore Civil Def [...]	2009-10-05 09:45:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ID MOPS PREL SENV SN
09SOFIA299	BULGARIA WILL SEND DELEGATION TO IRENA MEETING IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 14:36:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV BU
09SOFIA559	BULGARIA RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to Detelina Peicheva, Chief Expert of the International Cooperation Department at the Environment Ministry on October 1. Peicheva expressed appreciation for what she described as the United States' new position on climate change, which is now closer to [...]	2009-10-02 09:28:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY BU
09SOFIA93	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (BULGARIA) [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador strongly endorses post request for an Embassy Science Fellow (ESF) from the Smithsonian Institute to assist the American Research Center in Sofia (ARCS) in conservation and preservation of archaeological sites in Bulgaria. This position would address a pressing need i [...]	2009-03-05 14:19:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KSCA TSPL SENV AMGT OTRA APER BU
09SOFIA96	BULGARIA - FSN NOMINATION FOR THE 2009 ENVIRONMENT, [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post nominates Mr. Danko Tonev for the 2009 environment, science, technology, and health (ESTH) course, April 27-May 8, 2009. Information about Mr. Tonev follows, keyed to terms in reftel: a. Danko Tonev; FSN - 10; b. April 7, 1973; c. Bulgarian; d. 354525522; issued 02/ [...]	2009-03-06 14:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON BU
09STATE100275	WHALING: US COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT GROUP TALKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Post is requested to approach appropriate Government of Japan officials regarding the Future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Support Group meeting in Santiago, Chile, October 5-1 [...]	2009-09-25 22:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IWC PREL EFIS JA SENV
09STATE101875	MALDIVES: A/S BLAKE'S MEETING WITH FM SHAHEED [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with SCA A/S Blake on the margins of UNGA in New York, Maldives Foreign Minister Shaheed related that Maldives would try to qualify for a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program despite MCC's focus on larger countries. Shaheed reported that in h [...]	2009-09-30 19:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID EFIN ECON MARR SENV KGHG ETRD IN IS
09STATE1023	UPDATE ON EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO INCLUDE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 24, 2008 European Ministers officially adopted a Directive to include international aviation in the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). All flights arriving and departing from EU airports, [...]	2009-01-06 19:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU
09STATE103636	INTRODUCING THE COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY. As part of the Administration's energy policy, the Secretary recently appointed me as the Department's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs S/CIEA. In this position, I will help to ensure that energy security is integrated into the core mission of the Department and to elevat [...]	2009-10-05 20:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PREL SENV PGOV
09STATE105334	DIPLOMATIC NOTE RESPONSE ON PALOMARES [...] The Department requests that Post deliver the following diplomatic note to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. Text of Diplomatic Note: (Insert complimentary opening) The Department of State has the honor to acknowledge receipt of the Embassy of Spain's Note Verbale No. 27 date [...]	2009-10-08 21:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KGCN KPAO PARM PGOV PREL SENV SP
09STATE10843	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE WITH A DEADLINE OF MARCH 6, 2009. SEE PARAGRAPHS 16-19 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AGENCY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AT PARAGRAPHS 20-30. SUMMARY: -------- 2. (U) OVERVIEW: THE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM (ESFP) OFFERS POSTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AND HOST A SCIENTIST [...]	2009-02-05 23:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER
09STATE108957	REPLY FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Please deliver the following reply from Secretary Clinton to Australian Foreign Minister Smith. There will be no signed original. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter regarding whale conservation and the current diplomatic efforts in which our nations [...]	2009-10-21 19:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SENV IWC
09STATE117709	WHALING: REQUEST FOR POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (C/NF) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. Post is requested to discuss with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Fukuyama the potential for reaching a political agreement regarding Japan's whaling practices. Background: 2. (C) Department of Commerce Principal Deputy Undersecretar [...]	2009-11-14 00:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIS PREL SENV KSCA IWC JA
09STATE122645	SECRETARY CLINTON'S LETTER TO FOREIGN MINISTER OKADA [...] (U) Please deliver the following message from Secretary Clinton to Japanese Foreign Minister Okada. There will be no signed original. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: I am writing to request your cooperation in resolving issues that are pending before the International Whaling [...]	2009-11-30 20:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SENV IWC
09STATE124245	REPLY FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FOREIGN [...] (U) Please deliver the following message from Secretary Clinton to New Zealand Foreign Minister McCully. There will be no signed original. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter regarding whale conservation and the current diplomatic process to resolve differ [...]	2009-12-04 03:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SENV IWC
09STATE124834	THE FIRST SCIENCE ENVOYS AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 06:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ISCON KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP PREL SCUL SENV SOCI
09STATE126780	CORRECTED TEXT: THE FIRST SCIENCE ENVOYS AND [...] (SBU)Summary: The Secretary announced the U.S. Science Envoy Program on November 3. The Science Envoys will seek to identify new opportunities and build new partnerships in Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation. The first three envoys will begin travel in January and February, and posts are [...]	2009-12-11 03:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ISCON KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP PREL SCUL SENV SOCI
09STATE18136	INSTRUCTIONS TO SEEK UNEP GC RE-ELECTION [...] Department requests that USUN notify the current Western European and Other Group (WEOG) chair of U.S. candidacy for and interest in continued membership on the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Governing Council (GC). The Department also requests USUN to demarche WEOG members, to t [...]	2009-02-26 20:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APCS SENV UNEP UNGA
09STATE18323	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S FEBRUARY 13, 2009 [...] (U) February 13, 2008; 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR - PDAS Marcie Ries EUR/ERA Director - William Lucas D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/ERA Deputy Director - Jonathan Kessler (note taker) EU -- European Commis [...]	2009-02-27 05:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV KGHG EAID ECIN ECON EUN
09STATE18520	EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, [...] This is an action cable (please see para 10.) 2. Summary: The Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science (OES),in cooperation with the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP),Embassy Jakarta, and the Regional Environmental Offices (REO) in Bangkok and Suva, announces its biennial co [...]	2009-02-27 15:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID EFIS ENRG KGCC KSCA TBIO TPHY TSPL XB
09STATE254	OES BUREAU COMMENTS ON ACCRA REO FY 2009 WORKPLAN [...] Summary: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) thanks Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Geoffrey Hunt, and program assistant for the REO, Patience Charway, for their participation in the recent digital video conferen [...]	2009-01-02 20:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EFIS TSPA XA XY ZF GH
09STATE26022	SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFO ON GREEN INVESTMENTS IN [...] Summary. This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph five. Department requests information on green investments in the economic stimulus packages of major economies, in order to aid Washington,s efforts to develop a sense of comparative as well as aggregate efforts among the G-20. End Su [...]	2009-03-18 19:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ENRG SENV KGHG
09STATE34174	SECRETARY CLINTON'S 4/6/2009 MEETING WITH CANADIAN [...] (U) Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. April 6, 2009; 2:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 3. Participants: U.S. ---- Secretary Hillary Clinton WHA/CAN Director Ned Nolan Executive Assistant Joseph Macmanus WHA/CAN Karl Rios ? Note-tak [...]	2009-04-08 09:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY EAIR SENV EFIS ECON PGOV
09STATE35122	ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENT AND CARGO SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Top-level port officials met in Buenos Aires, March 23-27, for the Tenth Executive Board Meeting of the Organization of American States' Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP). The Maritime Administration led the U.S. delegation, which included USOAS and Coast Guard officials. Th [...]	2009-04-09 20:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PHSA PREL SENV SOCI OAS
09STATE35243	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN [...] (U) Classified by Acting EUR Assistant Secretary Marcie Ries for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 6, 2009, 3:30 - 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judy Garber OES Deputy Assistant Secretary Dave Balton Acting [...]	2009-04-10 02:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID PARM KNNP SENV
09STATE36849	RESPONSE FROM THE SECRETARY TO THE LEAGUE OF [...] Please deliver the following letter from the Secretary to the appropriate representatives of the Green League of U.S. Embassies. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin text: Dear Green League of U.S. Embassies Representatives: Climate change is one of the greatest twenty-first [...]	2009-04-14 22:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD SENV TRGY KGHG ADCO KPAO
09STATE37293	EEB A A/S NELSON DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian U/S for Energy Andre Amado met with EEB A A/S David Nelson on March 4 to discuss ongoing cooperation on biofuels and cooperation on energy more broadly. Brazil and the U.S. remain enthusiastic about our cooperation on biofuels, particularly in assisting developing cou [...]	2009-04-15 20:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV SG SN ENGR DR ES GB GM GT HO
09STATE38812	U.S. - NIGERIA ENERGY AND CLIMATE ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, the Department is pleased to inform Post that we would like to move forward with a proposed roundtable on energy and climate with the Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). EEB/ESC DAS Doug Hengel would be able to lead a delega [...]	2009-04-20 13:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV NI
09STATE39775	INSTRUCTION TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON INTERNATIONAL [...] The Department instructs USUN to join consensus on the Bolivia-tabled draft resolution on "International Mother Earth Day," assuming that the text remains as presented and has no program and budgetary implications. If edits to the text are presented from the floor, USUN may exercise its discr [...]	2009-04-21 22:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA AORC SENV
09STATE42297	SCENESETTER: APRIL 27-28 MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] On March 20, President Obama invited the leaders of 16 other major economies, plus the UN Secretary General and the Danish Prime Minister, to participate in a Leaders Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) this July in La Maddalena, Italy (reftel). The July Forum w [...]	2009-04-27 21:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KPOW SENV
09STATE4638	WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The fifth meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission was held in Busan, Korea from 8 ) 12 December 2008. The meeting focused on conservation and management measures for the region,s two major fish stocks - yellowfin and bigeye tuna, adopting a suite of measur [...]	2009-01-16 16:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS PHSA SENV KSCA XB XV ZN AQ AS CA CH CW FM FJ
09STATE47278	JAPAN: SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL CHANGE OBSERVATION [...] This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo is requested to meet with senior officials at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to encourage Japan to maintain its current launch schedule for the Global Change Observation Mission satellite program. 2. Back [...]	2009-05-08 19:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR TSPA SENV JA
09STATE47394	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]	2009-05-09 00:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE48359	ANTARCTICA: THE THIRTY-SECOND ANTARCTIC TREATY [...] Begin Summary and Comment: The 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) met in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 6-17, 2009, to discuss a range of issues related to Antarctica. The Meeting was convened initially at the Department of State in Washington as part of the first-ever joint mee [...]	2009-05-12 18:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AY KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY
09STATE528	OES BUREAU COMMENTS ON GABORONE REO FY 2009 [...] Summary: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) thanks Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Anthony Woods, Ambassador Stephen Nolan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Phillip Drouin, USAID Natural Resource Manager, Chris Schaan, [...]	2009-01-05 16:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EAID ZU BC
09STATE529	OES BUREAU COMMENTS ON ADDIS ABABA REO FY 2009 [...] Summary: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) thanks Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Kirsten Bauman, Refugee and Environmental Assistant, Shawna Hirsch, and Regional Environmental Specialist, Moges Worku, for thei [...]	2009-01-05 16:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EFIS XA XW ET
09STATE56782	INSTRUCTIONS ON RESPONSE TO UN REGARDING [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2-3. 2. USUN is requested to deliver the U.S. response in paragraph 3 to the UN regarding its views on a "possible high-level event on sustainable development" under cover of a Diplomatic Note. This response was requested in a note verbale from th [...]	2009-06-02 23:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA SENV AORC
09STATE59969	U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]	2009-06-10 22:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE59971	U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]	2009-06-10 22:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE61286	U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. The USG is considering signing the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),the international agreement establishing the organization, in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Per reftels A and B, the D [...]	2009-06-13 17:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE61924	GUIDANCE ON MCNAB CASE DIPNOTE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. This cable provides guidance for Embassy Tegucigalpa to respond to information received from the Government of Honduras regarding the expenditure of funds derived from assets seized from David Henson McNab. Please deliver the following response to the MFA. [...]	2009-06-16 12:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV EFIS

09STATE64364	LAUNCHING THE 'NEXT BIG THING' INITIATIVE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for all posts in EU Member State capitals as well as USEU Brussels. Please see para 2-10. Stockholm and USEU only, please see additional action at para 10. 2. (SBU) Embassy Stockholm initiated in 2006 a program of cooperation with Sweden on alternative energy [...]	2009-06-22 16:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW
09STATE66681	EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT, [...] SUMMARY: The Department convened a regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Officers Conference (ESTHOC) on April 15 - 17 for officers and foreign service nationals (FSNs) covering ESTH issues at posts in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. The Bureau of Oceans, Envir [...]	2009-06-26 21:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV XB XC XE XU ID
09STATE6843	KUDOS FOR ABUJA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 19:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR TBIO SOCI NI
09STATE71325	FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: CONSULTATIVE PROCESS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8-14. 2. SUMMARY: The President's June 4 speech in Cairo called for a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world based on mutual respect and the pursuit of partnerships in areas of mutual interest. Among the Presiden [...]	2009-07-09 22:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD
09STATE73217	U.S. SIGNS THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 29, the United States signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),the international agreement establishing the organization. Signatories now number 136 countries. The United Arab Emirates will host IRENA, and Germany and Austria will h [...]	2009-07-14 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE77241	INSTRUCTIONS ON RESPONSE TO UN REGARDING POSSIBLE [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department informs USUN that it has prepared an official response to the request of the UN on the possible security implications of climate change for the Secretary-General's report to the sixty-fourth session of the UN General Assembly [...]	2009-07-23 22:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA KGHG SENV AORC
09STATE78251	RESPONSE TO THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL REGARDING [...] (U) Please deliver the letter in paragraph two from the Secretary in reply to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's June 22 letter to President Obama. SYG Ban invited the President to consider several issues for attention at the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, and noted that he would convene a summ [...]	2009-07-27 23:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN UNGA SENV
09STATE78981	CITES SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY CAPACITY BUILDING [...] This is an action request: see para 5. 2. SUMMARY: The DOI International Technical Assistance Program (DOI-ITAP) will be conducting a four-day workshop to build capacity within Scientific Authorities for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Flora and Fauna (CITES [...]	2009-07-29 15:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SENV XF
09STATE79280	USOSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE 18TH [...] (U) Per referenced request for guidance, the Department agrees that the decision on the theme, agenda, and modalities for the 18th Economic and Environmental Forum is a worthwhile one. The Department would like USOSCE to seek an addition to the third paragraph, which should be along the lines [...]	2009-07-29 20:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV ECON OSCE
09STATE88937	ANNOUNCING WHA ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY [...] This is an action cable (please see para 8.) 2. Summary: OES, in cooperation with Embassy San Jose announces its conference on Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) issues for WHA. This event is open to Science Counselors, Economic/Political officers, local hire environmental sp [...]	2009-08-26 13:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV XL XK XM XR ECON TBIO ABUD AFIN
09STATE88999	(U) JAPAN: KUDOS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WHO FOLLOW ASIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS, COVERAGE OF JAPANESE APPROACH TO ACQUIRING CRITICAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING RARE EARTH METALS. REFTELS A-B PROVIDED WELCOME DETAILS ON JAPANESE EFFORTS TO SECURE RARE EARTH METALS, INCLUDING THE USE OF [...]	2009-08-26 15:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EAID EMIN ENRG PREL SENV JA
09STATE97542	ACTION REQUEST: CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION WITH EU [...] (U) This is an action request for all Posts in EU Member State capitals. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) In preparation for the European Economic and Financial Affairs and Environment Council meetings October 20 and 21, respectively, and the European C [...]	2009-09-20 04:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN
09STATE99783	US PARTICIPATION IN JOINT DEMARCHE TO ICELAND ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. Post is requested TO participate in a joint demarche to the Government of Iceland concerning their recent decisions regarding whaling activities. The text of the demarche is contained in paragraph 5. The United Kingdom has agreed to lead the demarc [...]	2009-09-24 21:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS IC KSCA PGOV SENV IWC
09STOCKHOLM11	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW U.S. ARCTIC POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 14:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL SENV KGCC KPAO SW
09STOCKHOLM128	SWEDEN PROPOSES INCLUDING AVIATION ACTIVITIES IN [...] Sweden presented a proposal on February 23 that includes aviation activities in the Emissions Trading Scheme beginning 2012. Swedish Minister for the Environment Anders Carlgren told journalists that "air transport must bear its own environmental costs" like other modes of transport. He co [...]	2009-02-24 15:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU SW
09STOCKHOLM196	Launching a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 11:39:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM201	A VISIT TO SWEDEN'S BIOREFINERY COAST [...] Summary: During a March 10-11 trip to three cities on the north east coast, embassy staff visited the heart of a traditional export industry - paper and pulp - in the process of redefining itself. These large paper and pulp mills are developing biofuels from previous waste by-products: ethano [...]	2009-03-24 10:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KGHG PGOV EAID SW
09STOCKHOLM202	LAUNCHING A U.S.-EU ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is a joint USEU/Embassy Stockholm cable. Action requests in para 12. Summary ======= 2. Posts propose launching a "U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership" during the Swedish Presidency of the EU, July-December 2009. This partnership, based on Embassy Stockholm's successful One Bi [...]	2009-03-24 12:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG PREL EUN
09STOCKHOLM207	Sweden's Deputy PM Comes to Washington with climate change [...] Summary. Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson is the pragmatic political leader of the Center Party that holds the Cabinet positions for energy, environment, industry and agriculture. She has a strong relationship with PM Reinfeldt and has worked closely with him recently to reverse [...]	2009-03-25 16:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ENRG SENV KGHG SW
09STOCKHOLM220	SWEDEN HOPES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER TO BE INCLUDED IN EU [...] This cable contains action requests at para 8. 2. Summary. Ambassador Staffan Tillander, a senior GOS climate official, expressed concern about the lack of certainty and speed in the UNFCCC process, predicting that heavier political involvement will be required. Sweden hopes for two proces [...]	2009-04-01 11:14:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM327	MALMO'S ISLAMISTS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS CO-EXIST, UNEASILY [...] Summary: The Charge, accompanied by the Regional Senior Commercial Officer and the Energy and Environment Outreach Assistant visited Lund and Malmo in southern Sweden May 14-15 to learn more about the Swedish side of the Oresund Region. Malmo is reinventing itself and trying to improve its re [...]	2009-05-28 14:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KGHG KISL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM356	CLIMATE -- SWEDEN A BIT DISAPPOINTED IN SECOND MEF; AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The natural instinct of Sweden's climate negotiators, past and present, is to act as honest brokers - between the U.S. and Europe; between the U.S. and China; between the developed and developing world. Holding the EU Presidency will only reinforce this tendency. It is to t [...]	2009-06-10 14:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM358	CLIMATE -- SWEDEN A BIT DISAPPOINTED IN SECOND MEF; AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The natural instinct of Sweden's climate negotiators, past and present, is to act as honest brokers - between the U.S. and Europe; between the U.S. and China; between the developed and developing world. Holding the EU Presidency will only reinforce this tendency. It is to t [...]	2009-06-11 06:51:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM384	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S JULY [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisis and climate change. Bilateral relations are [...]	2009-06-24 19:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR ECON SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM385	SWEDISH CLIMATE OFFICIALS EAGER TO WORK WITH OUR EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 17, Svante Bodin, Director at the Swedish Environment Ministry's Climate division told us the Bonn UNFCCC negotiations made progress in some areas, but more importantly did not suffer any setbacks. He appeared eager to work with Pershing and other experts to arrive at [...]	2009-06-26 12:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM386	Swedish views on the third MEF [...] (SBU) Lars-Erik Liljelund, PM Reinfeldt's Director General for Climate told us on June 24 that the third MEF meeting was "much better than the Paris MEF". Liljelund is pleased with the progress on financing, adaptation, and technology transfer, but is concerned about the large gaps between p [...]	2009-06-26 14:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM399	SWEDEN WELCOMES "NEXT BIG THING" INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) On July 2, Swedish MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage told CDA that the "Next Big Thing" alternative energy technology initiative (NBT),as outlined in ref c, was "good news" and "exactly the kind of hands-on transatlantic cooperation we need for the Swedish Presidency." He recommende [...]	2009-07-02 10:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ENRG KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM446	BALTIC SEA STRATEGY: A PRIORITY FOR SWEDISH EU [...] (SBU) Summary: The Baltic Sea Strategy, a Swedish initiative that is one of its EU Presidency priorities, is a regional approach to deeper integration of environmental, economic, energy/transport, and security regulations and practices among the eight EU member states that surround the Baltic [...]	2009-07-21 16:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	NEI PREL ECON SENV ENRG EUR RU SW
09STOCKHOLM476	SWEDISH COMMENTS ON JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 10:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG SENV PREL IS JO SW
09STOCKHOLM486	SWEDES HOPEFUL WORLD BANK AND JORDAN-ONLY WATER [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 12:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG SENV PREL JO SW
09STOCKHOLM512	CLIMATE -- SWEDISH PM'S CLIMATE ADVISOR EXPRESSES NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The comparability discussion continues to be important to the Europeans, and Reinfeldt's top climate advisor thinks that the mid-term target year needs to be moved beyond 2020. The Swedes sees potential in the MEF and are curious about the prospect of a limited MEF leaders' mee [...]	2009-08-14 13:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM513	Discussion with Sweden on Next Steps to Launch the "Next [...] (U) Summary: Swedish officials are enthusiastic about launching the "Next Big Thing," a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership modeled on the U.S.-Sweden partnership. State Secretary for Energy Ola Altera said he will contact Sweden's Perm Rep in Brussels as soon as he had reviewed this with [...]	2009-08-14 13:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09STOCKHOLM526	PREVIEW OF EU TROIKA'S AGENDA FOR S/E STERN'S AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish Environment Minister Carlgren, who will head the EU troika in its Washington meeting with S/E Stern, wants to talk comparability, financing, and coordination of approaches to China and other key emerging economies. DCM suggested that the EU troika be prepared to focus [...]	2009-08-21 13:30:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM545	SWEDEN ASKS ABOUT U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR THE G-20 SUMMIT; [...] (SBU) Summary: As EU President, Sweden has asked what sort of political success the U.S. is seeking from the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. State Secretary for Finance Per Jansson noted the need to show concrete progress in handling the financial crisis, and on climate change. He also discusse [...]	2009-08-25 09:39:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM567	CLIMATE - ENVIRONMENT MINISTER WANTS TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] Summary: On September 2, Environment Minister Carlgren told the Ambassador that the EU Troika meetings with U.S. Special Envoy Stern were very useful in increasing EU understanding of U.S. thinking. He put his public statements that the U.S. needs to do more on climate change in context by sa [...]	2009-09-04 14:27:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM569	SWEDISH DEPUTY PM URGES SENIOR USG VISITS TO SWEDEN DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2, Deputy Prime Minister Olofsson pressed for the strong U.S.-Sweden cooperation in alternative technology to show results. She urged a ministerial-level U.S. official come to the October 14-16 Informal meeting of EU Competitiveness Ministers to present U.S. effor [...]	2009-09-08 05:22:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EUN ECON EIND KGHG SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM570	SWEDEN,S PLANS FOR THE G-20, CONCERNS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador, Sweden,s Finance Minister Anders Borg praised the new mind set of the U.S. Administration that has us participating in international institutions. He urged the U.S. to keep countries focused on the political need to prevent an economic coll [...]	2009-09-08 08:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM573	PRIME MINISTER REIGNS IN PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON U.S. [...] (C) The Swedish Prime Minister's office has issued an internal directive to reign in government officials following a series of inconsistent public statements on climate change, including statements by Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren that the U.S. needs to do more. The Ambassador had rai [...]	2009-09-09 13:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM576	AMBASSADOR TALKS CLIMATE, GUANTANAMO WITH SWEDISH [...] (C) Summary: On September 2, the Prime Minister's State Secretary for Foreign and EU Affairs Gustaf Lind told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Reinfeldt was looking forward to his visit to Washington for the U.S.-EU Summit and that Reinfeldt hoped for meetings that would favor substance over [...]	2009-09-10 14:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SENV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM578	INVITATION FOR SECRETARY CLINTON AND SPECIAL ENVOY STERN [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: If the Secretary and Special Envoy Stern are unavailable, Post recommends Deputy Secretary Lew or a similarly high-level USG official attend EU Development Days October 22-24 in order to present U.S. development priorities to EU Development Ministers and the [...]	2009-09-11 05:11:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN OVIP EAID ECON EIND KGHG SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM604	SWEDEN URGES THE EU-US SUMMIT NOTE COOPERATION ON [...] (U) Summary: Sweden's Minister of Health has urged the U.S. to support Sweden's efforts to have the Leaders Declaration from the US-EU Summit state that the US and EU will work together against the silent pandemic of antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance, especially on providing needed incentive [...]	2009-09-23 13:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV EU SENV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM616	COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES SECRETARIAT CALLS FOR U.S. [...] (U) Summary: The USG is invited to the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Annual Consultation between the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) and the CBSS Observer States, in Stockholm on October 6. At a September 24 preparatory meeting, the CBSS Secretariat Director asked of Observer State [...]	2009-09-28 05:11:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM620	SWEDES WORKING ON CLIMATE CHANGE TEMPTED BY THE PROSPECT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 25 meeting, Swedish Environment Ministry officials continued to resist U.S. urgings that the U.S. and EU speak with one voice to pressure emerging economies on climate change, but showed some weakening in their resolve when the conversation turned to the speci [...]	2009-09-29 13:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM649	SWEDISH MFA STATE SECRETARY FRANK BELFRAGE ON USEU [...] (C) DCM discussed U.S.-EU Summit preparations and climate change with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage (DepSec equivalent) on October 13, two days before Belfrage's trip to Washington for talks with NSC and State counterparts. --Sweden still agreed with A/S Gordon's views expressed at the [...]	2009-10-13 15:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV PGOV IR SW
09STOCKHOLM674	COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES SEEKS MORE COLLABORATION WITH [...] Summary: On October 6, REO and Embassy staff attended the annual consultations between the Council of Baltic Sea States and its observer states (including the U.S.). CBSS officials presented priorities for the upcoming year and highlighted successful ongoing cooperation under CBSS experts gro [...]	2009-10-27 13:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM677	SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT [...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...]	2009-10-28 17:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM69	SWEDEN PREPARES TO LEAD ON CLIMATE ISSUES DURING EU [...] This cable contains action requests at para 8. 2. Summary. The Government of Sweden is organized to actively lead the EU during its Presidency, with the climate issue as its top priority -- and no close second. In a February 2 meeting between Embassy and Sweden's top climate officials, the [...]	2009-02-04 15:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM694	SWEDEN APPROVES NORD STREAM PIPELINE [...] Summary: On November 5, the Government of Sweden approved the request by Nord Stream AG to lay two pipelines to transport natural gas through international waters within Sweden's economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The pipeline would supply Germany with natural gas from Russia. In announcing the [...]	2009-11-06 06:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV PREL RU GM SW
09STOCKHOLM718	Update on Swedish EU Presidency Minister for Communications [...] (U) Summary: In Reftel, Post recommended appropriate policy-level Washington officials meet with Swedish Minister of Communications Asa Torstensson during her November 30-December 3 visit because she is seeking U.S. input into her efforts to "set the starting position" for discussions of the [...]	2009-11-16 13:00:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETTC KIPR SENV EINT ETRD OVIP PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM76	SWEDEN'S AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAM [...] Summary: The Swedish automobile industry (Volvo Cars - owned by Ford; Saab Automobile - owned by GM) has shed about 7700 jobs since the financial crisis began in September 2008. Sales are down in January 2009 by 50 percent, compared to last January. The Swedish government has issued a rescu [...]	2009-02-06 09:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL WTO SW
09STOCKHOLM780	SWEDEN LAUNCHES EASTERN EUROPE ENERGY EFFICIENCY [...] (U) Summary: On NOvember 26, Sweden launched the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership by hosting a donor conference, which raised more that EUR 90 million in pledges from European countries and the US to finance energy efficiency projects. Poloff attended donor conferen [...]	2009-12-15 11:51:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN ECON EIND ENRG PGOV PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM799	Post Gets Clarification of Sweden's Post COP-15 Public [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge called Prime Minister Reinfeldt's climate change advisor Lars Erik Liljelund to discuss recent public criticism of the United States by Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren. Liljelund agreed it was wrong to criticize U.S. efforts at Copenhagen, noting that the [...]	2009-12-28 06:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL PGOV ENRG SW
09STOCKHOLM800	Post Gets Clarification of Sweden's Post COP-15 Public [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge called Prime Minister Reinfeldt's climate change advisor Lars Erik Liljelund to discuss recent public criticism of the United States by Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren. Liljelund agreed it was wrong to criticize U.S. efforts at Copenhagen, noting that the [...]	2009-12-28 06:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL PGOV ENRG SW
09STOCKHOLM88	SWEDEN REVERSES BAN ON NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS [...] Summary: The four center-right governing Alliance party leaders announced the removal of the ban on construction of new nuclear power reactors February 5. This is a key element of the GOS' Climate and Energy policy bill, which it will send to Parliament in March. New reactors may be built to [...]	2009-02-12 13:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STRASBOURG23	COE: NEW SECRETARY GENERAL; RUSSIA, GEORGIA, CLIMATE [...] (U) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) elected September 29 Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway as the new COE Secretary General. The PACE noted that Georgia had met most and Russia had met almost none of their respective COE commitments post-August 2008. The PACE rejected, however [...]	2009-10-02 13:44:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SENV COE FR GG NO RS
09STRASBOURG31	COUNCIL OF EUROPE LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA REGARDING [...] (U) Mission France received December 1 a letter (pouched to EUR/ERA) from Council of Europe (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) President de Puig asking us to forward a letter from de Puig to President Obama regarding Copenhagen. 2. (U) Begin text: Strasbourg, 30 November 2009 Dear [...]	2009-12-02 09:45:00	Consulate Strasbourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV COE FR
09SURABAYA105	PRESS RAISE FEARS OF A SECOND MUD DISASTER; CNPC SUBSIDIARY [...] (U) Press sources report that on Wednesday, 28 October a mishap at an oil field on Madura Island, East Java Province caused a well to begin spurting water, mud, and gas, raising the specter of a repeat of the Lapindo mud disaster in Sidoarjo. The well is operated by oil company SPE Petroleum, a [...]	2009-10-30 05:55:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG SENV ECON ID
09SURABAYA111	FISHERY LAW THREATENS MALUKU TRADITIONS, ECONOMY, [...] SUMMARY: Jakarta recently passed a law that sets a 12-mile off-shore boundary outside of which the national government controls. This law threatens the local traditions that have governed fishing practices, and sustained coastal resources, in the Maluku islands for centuries. Local groups are [...]	2009-11-13 09:33:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SENV EFIS PHUM SOCI ID
09SURABAYA113	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER MITIGATION, [...] SBU(U) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government has taken over full responsibility for mitigation efforts at the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster. Due to financial difficulties, Lapindo has not met the original compensation deadline. However, most victims have accepted an installment payment system that L [...]	2009-11-24 04:27:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG SOSI PGOV ID
09SURABAYA116	MANADO'S TRADITIONAL FISHERMEN AND FISH STOCKS FACE NUMEROUS [...] Representatives from the local NGO KELOLA and the North Sulawesi Traditional Fisherman Association (ANTRA) are trying to raise awareness about threats to the livelihood of traditional fishermen in North Sulawesi. Local fishermen established ANTRA, with a current membership of 1500, earlier thi [...]	2009-12-03 06:13:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PGOV SOCI ID
09SURABAYA27	SURABAYA RIVER POLLUTION LEADS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Surabaya City faces immense challenges to its water supply: pollution, seawater intrusion, and dwindling ground water. The Surabaya River, which provides 90% of the city's tap water, is being overwhelmed with industrial waste. Enforcement of environmental regulations has been i [...]	2009-03-19 04:56:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
09SURABAYA28	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: SUBSIDENCE CONTINUES TO HAMPER [...] (SBU) Summary: Subsidence north and west of the mudflow epicenter continues to hamper efforts by the Sidoarjo Muflow Mitigation Agency (BPLS) to pump mud into the Porong River. BPLS officials met with scientists from the National Geological Agency for a technical discussion but produced no new [...]	2009-03-20 09:11:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA43	NEWMONT'S FUTURE IN SUMBAWA [...] (SBU) Summary. ConGenOff visited western Sumbawa from April 21-24, meeting with Newmont representatives as well as government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGO). The General Manager of Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT) said the recent arbitration ruling offers clarity in regard to [...]	2009-04-30 14:42:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN EFIN ETRD EINV PREL SENV SOCI ID
09SURABAYA48	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: AS THIRD ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sidoarjo mudflow has buried over 700 hectares over the past three years and threatens critical infrastructure. While the East Java Governor is pushing speedy construction of a new transportation corridor around the mudflow, landowners are demanding compensation equivalent to [...]	2009-05-13 03:29:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA66	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: GOVERNMENT PLANS TO TAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Three years after the Sidoarjo Mudflow disaster began, the Indonesian government signaled an intent to take over responsibility for mitigation from Lapindo Brantas, citing Lapindo's financial difficulties. If it follows through, the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) will ex [...]	2009-07-08 01:28:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA70	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: HOMES DISAPPEAR IN 10 SECONDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Several houses west of the epicenter of the Sidoarjo mudflow collapsed into a sinkhole on July 14. Approximately 200 houses were damaged, 40 houses heavily. The local Government is assisting with evacuation and compensation, but some residents refuse to leave. Severe and sudden [...]	2009-07-17 10:15:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA73	DECENTRALIZATION BRINGS LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO HEALTH SERVICES [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI's decentralization program has created significant leeway for local governments to prioritize community services and spending. Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, has focused its attention on improving health services and allocated significant budget resources to [...]	2009-08-11 01:12:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV SOCI ID
09SURABAYA74	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: POLICE DROP CASE AGAINST LAPINDO; [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 5, the East Java Provincial Police Chief (Kapolda) announced that his office was dropping its investigation into the cause of the Sidoarjo mudflow. This decision effectively absolves the Lapindo company and its staff of responsibility for causing the mudflow, which ha [...]	2009-08-13 01:54:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SUVA24	Fiji's First Comprehensive Environmental Law Comes into [...] Summary: The Environment Management Act of 2005 and the subsequent regulations of 2007 have come into effect from January 1, 2009. This landmark measure is the first comprehensive environmental law in Fiji's history. Businesses generating waste or pollution are now required to obtain a perm [...]	2009-01-20 22:00:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV FJ
09SUVA265	Nauru to Join the International Renewable Energy Agency [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 05:18:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KGHG NR
09SUVA330	12th Pacific Roundtable for Nature Conservation Meets in [...] Summary: The Pacific Roundtable on Nature Conservation held its 12th annual Meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands from June 27 to July 3. The meeting focused on improving roundtable support to countries in implementing their national nature conservation strategies. It adopted a monitoring framew [...]	2009-08-11 00:33:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID BP XV
09SUVA347	Shiprider Agreement Nets Four Million Dollars for Kiribati [...] The High Court of Kiribati advised Deputy Chief of Mission Pruett on August 27 that it had upheld AUD 4.7 million (USD 3,967,743 million) of a lower court's judgment of AUD 5.1 million in fines against a fishing company for unlicensed fishing near Kiritimati (Christmas) Island in the Northern [...]	2009-09-01 03:47:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PREL KR
09TAIPEI1005	MORAKOT SITREP 6: HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY PASSES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has hit 127, with an additional 522 deaths likely to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Taiwan is moving into a second phase of disaster response, with operations focusing on sheltering and relocating victims. USAID/OFDA Acting Regional Advi [...]	2009-08-18 23:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI1011	MORAKOT SITREP 7: RELIEF EFFORTS MAKING HEADWAY AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has risen slightly, but is likely to more than double at some point in the near future as more than 400 missing persons are unaccounted for in areas buried by mudslides. Rescue and evacuation efforts are largely complete and restoration of w [...]	2009-08-19 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI1013	MORAKOT SITREP 8: TAIWAN SHIFTING FOCUS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The typhoon death toll stands at 141, with 440 individuals listed as missing. Services such as water, communications, and electricity have been restored to nearly 100 percent of affected households. The Central Emergency Operations Center is standing down, and will be replac [...]	2009-08-20 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI1065	FOREIGN MINISTER URGES PROGRESS ON BILATERAL TIES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan hopes the restoration of mutual trust in the bilateral relationship will result in concrete progress on bilateral issues, Foreign Minister Ou Hong-lien told the Director during their introductory meeting. The Director said the United States also wants to deepen the relatio [...]	2009-09-01 10:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS ECON ETRD EAIR SENV UNGA TW US
09TAIPEI1093	TAIWAN MAKES A CASE FOR UNFCCC PARTICIPATION AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is seeking U.S. assistance in a proposed bid to join the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as an "emissions entity." Taiwan argues it should be allowed to actively participate through the UNFCCC in global environmental discussions that may af [...]	2009-09-09 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC SENV PGOV PREL UNGA XE CH TW
09TAIPEI1103	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON TYPHOON MORAKOT [...] (C) Summary. Cross-Strait relations would not suffer long-term or significant damage because of the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan, Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director in a September 4 introductory meeting. Wang said the invitation to the Tibetan spiritual leader issued [...]	2009-09-10 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL TW CH SENV UN
09TAIPEI1105	VICE MINISTER ASKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister David Lin called in DDIR September 10 to detail Taiwan's strategy for expanding its meaningful participation in international organizations, programs and conventions and, in particular, its plans for the upcoming UNGA session. Taiwan had already decided to adopt a "m [...]	2009-09-10 10:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR SENV UNGA TW CH
09TAIPEI1150	DIRECTOR MEETS KMT LEADERS IN KAOHSIUNG [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate September 17 meetings in Kaohsiung with the Director, two local KMT "heavyweights" underscored the KMT's need to accelerate typhoon reconstruction and economic growth in southern Taiwan. Executive Yuan Southern Office CEO Lo Shih-hsiung praised U.S. typhoon relief [...]	2009-09-22 22:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW
09TAIPEI1195	TAIWAN READIES FOR TYPHOONS PARMA AND MELOR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on October 2 predicted course tracks for typhoons Parma and Melor that would bring potentially torrential rains to northern and eastern areas of Taiwan October 4-8. Lighter rains are expected in central and southern areas, which are still [...]	2009-10-02 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI1235	MOFA URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN ICAO AND UNFCCC [...] (C) On October 13, Taiwan's diplomatic allies sent letters to the UN Permanent Representatives of all ICAO and UNFCCC member states (except the PRC),urging them to support Taiwan's meaningful participation in those organizations, MOFA International Organizations Director General Paul Chang an [...]	2009-10-16 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR SENV TW
09TAIPEI1383	GREENING TAIWAN, PART II: ELECTRIC VEHICLE [...] (U) Reftel introduced Taiwan's plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and [...]	2009-11-20 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE
09TAIPEI1397	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH KAOHSIUNG MAYOR CHEN CHU [...] (SBU) Summary: In her November 18 meeting with Director Stanton, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu reiterated familiar DPP themes, maintaining that the KMT was rolling back Taiwan's democracy and using the judiciary to persecute the DPP. Mayor Chen chided President Ma for tilting too far toward China [...]	2009-11-25 03:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW
09TAIPEI1420	CLARIFYING U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan has one of the world's largest fishing industries, and already plays an active role in various regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs). Taiwan's participation in these RFMOs helps meet U.S. conservation and economic interests, as would its participation in new [...]	2009-12-03 07:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIS PGOV PREL PHSA SENV CH TW XB
09TAIPEI1453	TAIWAN'S GHG REDUCTION STRATEGY FACES CARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is one of the world's largest per capita emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). Officials, academics, and civil society have found common cause in the idea of creating a "low-carbon society" in Taiwan, motivated by political, economic, and disaster mitigation goals. The cen [...]	2009-12-09 22:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
09TAIPEI67	H5N2 OUTBREAK TESTS TAIWAN'S PREPAREDNESS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A low-pathogenic H5N2 virus outbreak, discovered on a Kaohsiung chicken farm in October 2008, but not reported for two months, underscores the need for transparency at the Council of Agriculture (COA) regarding virus outbreaks among poultry and animals. The authorities' slow re [...]	2009-01-16 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA ETRD PGOV TW
09TAIPEI73	Taiwan Biotech: 2009 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6, 7, and 12. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth-largest agricultural export market. In 2007, the United States exported more than USD 3.2 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, half of which was [...]	2009-01-20 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW
09TAIPEI854	TAIWAN DISASTER REDUCTION CENTER EXPECTS MORE [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan's National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) expects to broaden an already solid base of international cooperation in the future, including with its counterpart agency i [...]	2009-07-15 23:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ECON ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL APEC TW XE
09TAIPEI937	TAIWAN EXPRESSES INTEREST IN GLOBAL FORUM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan's high-tech electronics industries annually produce millions of CO2-equivalent tons of greenhouse gases (GHG). Despite successful voluntary GHG emission reduction programs, more action will be required under the likely implementation of a GHG emissions cap now under revie [...]	2009-08-05 06:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	TW XE ENRG OIIP TRGY TSPL SENV
09TAIPEI966	DEATH TOLL FROM TYPHOON MORAKOT RISES, RESCUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll and damages caused by Typhoon Morakot continue to rise as rescue workers fan out across central and southern Taiwan to ascertain the typhoon's full impact. Penetration into remote areas by rescuers, including members of the Ministry of National Defense's "speci [...]	2009-08-11 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI974	TYPHOON RECOVERY UNDER WAY AS USG DONATES [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST - PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The official death toll from Typhoon Morakot continues to rise, hitting 67 in the latest count, and estimated economic losses have mounted to at least USD276 million in the agricultural sector alone. Infrastructure rep [...]	2009-08-12 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI979	TAIWAN REQUESTS USG TYPHOON RELIEF ASSISTANCE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST - PLEASE SEE PARAs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Andrew Hsia contacted A/DIR August 13 to offer thanks for the U.S. contribution to the Taiwan Red Cross relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Morakot (ref) and to request additional U.S. assistanc [...]	2009-08-13 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MCAP MARR AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI992	MORAKOT DEATH TOLL REACHES 117 AS TAIWAN WELCOMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has reached 117 individuals. The agricultural sector has lost an estimated USD300 million, and road repair costs are already topping USD420 million. Local areas see continued improvements in infrastructure and sanitation conditions as rescu [...]	2009-08-14 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI996	MORAKOT SITREP 5: DEATH TOLL CLIMBS AGAIN AS U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The estimated losses from Morakot continue to mount, suggesting this could be the most deadly weather-related disaster to hit Taiwan in fifty years. Relief and rebuilding efforts are gaining momentum. The arrival here of supplies provided by DoD received wide media coverage. [...]	2009-08-17 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TALLINN156	ESTONIA HAS JOINED IRENA, PREFERS BONN AS HQ [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (MinEcon),which handles energy issues. 2. (U) Our contacts in the government of Estonia (GOE) had the following responses to reftel questions: -- Est [...]	2009-06-18 05:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV EN
09TALLINN263	GOE SAYS ETS WILL NOT APPLY TO MILITARY FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 14:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON SENV EUN EN
09TALLINN325	Estonia Opposes Nord Stream Pipeline CLASSIFIED BY: Marc Nordberg, Political/Economic Chief; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) Classified by Charge Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 B & D. [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Nord Stream pipeline will not cross Estonian waters, Estonians are concerned about the pipeline for environmental and security reasons. Estonian MPs argue that they do not oppose Nord Stream, but complained that the pipeline company has failed to answer many questions ab [...]	2009-11-06 15:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL SENV RS EN
09TALLINN396	ESTONIA ON COP-15: SKEPTICAL ABOUT CHANCES FOR SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed the diplomatic corps on the upcoming Copenhagen climate conference and the current state of climate negotiations. The presenters confirmed the GOE's priority for the conference is to reach an "ambitious and binding agre [...]	2009-12-07 11:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL EN
09TASHKENT1035	UZBEKISTAN: IRENA TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel talking points regarding U.S. views on the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the request that the points also be passed to the Scientific Association "Physics Sun" of the Institute of Material Sciences of th [...]	2009-06-19 12:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV UZ

09TASHKENT1513	Afghan Transboundary Water Training - Include the Neighbors [...] (C) We were intrigued by reftel's proposal to initiate capacity building for Afghan officials to develop their ability to negotiate with neighbors, including Uzbekistan, on future trans-boundary water sharing arrangements. The cable quite rightly points out that this issue is a tough one for [...]	2009-09-23 07:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EAID SENV ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1966	UZBEKISTAN: STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING THE USE OF CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This USAID-drafted cable examines strategies for addressing the problem of child labor in the cotton sector in Uzbekistan. (Please see Ref A for an analysis of the cotton sector overall and a specific look at this year's harvest.) Uzbekistan's cotton economy remains state-driven [...]	2009-11-05 10:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PHUM SOCI SENV UZ
09TASHKENT2168	UZBEKISTAN: WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND HYDROLOGY WORKSHOP GIVES [...] (SBU). SUMMARY: On November 10-12 the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) hosted a Regional Workshop on Improving Weather, Climate, and Hydrological Service Delivery and Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters. The workshop's purpose was to discuss weather, climate, and hydrological service delivery [...]	2009-12-04 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL SENV TSPL UZ
09TASHKENT244	UZBEKISTAN, OSCE, AND WATER: CONVERSATION WITH OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador, OSCE Conflict Center Director Herbert Salber said he saw a slight opening in Uzbekistan's willingness to accept third party assistance to solve increasing water tensions in Central Asia. Uzbek officials do not exhibit the same confidence when dis [...]	2009-03-03 10:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON SENV PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT252	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (UZBEKISTAN) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is submitting two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (reftel) in 2009-2010: one proposal for a specialist to study water management issues in Central Asia and the second for an NSF Fellow to assess science and technology capabilities in Uzbekistan in light of current neg [...]	2009-03-06 06:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT
09TASHKENT255	A MICHIGAN BOOST TO FOOD SAFETY IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On February 12-26 the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Cochran Program sponsored a food safety training tour in the U.S. for Uzbek, Tajik, and Armenian specialists. The program took place primarily at Michigan State University and included both workshops and site visits. Part [...]	2009-03-06 11:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR ECON SENV UZ
09TASHKENT423	Uzbekistan: MFA Discusses Regional Security, Economic Issues [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Department Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views of a wide range of regional security and economic issues in a recent meeting with us. His remarks tracked closely with comments we have recently heard from GOU officials--Uzbekistan re [...]	2009-04-01 09:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ
09TASHKENT469	Uzbekistan: DTRA and Uzbek Officials Review Biological [...] (C) Summary: A Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delegation met with officials from the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) in mid-March to discuss cooperation under the framework of the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP). The GOU showed up in force and at a high level--with many Deput [...]	2009-04-07 11:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO TSPL PTER PINS PGOV PBTS PREL ASEC SENV UZ
09TASHKENT937	Afghan Trans-Boundary Water Discussions: Maintaining [...] (SBU) Reftel (A) notes that the Afghan government, with USAID and USFOR-A sponsorship, will hold a two-day conference on water management in early July. If it does not already plan to do so, we recommend that Afghanistan be encouraged to invite Central Asian neighbors such as Uzbekistan to tak [...]	2009-06-08 12:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV PREL SOCI SENV PBTS
09TBILISI17	GEORGIA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PLANS REFORMS [...] (SBU) Begin summary. During a December 23 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Giorgi Khachidze, was upbeat and energized about his plans for reforms, including the finalization of a strategic environmental plan for the country. He desc [...]	2009-01-06 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV SCUL BEXP AID GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1052	DROUGHT DAMAGING BUT (SO FAR) NOT DIRE [...] (U) Summary: Drought conditions brought on by El Nino are affecting large areas of Honduras, damaging crops and putting the food security of 16,000 families at risk. Agriculture officials indicate that they have enough grain reserves to supply the country's needs through early 2010. However, [...]	2009-10-16 18:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON SENV EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1147	TFHO1: EXPANDING ELECTRICAL ENERGY ALTERNATIVES [...] (U) Summary: The National Electrical Energy Company of Honduras has re-issued a request for proposals for 250 megawatts of renewable energy in a way that will allow small to medium-sized producers to compete with larger companies. Many small producers indicate they are ready to submit propo [...]	2009-11-13 00:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO EAID ECON ENRG ETRD SENV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1249	TFHO1: WATER RATIONING IN TEGUCIGALPA [...] (U) Summary: Local water authorities in Tegucigalpa predict shortages during the dry season of this drought year, and have begun rationing city water services. The manager of the water company hopes that the combination of rationing and drilling new wells will enable the city to continue prov [...]	2009-12-03 23:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON SENV PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA188	ZELAYA FLIES MILE-HIGH IN SUPPORT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Summary: President Manuel Zelaya, accompanied by the Ambassador, led a high-level delegation to the United States in February to explore the potential for further promoting renewable energy in Honduras. In Washington, he met with Cabinet members to discuss U.S.-Honduran partnerships in this fie [...]	2009-03-18 16:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA272	HONDURAS AND ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] Ambassador Llorens delivered reftel message to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the President's Special Advisor on Energy, Moises Starkman. President Zelaya expressed his total support for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA),noting the strong existing cooperation on r [...]	2009-04-16 21:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM ENRG AADP SENV
09TEGUCIGALPA49	MCNAB CASE DIPNOTE DELIERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID SENV EFIS
09TELAVIV1293	ISRAELI RESPONSE TO IRENA DEMARCHE [...] (C) Post conveyed the points regarding possible USG membership in IRENA (reftel) to GOI Ministry of National Infrastructure, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Environmental Protection on June 11. Upon receiving the demarche, Infrastructure Ministry (which is responsible for energy m [...]	2009-06-15 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KGHG SENV IS
09TELAVIV1299	SPECIAL TREATMENT IS NOT ENOUGH: THE GOI [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOI disputes World Bank assertions--widely picked up by U.S. analysts--that the North Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (NGWWTP) project is at a standstill because the GOI had not approved entry of necessary equipment and materials into Gaza, noting that all approvals were iss [...]	2009-06-16 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1726	GOI, NGO ASSESSMENT OF JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary. The consensus among GOI officials and Israeli NGOs is that the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) will not proceed independently of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project (RDS) due to funding and/or legal concerns. GOI interlocutors asserted that Israel has sufficient d [...]	2009-08-05 03:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL IS JO KWBG
09TELAVIV1809	GOI SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSISTANCE. [...] (SBU) Summary. Post Econ Counselor received a written request from GOI Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP) Director General for assistance in upgrading Israel's environmental law enforcement capabilities. New civil law procedures could reinforce existing mechanisms which rely chiefly [...]	2009-08-14 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
09TELAVIV2149	ISRAEL MAKES PROGRESS ON DESALINATION SUBSTITUTION [...] (U) Summary: Now entering its fifth year of substandard rainfall, Israel is making notable progress in substituting desalinated sea water for natural source fresh water for public consumption. Expanded production from existing seawater facilities should reach 160 million cubic meters (mcm) an [...]	2009-09-30 15:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EINV IS
09TELAVIV2536	Israeli Climate Change Policy Faces Grim Reality [...] (SBU) Summary. Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry (MEP) admits that its evolving climate change policy will not be able to reduce the country's CO2 emissions anywhere near the degree that climate change advocates recommend. Studies project a full doubling of Israel's emissions from to [...]	2009-11-24 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG OECD IS
09TELAVIV2682	TWWG: ISRAEL AND PA GRAPPLE OVER WATER PROJECTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL IS PS
09TELAVIV676	Environment Minister Criticized as OECD Assessment [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Outgoing Environment Minister Gideon Ezra was given a failing grade by the Israeli environmental NGO community in a review of his three year tenure. He sided with the government against policy choices endorsed by his own ministry staff, weakened rather than strengthened environm [...]	2009-03-20 14:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
09TELAVIV825	MINISTERS OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Israel's new government under Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was sworn in last week with the largest cabinet in Israel's history. Gilad Erdan of Likud was appointed to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and he appears to be taking an activist stance early in his tenu [...]	2009-04-08 10:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS PGOV PREL SENV OECD
09THEHAGUE177	DUTCH VIEWS ON INCLUSION OF INTERNATIONAL AVIATION IN THE [...] (U) Summary: The GONL supports the EU's decision to include international aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2012. At the same time, the GONL would like to see the issue concurrently being addressed on a global scale, largely through the International Civil Aviation Organizati [...]	2009-03-12 15:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL
09THEHAGUE197	NETHERLANDS: UPDATE ON KEY AVIATION ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government and KLM are both keen to learn the details of the new U.S. Administration's aviation policy, especially as it relates to the Second Stage of the U.S.-EU Air Transport Negotiations. The aviation tax, implemented in July 2008, continues to cause controversy and [...]	2009-03-23 11:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL
09THEHAGUE310	NETHERLANDS: DRIVING ON WITH NEW PAY-PER-KILOMETER ROAD [...] (U) Summary: The Dutch government has delayed the first stage of its proposed road pricing system until 2012 at the earliest. This new system would replace fixed automobile taxes with a pay-per-kilometer system. Despite the delay, Parliament still looks poised to pass the new system into l [...]	2009-05-20 13:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL
09THEHAGUE316	NETHERLANDS: CLIMATE ADAPTATION FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is providing 18 million Euros (USD 24.5 million) of adaption-related development aid in 2009. The GONL wants to contribute more, but plans are hampered by a challenging budget environment. The Dutch are most amenable to collaborating wi [...]	2009-05-27 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG NL
09THEHAGUE498	NETHERLANDS: ASSESSMENT OF JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 12:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL IS JO NL KWBG
09THEHAGUE546	NETHERLANDS: FEEDBACK ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several climate change issues are proving difficult to resolve within the EU, according to Dutch negotiators. For example, EU support for a 30 percent emission reduction by 2020 is "crumbling" and the debate over burden sharing of climate change costs is gathering steam. Our interloc [...]	2009-09-11 07:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG NL
09THEHAGUE730	NETHERLANDS: SEEKING CLEAR 2010 ROADMAP FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch will work in Copenhagen to secure a pragmatic, operational agreement at COP-15 as proposed by Danish PM Rasmussen. But they are concerned the climate negotiations process will bog down after political momentum subsides in 2010. They also fear domestic backlash in Europe if [...]	2009-12-04 17:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG NL
09THESSALONIKI17	THESSALONIKI: PROPOSAL FOR BALKAN - EASTERN MED [...] SUMMARY: The Thessaloniki-based Balkan Environment Center would like to initiate cooperation on water management and renewable energy with the northern Israel-based Galilee Society, beginning with a video-teleconference discussion with scientists from both organizations on Earth Day, April 22. [...]	2009-04-08 20:31:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG SENV PGOV PREL IS GR
09TIRANA75	ALBANIA'S EISA INPUT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 15:43:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD AL
09TOKYO1105	MEXT SUPPORTS GLOBAL CHANGE OBSERVATION MISSION [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle appropriately. 2. (SBU) The EST Chief delivered ref A points and the letter contained in ref B from Commerce Under Secretary Lubchenco to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Deputy Director-General Masaaki Tanaka Ma [...]	2009-05-15 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR TSPA SENV JA
09TOKYO1159	JAPAN'S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FUNDING [...] (SBU) EST Chief met Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Senior Negotiator for Climate Change Yoshiko Kijima May 21 to discuss Japan's programs and funding for adaptation to climate change per reftel request. Kijima said the GOJ combines funding for adaptation and mitigation programs and does [...]	2009-05-21 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO1216	WHALING: JAPAN UNLIKELY TO COMPROMISE IN UPCOMING [...] (SBU) While the Japanese public does not oppose whaling - in fact most support continued whaling - interest groups here are divided over whether to accept a compromise in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that would allow Japan limited coastal whaling in exchange for a reduction/elim [...]	2009-05-29 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS KSCA IWC ETRD JA
09TOKYO1218	CLIMATE CHANGE: STAKEHOLDERS DIFFER ON JAPAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Aso intends to announce Japan's midterm greenhouse gas reduction target by mid-June in order to use it at the G8 Summit/MEF and in the UNFCCC negotiations. There remain wide differences over the size of an appropriate target, however, among the various climate/e [...]	2009-05-29 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO1286	WHALING: JAPAN SUPPORTS ANOTHER YEAR FOR FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Japan supports continuing the Future of the International Whaling Commission process until the 2010 IWC Annual Meeting, Fisheries Agency of Japan Deputy Director General Jun Yamashita told Emboffs June 8. However, Japan is concerned the "starting point" for the Small Working Grou [...]	2009-06-09 03:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA
09TOKYO1319	Japan Announces Midterm Greenhouse Gas Target [...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of internal GOJ discussion and input from various study groups, Prime Minister Aso announced June 10 that Japan will aim to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Looked at from a 1990 base year, the figures would equal an e [...]	2009-06-11 21:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG ECON JA
09TOKYO1344	JAPAN INTENDS TO JOIN IRENA, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan intends to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the June 28-30 meeting in Egypt but has not yet finalized legal and financial preparations, Foreign Ministry (MOFA) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials said in response to ref A d [...]	2009-06-15 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KGHG SENV JA
09TOKYO1411	NISSAN DISCUSSES U.S. AND GLOBAL AUTO INDUSTRY, [...] (SBU) Nissan Senior VP for External and Government Affairs Hitoshi Kawaguchi and International Affairs General Manager Takehiro Kasai met June 10 with EMIN and FCS Minister Counselor, the first such meeting between senior Nissan personnel and emboffs in a number of years. Kawaguchi opened st [...]	2009-06-23 04:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO1515	CLIMATE CHANGE: SENIOR JAPANESE MOE OFFICIAL [...] (C) Ministry of Environment Deputy Director General for Global Environment Masaru Moriya discussed preparations for the Major Economies Forum leaders meeting and progress towards a post-2012 agreement on climate change in the UNFCCC when he met with EMIN and EST Chief July 1. Moriya said the [...]	2009-07-02 06:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO157	EMINENT PERSONS' GROUP SUGGESTS A NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: An eminent persons' study group organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will report to Foreign Minister Nakasone January 23 on its work regarding a new economic dialogue between the U.S. and Japan. MOFA officials called in econoffs to say the group recommends the [...]	2009-01-23 09:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR SENV EFIN PGOV EINV JA
09TOKYO1631	GOJ LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUED COOPERATION ON IRENA [...] (SBU) The GOJ looks forward to continuing its work with the USG to advance common positions in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),including pressing for a permanent seat on the IRENA Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Security Division officials Daigo Takeichi [...]	2009-07-17 06:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV JA
09TOKYO1639	JAPANESE AUTO EXECUTIVES LOOK TO MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Honda and Nissan Executives see conditions improving in both auto and financial markets. Honda stresses the importance of being able to benefit now from past investments, especially in alternatives to the classic internal combustion engine investment and taking a long-term vie [...]	2009-07-21 05:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND KGHG SENV ETRD JA
09TOKYO1741	METI RELEASES STRATEGY TO LEVERAGE ODA, RESOURCE DIPLOMACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan should augment its use of official development assistance (ODA) to secure supplies of strategically important rare metals, according to a strategy released July 28 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). In particular, the plan highlights a need for greater co [...]	2009-07-30 07:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EAID PREL SENV JA
09TOKYO1748	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASSESSMENT OF JORDAN-ONLY RED [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 01:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL JA
09TOKYO187	METI LOOKING TO CONTINUE FORMAL BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: METI wants to continue a bilateral economic dialogue similar to the Economic Partnership for Growth (EPG) with the U.S., according to METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Hiroyuki Ishige. He envisions the new partnership having three pillars -- (a) macro-economy and trad [...]	2009-01-27 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SENV PREL JA
09TOKYO1961	AMBASSADOR MEETS SENIOR JAPANESE LEADERSHIP [...] (C) During August 25 introductory calls on Prime Minister Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kawamura, the Ambassador underlined his goals of strengthening bilateral ties, bringing the peoples of our two countries closer together and addressing the challenges before us, including issues as divers [...]	2009-08-25 07:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SENV ECON MARR JA
09TOKYO2067	PM-ELECT HATOYAMA ANNOUNCES STRICTER GREENHOUSE GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister-Elect Hatoyama, on September 7, called for a new target of reducing Japan's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 percent by 2020, from 1990 levels. The goal is far more ambitious than the proposal put forth by former PM Aso in June and approximately double the p [...]	2009-09-08 21:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO2080	BUSINESSES AND METI UNHAPPY WITH HATOYAMA'S [...] (C) Summary: PM-Elect Hatoyama's September 7 announcement that the GOJ would target a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, from 1990 levels, by 2020 (Ref A) was made with little or no consultation with Japanese ministries. Businesses and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus [...]	2009-09-09 07:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO219	GOJ TARGETS CLEAN ENERGY, RESOURCE SECURITY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOJ's FY09 energy budget proposal focuses on securing stable access to conventional energy resources while simultaneously pursuing energy efficiency and low-carbon alternatives. It should enable the GOJ to launch several policies developed in the run-up to the 2008 Toyako G8 [...]	2009-01-29 09:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN SENV KGHG PGOV JA
09TOKYO2238	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER EAGER TO COOPERATE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hatoyama looks forward to working with President Obama on climate change and a nuclear-free world, Environment Minister Sakihito Ozawa told the Ambassador during a September 18 courtesy call. Ozawa credited President Obama's election for triggering similar political chang [...]	2009-09-24 23:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PBIO KGHG JP
09TOKYO228	TOYOTA DISCUSSES AUTO MARKETS, HOPES FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Toyota hopes Congress will pass the proposed economic stimulus package quickly and act to "save" the Big Three automakers, Toyota Vice Chairman Katsuhiro Nakagawa told EMIN. Toyota and other automakers are hit by both tight markets for commercial credit and problems consumers h [...]	2009-01-30 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO2314	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH JAPANESE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met with Deputy Secretary Steinberg 1 October and said that during his initial 100 days as Minister he planned to focus on U.S-Japan relations, including force realignment and U.S. bases in Okinawa; reconstruction assistance for Afghanistan [...]	2009-10-06 00:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SENV MARR KGHG JA
09TOKYO2322	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO JAPAN OF DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO233	JAPAN INCHES CLOSER TO SETTING MID-TERM CLIMATE [...] (C) Summary: A subcommittee of scientists and academics is close to finalizing its recommendations for Japan's mid-term climate targets, according to a Ministry of Environment (MOE) official. The Council on Global Warming Issues will weigh these recommendations and advise the Prime Minister, w [...]	2009-01-30 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG ELTN EWWT PREL JA
09TOKYO2456	OVERVIEW OF JAPANESE EXPORTS OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The export of clean energy technology to Asia is a growing market at the nexus of Japan's industrial policy, overseas development goals, and energy security posture. To date four strategies have driven development and marketing of such technology, including: (1) ongoing economic [...]	2009-10-25 21:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD SENV EAID PREL JA
09TOKYO2529	DCM URGES GOJ TO SHOW FLEXIBILITY IN WHALING TALKS [...] (C) Following up on an October 22 letter from the Ambassador to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu, the DCM met with MAFF Vice Minister for International Affairs Shuji Yamada November 2 to convey U.S. commitment to build upon progress at recently-concluded talks i [...]	2009-11-02 07:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA
09TOKYO2588	JAPAN RECEPTIVE TO FURTHER ENGAGEMENT ON WHALING [...] (C/NF) Summary: U.S. representative to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Monica Medina met with senior officials from the Fisheries Agency of Japan (FAJ) November 4 to discuss progress in negotiations under the Future of the IWC process. The FAJ Director General described the results of re [...]	2009-11-09 06:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA
09TOKYO2592	WHALING: MOFA WORKING LEVEL THOUGHTS [...] (C/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs working level officials would prefer to postpone any public announcement of a U.S.-Japan commitment to conclude an agreement on whaling by a date certain, and keep our bilateral negotiations confidential until we are closer to an agreement, MOFA Fisheries Di [...]	2009-11-09 08:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA
09TOKYO268	SENIOR JAPANESE OFFICIAL STRESSES NEED FOR EARLY [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Global Issues Shinsuke Sugiyama told EMIN February 3 that the GOJ very much wants to maintain close coordination/cooperation with the U.S. on climate change and energy matters. Sugiyama noted the series of UNFCCC-related meetings leading u [...]	2009-02-04 09:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG PREL JA
09TOKYO271	JAPAN TO EXPAND EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE RARE METALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ is more than doubling its budget for rare metals exploration and acquisition in FY2009. Priorities include remote sensing activities in southern Africa, projects to stockpile and recycle rare metals from used equipment, and research to leverage advances in technology to [...]	2009-02-04 22:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG PREL SENV JA XA
09TOKYO2767	VERIFICATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' ACTIONS A [...] (SBU) A proposal by developing countries to exempt domestically-funded climate actions from measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) will be a red-line issue for Japan at upcoming UNFCCC climate negotiations in Copenhagen December 7-18, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust [...]	2009-12-03 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO2768	JAPAN MAY EXTEND "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's second FY09 supplementary budget will likely extend its auto purchase incentive program for certain fuel-efficient vehicles. No U.S. autos qualify, and although U.S. automakers advocate modification of the program, their main concern is preservation of benefits they c [...]	2009-12-03 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
09TOKYO279	JAPAN THINKING AHEAD TO APEC 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese officials responsible for APEC affairs have begun internal discussions of GOJ priorities for Japan's 2010 APEC chairmanship focusing on a "New APEC Vision" that provides strategic direction for the organization to 2020 and beyond. The GOJ is considering a "Green APEC [...]	2009-02-05 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL SENV ENRG APECO JA
09TOKYO2845	JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) strategic planning head Tadashi Maeda told Embassy Tokyo Economic Minister Counselor the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leadership's failure to move forward on Futenma relocation will likely remain a problem well into the next year [...]	2009-12-11 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV PREL ELTN SENV JA
09TOKYO286	HONDA: IT'S GENERAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS THAT'S [...] (C) Summary: Governments need to act quickly to stabilize financial markets and restart credit flows to companies and consumers, Honda executives told emboffs. The auto company executives argued assistance should aim to provide a general stimulus to economies rather than be targeted to spec [...]	2009-02-06 06:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ECON PGOV SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO290	GOJ TAKING "WAIT-AND-SEE" APPROACH ON IRENA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials told econoff the GOJ is still evaluating participation in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) following the January 26-27 founding conference in Bonn. Officials state the GOJ must address four concerns before it can join, [...]	2009-02-06 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV PREL EUN TBIO GM JA
09TOKYO2926	JAPAN MAY EXTEND "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's second FY09 supplementary budget will likely extend its auto purchase incentive program for certain fuel-efficient vehicles. No U.S. autos qualify, and although U.S. automakers advocate modification of the program, their main concern is preservation of benefits they c [...]	2009-12-24 02:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
09TOKYO322	WHALING: JAPAN ASKS USG TO EXAMINE TAX EXEMPT [...] (U) Please see action request contained in para 5. 2. (C) Fisheries Agency of Japan Director General Shuji Yamada called in EMIN Feb. 10 to raise the recent incident in which a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) vessel allegedly collided with a Japanese research whaling vessel in th [...]	2009-02-10 08:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EFIS IWC PREL JA
09TOKYO332	JAPAN'S POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has been an active participant in negotiations on a post-Kyoto climate change agreement in the UNFCCC, as well as in talks on the subject in the Major Economies Meetings, G8, and APEC. Seeing itself as a bridge between the U.S. and EU on climate change, the GOJ also has [...]	2009-02-12 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG PREL JA
09TOKYO345	PROGRAMS FOR JAPAN'S AUTOMAKERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Although car manufacturers in Japan have been hit hard by the global economic crisis -- with six of the country's eight auto manufacturers reporting losses last year -- none is clamoring for a bailout. The GOJ has adopted an incremental approach to assist the auto industry with [...]	2009-02-13 09:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA
09TOKYO409	(SBU) USDOC/NOAA/NMFS LETTER REGARDING MARINE [...] (U) Please see action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) Post delivered the letter contained in ref to Fisheries Agency of Japan Deputy Director General Jun Yamashita February 23. Yamashita's address is: 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8907. 3. (U) The links provided in ref for ba [...]	2009-02-23 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV OTRA JA
09TOKYO422	JAPAN DEFENDS POSITION ON CONSERVATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: EST Chief and LES Environment Specialist delivered demarche in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fisheries Division Officer Daisuke Kiryu and Fisheries Agency of Japan International Affairs Division Officer Wataru Tanoue February 5. In response, Kiryu said Japan sees no reason [...]	2009-02-24 12:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV KSCA JA
09TOKYO423	JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER LOOKS FOR CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: Japan Environment Minister Saito called for continuing strong U.S.-Japan cooperation on climate change, including on efforts to bring China into a post-Kyoto framework, during his February 17 meeting with Climate Change Special Envoy Stern. The Japanese Minister also proposed s [...]	2009-02-25 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG KGHG PREL JA
09TOKYO425	METI VICE MINISTER EMPHASIZES ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY [...] (C) Summary: METI Vice Minister Mochizuki called for continued U.S.-Japan cooperation in research and development of clean energy technology and in bringing the emerging market economies into a post-Kyoto framework during his February 18 meeting with Climate Change Special Envoy Stern. Moch [...]	2009-02-25 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG JA
09TOKYO515	TOYOTA IN TALKS TO ACCESS JBIC LOAN FACILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Toyota Financial Services, the Japanese automaker's financing arm, reportedly has requested $2 billion from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to support its financing operations in the U.S. JBIC officials told emboffs March 6 its recently launched lending fa [...]	2009-03-06 10:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA
09TOKYO530	WHALING:GOJ REPORTS SEA SHEPHERD TO IMO [...] (SBU) EST Unit Chief and Senior Environmental Affairs LES called on Fisheries Agency of Japan Far Seas Fisheries Division Assistant Director Shigeki Takaya March 9 to inform him of CEQ Chair Sutley's March 6 statement regarding the USG position on whaling, and of USG plans to demarche the Gov [...]	2009-03-10 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS IWC JA
09TOKYO589	JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER LOOKING TO VISIT U.S. [...] (SBU) Environment Ministry Councilor for Global Environmental Affairs Masaru Moriya told EMIN and EST Chief March 17 that Japanese Environment Minister Tetsuo Saito plans to visit Washington May 2 - 5. The Minister is looking to meet May 4 with EPA Administrator Jackson, Assistant to the Pr [...]	2009-03-17 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG OTRA PREL JA
09TOKYO596	JAPAN MOVES TOWARD SURPLUS POWER BUYBACK SCHEME TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: METI officials hope the Diet will approve a bill during the current legislative session introducing a feed-in-tariff (FIT)-like scheme to compel electric power companies to buy surplus solar photovoltaic (PV) power from residential generators. If approved, the surplus power rep [...]	2009-03-18 05:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV JA
09TOKYO602	GREENPEACE RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN CASE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Greenpeace International representatives met EMIN and EST Chief March 18 to express concern about the case of two Greenpeace Japan activists arrested in 2008. The Greenpeace representatives said the case raises human rights concerns regarding freedom of expression and claimed [...]	2009-03-18 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS IWC PHUM JA
09TOKYO604	WHO'S WHO IN JAPAN'S CLIMATE TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese Prime Minister is advised by the Council on Global Warming and by an interagency group that includes the Chief Cabinet Secretary and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, of Economics, Trade and Industry, and of Environment. The Council on Global Warming is chaired by [...]	2009-03-18 22:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG PREL ECON JA
09TOKYO663	(C-AL8-02662) JAPANESE OFFICIALS' VIEWS ON RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOJ officials do not perceive a major change in Japan's policy on energy engagement with Russia, which they continue to describe as part of a broader diversification strategy to reduce Japan's dependence on oil and gas from the Middle East while avoiding over-reliance on Russian e [...]	2009-03-24 23:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL SENV EFIS ECPS RS JA
09TOKYO697	JAPANESE LEADERSHIP PROMOTES NEXT-GENERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior GOJ lawmakers continue to emphasize policies that support development and sale of electric and other next-generation vehicles as vital both to Japan's long-term economic growth and in order to reach CO2 reduction targets. Improving energy efficiency and reducing reliance [...]	2009-03-27 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ENRG SENV JA
09TOKYO861	JAPAN'S WHALING FLEET RETURNS FROM ANTARCTIC [...] (C) Japan's whaling fleet returned from its 2008/9 research whaling expedition in the Antarctic April 13 and 14. The fleet caught 679 minke whales and one fin whale, well below the projected catch of 850(plus/minus 10 percent) minke whales and 50 fin whales, according to a Fisheries Agency of [...]	2009-04-15 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EFIS PREL IWC JA
09TOKYO890	GOJ INCENTIVES FOR ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLES [...] (U) Summary: The GOJ stimulus package Prime Minister Aso announced April 10 includes measures to encourage purchase of environmentally friendly automobiles. Although some imported European brands would benefit from the incentive, no U.S. autos now appear to qualify. American automakers reps [...]	2009-04-17 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
09TOKYO996	METI PREVIEWS MINISTER NIKAI'S U.S. TRIP [...] (SBU) Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Toshihiro Nikai will visit New Mexico, Chicago, and Washington during a May 1-6 trip to the United States. Trip details, and the substance of proposed MOUs to be signed, are coming together quickly. In Washington, Nikai plans to see Energy Secret [...]	2009-04-29 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG PREL SENV KIPR JA
09TORONTO215	Nuclear Power at Ontario's Energy Strategy Core [...] (U) Summary: Nuclear power remains at the center of Ontario's energy strategy, despite the recent cancellation of three nuclear power plant projects, and the passing of Ontario's much publicized Green Energy Act (GEA). The steady supply of power from existing nuclear plants, combined with dram [...]	2009-09-10 18:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV CA
09TORONTO33	Ontario on Track to Eliminate Trash Shipments by 2010? [...] (U) Summary: Two recently released reports make it difficult to judge exactly how close Ontario is to its goal of phasing out shipments of municipal trash to Michigan by the end of 2010. A 40% reduction by 2009 was set as an interim target. According to U.S. media reports, the reductions appe [...]	2009-02-12 19:53:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SENV PGOV PREL CA US
09TORONTO75	Ontario's Compost Pile - Exports Shift to New York [...] (U) Summary: Ontario faces an overflow of kitchen compost, and has begun sending thousands of tons to New York state for incineration. The province's Green Bin program has grown so quickly that it has outstripped the ability of municipalities to process organic kitchen waste locally, a situati [...]	2009-04-16 16:58:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SENV PGOV PREL CA US
09TRIPOLI705	RATS BE GONE: UK PEST ERADICATION FIRM RENTOKIL EXPANDING IN LIBYA REF: 08 TRIPOLI 635 TRIPOLI 00000705 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-30 17:04:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EIND EINV SENV TPHY LY
09TRIPOLI739	EMBASSY TRIPOLI'S RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) Introduction: Following the exchange of Ambassadors in January 2009, the United States and Libya have embarked on a new period of engagement. With the restoration of full diplomatic relations for the first time in more than three decades, we are engaging Libyans on a vast range of publi [...]	2009-09-14 12:45:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD
09TUNIS434	IRENA: TUNISIA'S VOTE UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 06:51:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV TS
09TUNIS707	TUNISIA: NATURAL DISASTER HITS POLITICAL HOTSPOT [...] (C) Summary: Disastrous flooding on September 23 caused at least 17 deaths, many other injuries, and an uncalculated amount of property damage in the south central region of Tunisia. The worst flooding damage appears to have been in and around Redeyef, an impoverished mining town that was the [...]	2009-09-28 06:45:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV EAID CASC TS
09TUNIS711	PROPOSAL TO ADD HYDROFLUOROCARBONS TO THE MONTREAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 13:45:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC TS
09TUNIS757	ESTH ENGAGEMENT IN TUNISIA - OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] (SBU) We believe the positive Tunisian rhetorical response to President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech could provide an opening to activate the 2004 Science and Technology Agreement and partner with Tunisia on strategic efforts such as technology development, science diplomacy, new and renewable [...]	2009-10-13 06:51:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TS
09ULAANBAATAR112	EARTH, WIND, AND SOLAR: MAKING RENEWABLES HAPPEN IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mongolia's abundant animal, solar, wind, and hydro resources offer tremendous opportunities for the government and private investors to establish a vibrant renewable energy sector. The government openly encourages development of these resources, but apart from intermittent successe [...]	2009-04-27 02:25:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON PGOV SENV PREL EAID MG
09ULAANBAATAR23	NO PROGRESS ON REDUCING ULAANBAATAR AIR POLLUTION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ulaanbaatar's air pollution remains one of Mongolia's most critical environmental problems. Recent government studies show that some forms of the city's air pollution increased by as much as 20 percent in 2008. The government has allocated 50 billion tugruks (approximately USD 3 [...]	2009-01-28 06:06:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL EAID PGOV MG

09ULAANBAATAR349	DOMESTIC AND DIPLOMATIC CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acutely aware of its vulnerability to a changing climate, Mongolia is pursuing initiatives both domestically and regionally to foster clean energy and conservation. Diplomatically, the GOM has assembled delegates from China, Japan, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea at three c [...]	2009-12-01 03:43:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV ENRG TRGY MG
09UNVIEVIENNA107	IAEA/ISRAEL/GAZA: ARAB STATES SILENT ON GAZA [...] (C) We expected that Arab states/NAM might use the IAEA Board of Governors meeting the week of March 2 as a platform for expressing outrage over the recent war in Gaza. Our expectations were wrong. The Arab group had positioned itself to link Gaza to nuclear safety by claiming a possible h [...]	2009-03-16 14:50:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC MNUC PREL SENV IAEA XF IS
09UNVIEVIENNA380	IAEA/ENERGY: HOW DOES THE IAEA FIT INTO THE UN ENERGY [...] (U) After years of debate over the IAEA's proper role in nuclear power promotion, the Agency today enjoys broad agreement among Member States that the IAEA should encourage consideration of nuclear power as a sustainable energy option. To assist states in optimizing a national energy mix, IA [...]	2009-08-10 15:33:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG TRGY SENV EAID KNNP IAEA UNIDO
09UNVIEVIENNA391	IAEA/NA: AGENCY HAS A ROLE IN FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Though most widely known to the general public as the nuclear nonproliferation watchdog agency, the IAEA is having an increasing impact on environmental policy. Most, if not all, of its activities in this area are focused on marine and terrestrial environmental issues, and are funneled thr [...]	2009-08-14 14:04:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC KNNP ENRG TRGY TPHY KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA50	IAEA/GAZA/DEPLETED URANIUM: ISRAEL RESPONDS [...] (C) Following the IAEA's receipt of letters from the Arab group and from the Palestinians calling for IAEA assistance in the wake of alleged Israeli use of depleted uranium munitions (DU) in Gaza (see reftel),the IAEA Secretariat sent Israel a letter "inviting" Israel to submit "any comment [...]	2009-02-05 16:03:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC MNUC PREL SENV IAEA XF IS
09USEUBRUSSELS1172	COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND TROIKA VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 10:05:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL
09USEUBRUSSELS1331	CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...]	2009-10-01 15:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
09USEUBRUSSELS1334	CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...]	2009-10-01 16:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL
09USEUBRUSSELS1420	SCENESETTER FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fourth meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council on October 27 will cover a solid agenda with our largest economic partner. The meeting will feature discussions on G20 commitments and our cooperation in financial reform, closer U.S.-EU regulatory cooperation in [...]	2009-10-22 13:22:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS1477	EU COUNCIL FAILS TO AGREE ON CLIMATE FINANCING [...] (SBU) This is an initial spot report of the climate outcomes of the EU Council. USEU will provide further detail next week after conversations with EU officials. 2. (SBU) Summary. Despite efforts from the Swedish Presidency and the European Commission, EU Heads of State and Government fail [...]	2009-10-30 15:31:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EWWT EUN KGHG SENV TRGY
09USEUBRUSSELS457	DIMAS SEEKS CONTRUCTIVE ROLE [...] (C) Econoff met with Andreas Papaconstantinou, a member of Environment Commissioner Dimas' staff, on 27 March. Papaconstantinou confirmed what we recently reported (reftel) that Commission President Barroso is seeking to play a major role in the climate discussions. He confirmed that Matthew [...]	2009-03-30 15:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG
09USNATO521	NATO-RUSSIA: NATO ALLIES AGREE NRC MUST FOCUS ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 06:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM PTER SENV NATO RS
09USNATO523	NATO-RUSSIA: NATO ALLIES AGREE NRC MUST FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a November 11 informal NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting on a Ministerial tasking to launch a Joint Review of 21st Century Security Challenges, NATO Allies argued that this initiative should proceed only if agreement was also reached on the "Taking the NRC Forward" paper and t [...]	2009-11-16 16:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM PTER SENV NATO RS
09USUNNEWYORK1002	UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMEMORATES ICPD+15 [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations held a plenary session of the General Assembly to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The October 12th session saw nearly forty countries speak on a variety of issues related to the explo [...]	2009-11-06 21:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SMIG SOCI PREL PGOV PRM USAID
09USUNNEWYORK1161	UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE - U.S. PROMOTES [...] (SBU) The UN General Assembly completed action December 24 on the last of the 46 draft resolutions and decisions for the 2009 session of the Second (Economic and Financial) Committee, notably achieving consensus results on all but six. USUN approached the committee's work with intensified eng [...]	2009-12-24 18:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD SENV UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK155	BAN KI MOON URGES POTUS PARTICIPATION IN CLIMATE [...] (C) During a small dinner at the UN Secretary General's residence the Secretary General pulled Ambassador Rice aside to again reiterate the importance he places on President Obama attending the proposed "mini summit" on climate change in March. Ban said he was concerned that as yet there had [...]	2009-02-18 23:58:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV
09USUNNEWYORK189	AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]	2009-02-27 16:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI UN
09USUNNEWYORK201	AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]	2009-03-02 20:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI EU UN
09USUNNEWYORK211	AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH U/SYG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Sha Zukang reviewed his department's development priorities during a March 2 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice, focusing on a nine-page customized report reviewing DESA's cooperation with USG agencies and proposing areas for [...]	2009-03-04 22:48:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KGHG SENV UN CH
09USUNNEWYORK247	PACIFIC ISLAND PERMREPS LAY OUT CONCERNS ON STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Rice's March 5 hosted lunch for her counterparts from 11 UN member states representing Pacific island nations, the islanders expressed optimism for the new U.S. Administration after feeling drift in recent years. They called for enhanced partnership with the U.S. w [...]	2009-03-11 18:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SENV KGHG AORC UNGA EAID XV
09USUNNEWYORK307	MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (U) Following delivery of the invitation letter text from President Obama to the Office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on March 23, USUN ECOSOC Advisor met with Janos Pasztor, Director of the Secretary-General's Climate Change Support Team, to convey reftel talking points concerning the U [...]	2009-03-24 22:41:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG
09USUNNEWYORK361	BOLIVIAN CHARGE PLEDGES DIALOGUE, PUSHES "MOTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recently arrived Bolivian Charge d'Affaires Pablo Solon Romero paid a courtesy call April 6 on Ambassador Wolff, agreeing to pursue an open and constructive dialogue with USUN on issues of concern and avoiding the temptation to use the UN as a propaganda pulpit. Ambassador Wolff [...]	2009-04-07 20:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV SNAR UN BL
09USUNNEWYORK402	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USG DELEGATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 18:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON OTRA SENV
09USUNNEWYORK444	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USG DELEGATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 20:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC OTRA
09USUNNEWYORK469	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH EC HEAD OF DELEGATION [...] On May 5, Ambassador Rice met with European Commission (EC) Head of Delegation Ambassador Fernando Valenzuela. He requested the meeting as an initial courtesy call. Valenzuela raised three specific issues: the future of the EC at the UN; the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) June 1- [...]	2009-05-07 15:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EU KGHG SENV
09USUNNEWYORK486	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH DANISH CLIMATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Danish Climate Minister Hedegaard sought the Ambassador's views on the likelihood of Congressional adoption of climate change legislation by December, and encouraged USG engagement with China. She also hoped that U.S. leadership would draw out clearer positions from Japan and Ca [...]	2009-05-12 09:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KGHG SENV UN DA
09USUNNEWYORK756	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH PERM REPS OF PACIFIC [...] (SBU - NO FORN) Ambassador Rice met August 5 at USUN with Perm Reps of Nauru (coordinator of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) in New York),Fiji and Tonga to discuss several issues, including the security implications of climate change. The delegation expressed disappointment tha [...]	2009-08-07 21:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SENV KGHG AORC UNGA EAID XV
09USUNNEWYORK924	UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: SEEKING MOMENTUM FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Secretary-General's September 22 high-level event on climate change drew leaders from nearly one hundred countries just a day before the start of the UN General Assembly and three months before the anticipated Climate Change Convention ministerial in Copenhagen. Leaders from a [...]	2009-10-19 15:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KGHG SENV UN
09USUNNEWYORK931	SENATOR BOXER DISCUSSES WOMEN, CLIMATE WITH SG [...] Senator Barbara Boxer came to New York to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in her capacity as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittees on International Organizations and Global Women's Issues. She raised the need to quickly appoint a Special Representative of the Secretary-G [...]	2009-10-20 22:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI SENV KWMN KGHG UNGA
09VALLETTA421	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 29 to MFA coordinator for Environment, Second Secretary David Ellul. 2. Ellul expressed appreciation for the information provided and indicated that Malta, following the EU lead, was in general agreement on the need to have major emerging countr [...]	2009-09-29 15:13:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN MT
09VATICAN119	POPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pope Benedict addressed the opening of the World Food Summit urging leaders to care for the world's hungry and protect the environment. Similarly, at the UN General Assembly, the Vatican nuncio stressed the need for a comprehensive international energy policy that protects the enviro [...]	2009-11-19 15:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC BEXP EAGR ENRG FAO PGOV PREL SENV UN DA SF
09VATICAN125	COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT: VATICAN CHARITIES PLAN BIG [...] Summary: (SBU) Caritas Internationalis, the international federation of national Caritas groups (Catholic Church-affiliated aid organizations),will send a large delegation to Copenhagen to press for strong action on climate change. Caritas will also promote its "Grow Climate Justice" campai [...]	2009-12-01 16:26:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC SENV BEXP EAGR ENRG PREL UN DA SF VT
09VATICAN132	POPE ISSUES FORCEFUL ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE FOR WORLD PEACE [...] (U) The deterioration of any one part of the planet affects us all, Pope Benedict said in his message for World Peace Day, Jan. 1, 2010 (released December 15). According to the Pope, the world's population cannot remain indifferent to environmental degradation. Government policies, the acti [...]	2009-12-16 12:08:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL PHUM EAID VT
09VATICAN54	HOLY SEE TURNS OUT THE LIGHTS [...] Summary: The dome of Saint Peter's Basilica plunged into darkness March 28 signaling Vatican City's participation in Earth Hour 2009. Environmental issues have moved more to the front burner since Pope Benedict XVI assumed office in 2005 and the Vatican has initiated several highly publicize [...]	2009-04-14 14:36:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KIRF ENRG SENV SOCI TNGD TRGY TSPL KTIA VT
09VIENNA1155	Austria Climate Update: GoA Investing Heavily, But Still [...] SUMMARY: Leading Austrian researchers say the GoA must invest much more in the fight against global warming in order to sustain the emissions and energy use reductions associated with the ongoing economic crisis. Existing and planned laws/standards and investment levels are not enough to meet [...]	2009-09-11 11:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA126	MEASURES TO COMBAT CANCER IN AUSTRIA [...] On World Cancer Day, Minister of Health Alois Stoeger announced that the GoA will put more emphasis on preventative measures against cancer. The Ministry of Health is evaluating a special screening process to improve the early diagnosis of breast and uterine cancer in women. Officials say th [...]	2009-02-06 13:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI SENV TBIO WHO KPAO AU
09VIENNA1264	Austria on Climate Demarche: Can USG Deliver? [...] EconPol Counselor and EconUnitChief delivered ref A demarche September 25 to Elfriede-Anna More (advisor to GoA Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich) and Dr. Gertraud Wollansky (Department of Air, Soil, and Climate Change). The Ambassador strengthened the message in a call Sept [...]	2009-10-01 09:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1347	Austrian Climate Negotiator Pessimistic on Copenhagen, [...] (SBU) At a Vienna conference October 12, long-time lead Austrian UNFCCC negotiator Helmut Hojesky gave a highly pessimistic readout of the Copenhagen process following Bangkok. The overarching "crunch point" remains the question of paying for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Until fi [...]	2009-10-16 12:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1527	Austria, Strong Niche Player in Europe's Space Industry [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austria has developed a successful niche within Europe's space industry in the areas of earth observation and satellite equipment since its late entry to the European Space Agency (1987). Clusters of small earth observation firms (centered on universities in Salzburg, Innsbruck an [...]	2009-12-01 15:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL AU TNGD SENV
09VIENNA1547	MISPLACED HOPES FOR NEW U.S. OFFER AT COPENHAGEN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 13:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU
09VIENNA1551	AUSTRIAN MINISTER WELCOMES USG SHIFTS ON CLIMATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador reinforced USG climate positions with Austrian Environment Minister Berlakovich in advance of Copenhagen. While agreeing that Europe and U.S. need to present a positive, united front and keep pressure on developing countries, he expressed hope for a significantly highe [...]	2009-12-04 15:13:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU
09VIENNA1554	Hydropower, Austria's Mixed Blessing [...] SUMMARY: Austria is blessed with extensive hydropower resources which provide the bulk of its electricity supply -- but come with environmental and political costs. Austria's hydropower potential is (TWh) 56 terawatt hours annually -- of which 38 TWh are already installed -- but further expan [...]	2009-12-09 15:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV ECON KGHG AU
09VIENNA1602	Copenhagen Accord: First Austrian Reactions [...] Last weekend's Copenhagen Accord at COP-15 was bashed in Austria at both ends of the climate spectrum, with scant words of support from GoA leadership. While centrist Chancellor Werner Faymann (a social democrat) called the compromise "an important step forward ... we don't have time to be di [...]	2009-12-22 09:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND AU
09VIENNA1605	Austrian Wood-Pellet Industry Seeking US Joint Ventures [...] SUMMARY: Austria's wood-pellet industry has approached Post, seeking to promote joint ventures and other commercial cooperation in advanced biomass heating. END SUMMARY. 2. On December 4, Embassy representatives met with Christian Rakos, head of ProPellets (an Austrian association that prom [...]	2009-12-23 07:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV ECON ETRD KGHG AU
09VIENNA272	Green Islands in Sea of Old-Style Stimulus in [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoA has adopted economic stimulus measures totaling EUR 5.7 billion (c. 2% of GDP, above the EU benchmark of 1.5%/GDP). About one in ten Euros of new spending will be on "green" projects -- mostly energy efficient building retrofits. Even that modest sum still puts Austria i [...]	2009-03-10 07:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SENV KGHG AU
09VIENNA363	OPEC Ministers Foresee Supply Crunch, Price [...] Meeting March 18-19 under the aegis of OPEC's biannual International Seminar in Vienna, OPEC ministers and industry CEOs: -- supported the March 15 decision to hold production targets steady, with no indication of medium-term cuts; -- were unanimous in predicting the current investment drough [...]	2009-03-27 11:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG SENV KGHG AU
09VIENNA379	ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY IN AUSTRIA -- REACHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. policy on climate change and the environment are a key yardstick Austrians use to judge USG credibility as a global actor. Austria is also fertile ground for climate diplomacy, as an environmentally conscious but growth-minded country that has fallen woefully short of its K [...]	2009-03-30 14:23:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL KGHG OPRC EUN AU
09VIENNA54	New Austrian Climate Realism at Highest Levels [...] SUMMARY: Faced with a widening gap between promises and performance on emissions reduction, the new GOA is shrinking its climate/energy goals to fit Austria's modest initiatives. Having failed to reach its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions goals in the Kyoto period by almost a quarter, the Go [...]	2009-01-15 11:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA559	Scenesetter for Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich will be in Washington on May 13 and has requested policy meetings. Berlakovich supports Austrian farm policy priorities favoring small-scale, "organic" agriculture -- and opposing biotechnology. Other priority issu [...]	2009-05-08 12:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KGHG SENV ETRD TBIO EUN AU
09VIENNA739	Austria Still Pitching Vienna For IRENA Headquarters [...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian MFA reps continue to pitch Vienna as headquarters for the nascent International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but acknowledge that the UAE has cleverly played the "South" card in promoting itself. Austrians argue Vienna offers synergies and that a UAE headquarters wo [...]	2009-06-19 10:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV AU
09VIENNA743	Climate Change: Austria to Exceed Kyoto, 2020 Emissions [...] SUMMARY: According to the latest "Climate Report" of the Austrian Environmental Agency (AEA - comparable to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency),Austria emitted 88 million tons of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e),11% above 1990 levels and about 24% above Austria's Kyoto Protocol commitment. Pro [...]	2009-06-22 06:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA903	OPEC-Funded Biofuels Study Sparks Controversy at [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent study on "Biofuels and Food Security" -- commissioned by the Vienna-based OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and prepared by researchers at the multinational Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) -- has sparked controversy in the energy community. II [...]	2009-07-21 14:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KGHG EAGR SENV TRGY AU
09VIENTIANE294	LAOS CONSIDERING JOINING INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] Embassy spoke with a wide range of officials in the Government of Laos (GOL) regarding potential membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to Mr. Khamphinh Philakon, the officer in the MFA's Department of International Organizations responsible for overseeing [...]	2009-06-19 07:25:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV LA
09VIENTIANE469	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN LAOS [...] This is an action request. In view of the mounting reports of damage caused by flooding in Attapu, Xekong, and Saravan provinces in Laos and in response to the September 30, 2009, appeal of the Government of Laos to the international community for assistance, the Ambassador has determined tha [...]	2009-10-01 09:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV EWWT EAID CASC ASEC LA
09VILNIUS319	LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN IRENA [...] (C) On June 12 we met with Vaidotas Karvelis the head of the MFA's Strategic Sector Policy Division, Vaclovas Semaskevicius, Chief Specialist of the Energy Ministry's Renewable Energy Division, and Marijus Franckevicius, the Director of the Lithuanian Energy Agency, to discuss reftels. All w [...]	2009-06-15 13:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV LH
09VILNIUS513	LITHUANIA WELCOMES CLIMATE POLICY, BUT HOPES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuanian government officials "appreciate the strong position the United States is taking right now" on climate change, but worry that discord in Congress might prevent the USG from meeting the goals set by the Administration. Without follow-through from the United States, th [...]	2009-10-01 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG TRGY LH
09VILNIUS662	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Environment Minister Gediminas Kazlauskas, Ambassador Derse said that the USG is committed to reaching a legally binding agreement on climate change and heard that Lithuania, while largely in sync with the EU position in Copenhagen, does not want an [...]	2009-12-08 15:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV LH
09VLADIVOSTOK10	YAKUTSK: PRESERVING THE PERMAFROST [...] Summary. Yakutsk is the largest inhabited area in the world built upon permafrost, and as a result the city is presented with a unique set of challenges. Increasing temperatures have thawed the top layer of frost and building foundations are beginning to shift, causing damage to structures a [...]	2009-02-10 22:43:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK110	SAVE THE TIGER NEXT SEPTEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph two. Declining habitat, increased international awareness, and a star studded film festival create the "perfect storm" for a State Department program to help save the endangered Siberian tiger. Tigers were recovering in the Russian Far East for a [...]	2009-11-16 02:22:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL SCUL RS
09VLADIVOSTOK111	KAMCHATKA - A REGION STRUGGLING [...] During a visit to Kamchatka Pol-Econ officer met with a good cross-section of local political leaders, businessmen, and commentators to catch the pulse of this, one of the naturally most spectacular regions of Russian, or anywhere. Like so many other places in the Russian Far East, the lack of [...]	2009-11-24 05:37:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV ECON EINV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK21	DCM FAR EAST VISIT COMES AMIDST TURMOIL AND PROMISE [...] (U) DCM Eric Rubin's February 2-6 visit to the Russian Far East came at a time of economic turbulence and discontent, but also high hopes that the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit will lift the region's fortunes when it is held in Vladivostok in 2012. The DCM visit was a chan [...]	2009-02-13 07:18:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK23	SALMON POACHING BY THE TON IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST [...] Summary. Salmon poaching remains a serious concern for environmentalists in the Russian Far East. Salmon stocks are in danger of complete depletion, and law enforcement agencies have been ineffectual at stopping over-fishing. The federal government has developed various programs designed to [...]	2009-02-19 06:18:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK25	RADIOACTIVE SUBS: MORE CORES TO THE FORE [...] The Deputy Director of a Primorye shipyard recently conducted a media interview to warn the public about the potential danger of ten nuclear submarines scheduled for dismantling at his facility. The subs are at various stages of dismantlement, but currently there are no sufficient facilities [...]	2009-02-25 07:25:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG MNUC PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK38	CHINESE STILL SMOLDERING OVER FREIGHTER SINKING IN RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with the new Chinese representative to Vladivostok, Lu Jingo told CG that the sinking of a freighter with Chinese crew by Russian Border Guards that resulted in the deaths of eight Chinese merchant sailors was an excessive use of Russian force. Jingo would not [...]	2009-03-20 04:54:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK44	SAKHALIN'S PAPER FISH PROBLEM [...] Econ Officer met with Environmental activist Dmitriy Lisitsyn of Ecological Sakhalin Watch to discuss environmental problems on the island, the effect of oil and gas projects on wildlife, the use of "paper fish" by poachers to circumvent fish quotas, and even some environmental improvements th [...]	2009-04-08 08:06:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG RS
09VLADIVOSTOK62	DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: PROTEST SCHEDULED IN VLADIVOSTOK [...] Though the North Korean nuclear test took place less than 180 miles from Vladivostok, reaction in the city has so far been fairly muted. Professors at the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service announced plans to conduct a small demonstration at noon on May 27 to protest the No [...]	2009-05-26 07:26:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK67	WALLS OF DEATH: KAMCHATKA FIGHTS DRIFTNETS [...] Summary. Russia is one of few countries that still allow driftnet fishing in its coastal ocean waters. Most countries have already banned the nets, referred to by environmentalists "walls of death." A proposal by the Federal Fisheries Agency to ban the practice in Russian waters has stirred [...]	2009-06-10 06:59:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK81	A VISIT TO THE TIGRESS OF GAIVORON [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 08:01:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK91	INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS TOUTS STRENGTHS OF RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth International Fishery Congress, hosted in Vladivostok September 8-10, has grown in significance. This year's event was attended by over 500 participants from across Russia, including all of the Russian Far East (RFE) regions, as well from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. [...]	2009-09-14 02:20:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL PHSA RS
09WARSAW139	POLAND ON EU CLIMATE PACKAGE, ENERGY SECURITY AND [...] (C) Piotr Serafin, Under Secretary of the Office of the Committee for European Integration (UKIE) recently briefed EconCouns and ESTOff on: 1) Polish tactics and outcome of the December 12, 2008 EU climate package; 2) a new EUR 3.5 billion allocation for European energy and power interconnecti [...]	2009-02-10 06:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL
09WARSAW144	POLAND APPROVES ANTARCTIC TREATY MEASURES [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-10 13:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KSCA KTIA AORC SENV TPHY PL
09WARSAW183	POLISH ENERGY PRIORITIES: GAS SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (C) Poland's new energy security strategy has still not been released from the Prime Minister's Office, but after over a year in power, PM Tusk has announced most of his key priorities. In an important policy change, the government is embracing gas interconnections -- including to the German [...]	2009-02-18 16:50:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	KGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL
09WARSAW584	POLAND'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN THE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. After five years in the European Union, Poland is increasingly skilled at "navigating" the EU, but still far from guru status. While Poland is tactically more effective, a lack of strategic vision, internal coordination, and active engagement in European capitals has hindered Po [...]	2009-06-09 11:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV PHUM EUN PL
09WELLINGTON163	New Zealand Response to U.S. Views on the International [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 06:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09WELLINGTON3	NZ RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST CONCERNING THE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel action request. Poloff contacted Richard Hawke, Manager of the Energy and Environment Office for the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development. Hawke stated that the GNZ is aware of IRENA, that there have been internal GNZ discussions concerning the proposal, an [...]	2009-01-08 03:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PGOV NZ
09WELLINGTON313	Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]	2009-12-06 22:42:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH EAID ETRD EINV EAGR AU
09WELLINGTON317	Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]	2009-12-07 02:24:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV SENV EAGR NZ AS CH OVIP
09WELLINGTON54	NEW ZEALAND AND UNITED KINGDOM COLLABORATE ON RENEWABLE [...] (U) Summary. In February, the British High Commission (BHC) in New Zealand and the NZ Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MoRST),organized a visit to New Zealand by a party of UK energy specialists. The purpose of the visit, funded the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),was [...]	2009-02-27 03:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY KGHG PREL NZ UK
09WELLINGTON90	CONTROVERSIAL NZ RESOURCE ACT TO BE REFORMED [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 19, the GNZ introduced legislation aimed at reforming the controversial Resource Management Act (RMA). Meant to regulate infrastructure development, the RMA has been criticized as a barrier to economic growth. Part of the legislation proposed the creation of an Envi [...]	2009-04-08 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ECON NZ
09WELLINGTON92	NZ EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME UNDER REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 9, 2008, the newly elected National-led Government announced its review of the country's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Established by the previous Labour government, the ETS attracted criticism from many quarters, including the National Party, for its lack of poli [...]	2009-04-09 02:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV KGHG NZ
09WINDHOEK200	Rossing Uranium Mine Has Ambitious Plans [...] (SBU) Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium is Namibia's flagship mine. It has been in continuous operation since 1976. The mine currently produces about 7.8 percent of global uranium oxide (U3O8) and expects to increase to 10 percent by 2012 when current expansions are completed. Rossing accounts for [...]	2009-06-03 10:54:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA
09WINDHOEK202	Namibia's Uranium - Today a Boom, Tomorrow What? [...] (SBU) The Erongo region of Namibia hosts numerous economically viable uranium deposits. There are two mines in production, an additional one that will enter production by 2010, and some 19 prospects in various stages of evaluation. Currently the fourth largest uranium producer in the world, N [...]	2009-06-03 15:02:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA
09WINDHOEK209	Namibia's Lone Gold Mine Plans to Double Output [...] (SBU) Summary. AngloGold Ashanti's Navachab Gold Mine is Namibia's only gold producer. The open-pit mine is located in a region that hosts numerous low-grade and uneconomic deposits, but the potential for expansion is favorable. Navachab is a small producer with an output of about one to one [...]	2009-06-05 12:01:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA
09WINDHOEK45	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE: EXPORT PERMITS FOR CHEETAHS [...] This cable includes two action requests. Please see paras 6 and 7. EXPORT OF CHEETAHS ------------------ 2. Ambassador Mathieu delivered reftel demarche to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia's Minister of Environment and Tourism, on February 4. The Ambassador explained that the U.S. cons [...]	2009-02-09 08:52:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV WA
09WINDHOEK70	DISASTER ALERT: NAMIBIA-SEVERE FLOODING IN NORTHERN AND [...] Torrential rains in Angola and northern Namibia in January and February 2009 have caused serious flooding in the north and north east of Namibia. Thousands of people have already been affected and every day the situation is getting worse. The floods in the northern regions have already claimed [...]	2009-02-26 15:35:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR SENV ECON WA
09WINDHOEK81	Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009: Namibia [...] (U) U.S. Embassy Windhoek is pleased to provide our request for a 2009 Embassy Science Fellow. This proposal is keyed to reftel. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Section 1: Subject of Proposal and General Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (U) Propos [...]	2009-03-05 08:17:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ECON AMGT APER EPA WA
09WINDHOEK95	Disaster declaration: Namibia-severe flooding in northern [...] This is an action cable. See paras 2 and 8. 2. On March 17, 2009, the President of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) declared a disaster and issued a request for international assistance for the flood-affected northern and northeastern regions of the country: Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshana, Oshiko [...]	2009-03-18 14:59:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR SENV ECON WA
09YAOUNDE1032	COMIFAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CAMEROONIAN MINISTER [...] (SBU) On December 1, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Cameroonian Minister of Finance Essimi Menye. She was accompanied by the German Ambassador and the Canadian High Commissioner. The Chiefs of Mission presented a letter, also signed by the French Ambassador who could not attend the [...]	2009-12-07 06:57:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	CM EAID ECON SENV
09YAOUNDE1062	CAMEROON'S PRIME MINISTER ON ECONOMY AND GOVERNANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with Ambassador, Prime Minister Philemon Yang said the Cameroonian economy was improving, with renewed focus on the energy an agriculture sectors. He appreciated recent productive meetings with Boeing and Lufthansa Consulting to revive the national airl [...]	2009-12-17 14:30:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM EAIR ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SENV
09YAOUNDE449	ITALIAN LOGGER BUSTED FOR CHIMP POSSESSION [...] (U) Summary. Cameroonian law enforcement officials arrested Italian national and logging executive Mirko Ramoni on May 14 for possession of controlled wildlife and wildlife products, including three live chimps and the skin of a freshwater crocodile. The Last Great Ape (LAGA),a wildlife la [...]	2009-05-22 06:36:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KCOR PREL PGOV CM
09YAOUNDE806	CAMEROON: Tree Planting to Save Lake Chad [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Yaounde continued its environmental outreach with a recently signed agreement to fund reforestation projects around Lake Chad. An August 27 tree planting ceremony near Lake Chad, attended by Ambassador and Chadian and Cameroonian ministers, signaled strong cooperation betw [...]	2009-09-24 12:17:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV CD CM
09YEKATERINBURG29	A GLOBAL VILLAGE TACKLES GLOBAL WARMING [...] (U) Summary - The world is truly a global village and nowhere more so than at the U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg. On Wednesday morning, April 16, 2009, the Consulate participated in a Digital Video Conference (DVC) with Kiowa Indian students at the University of North Texas in Dento [...]	2009-05-14 08:18:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP RS MY SCUL SENV
09YEKATERINBURG60	SIBERIAN OASIS BALANCES DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION [...] (SBU) Begin summary. Sustainable economic development, environmental protection, and preservation indigenous northern cultures were the main themes of Consul General's visit to Khanty-Mansiysk September 14-16. The city of 70,000, which is about 650 km northeast of Yekaterinburg and could be d [...]	2009-09-19 08:15:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET SENV SCUL PGOV RS
09YEREVAN167	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) In their introductory meeting, Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunian thanked the Ambassador for the assistance provided by USAID on a range of water projects as well as the work of Peace Corps volunteers in environmental education. He requested that USAID assistance be extended b [...]	2009-03-09 12:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ENRG SENV AM
09YEREVAN412	U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Deputy Minister of Energy Areg Galstyan. Galstian informed that the GOAM would be represented by Armenia's Ambassador to Egypt at the June 28-30 IRENA meeting in Cairo. 2. The GOAM has no strong preference regarding the siting of the HQ, but Galstyan sai [...]	2009-06-15 13:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV
09ZAGREB125	Embassy Science Fellows 2009 CROATIA [...] In response to reftel, post supports a request from the Government of Croatia to host Embassy Science Fellows. Post has received one proposal. The Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport will provide housing and in-country transportation for any Embassy Science Fellow. The requesting [...]	2009-03-06 15:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TSPL SENV EAGR AMGT OTRA APER HR
09ZAGREB159	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR WMO'S CBS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 06:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY WMO HR
09ZAGREB374	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOC WILL NOT ATTEND IRENA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 16:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV
10ABUDHABI200	(SBU) UAE EXPECTS "POSITIVE" RESPONSE TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) On February 10, Ambassador followed up on reftels' demarche with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash, who said the UAE is conducting its "due diligence" on the Copenhagen Accord through a dedicated committee led by Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future E [...]	2010-02-10 12:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG AE
10ABUDHABI212	UAE ORGANIZES ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On February 7, post received a letter from Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD),requesting U.S. support for an "Eye on Earth" summit in Abu Dhabi. The Summit, tentatively planned for Nov. 15-17, seeks to "launch a multilateral process to desig [...]	2010-02-11 13:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG PGOV AE

10ABUDHABI246	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY CHU [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to welcoming the Feb. 23-25 visit of Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic pow [...]	2010-02-18 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET SENV KGHG AE
10ABUDHABI31	UAE STILL REVIEWING COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) On January 19, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche urging the UAE to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. Dr. Gargash said he would look into the status of the UAE position on the Accord. On January 24, Lana Nusseibah, Sp [...]	2010-01-25 06:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG AE
10ABUDHABI89	PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...]	2010-02-21 11:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE
10ABUDHABI95	UAE ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (C/NF) On February 14, the United Arab Emirates became the first OPEC member to associate with the Copenhagen Accord in a letter from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash to the UNFCC (complete text below). Unusually, there was no UAEG press release on the decision and no lo [...]	2010-02-22 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV KGHG PREL AE
10ABUJA150	NIGERIA RECORDS ITS FIRST DEATH FROM H1N1 [...] (U) The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) reported the first laboratory-confirmed death from H1N1 in Nigeria, in a press release issued on January 18. Nigeria's first reported victim of H1N1 was a 38-year-old Lagosian female who died at the Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lago [...]	2010-02-02 11:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO NI
10ABUJA248	NIGERIA SUPPORTS US INITIATIVE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (SBU) Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, and Economic Counselor delivered reftel points on distracted driving to the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Federal Road Safety Commission Corps Marshal and Chief Executiv [...]	2010-02-08 07:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV SOCI UNDP UNGA NI
10ABUJA88	NIGERIA'S MBE MOUNTAINS FUNCTION AS IMPORTANT WILDLIFE [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO),ESTH Officer, and World Conservation Society Country Director visited Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) projects in Cross River State that support the conservation of the critically-endangered Cross River gorilla November 22 to 24. The team also met [...]	2010-01-26 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR TBIO EAID ECON NI
10ACCRA107	GHANA PROPOSES ENVOY TO ENLIST SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, Ghana's Environment, Science and Technology Minister, Sherry Ayittey, said that the Copenhagen Climate Change Accord enjoyed widespread support among African states, but some were confused about how to associate under the Accord's o [...]	2010-02-04 07:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG EAID GH
10ACCRA114	GHANA OK WITH U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana will support the U.S. priority proposals for the March 2010 CITES Meeting on sharks, corals and polar bears, but feels that U.S. proposals on bobcats require support from the European states, to avoid confusion with other lynx species. Ghana, along with several other Afri [...]	2010-02-05 11:41:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO CITES GH
10ACCRA149	GHANA-SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON [...] USAID/West Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Accra, Ghana over February 8-12, 2010, on the implementation in West Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 60 people ac [...]	2010-02-24 12:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL GH
10ACCRA58	PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...]	2010-01-20 07:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH
10ACCRA59	PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...]	2010-01-20 07:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH
10ACCRA84	NEWMONT TO PAY DEARLY FOR CHEMICAL SPILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. corporation Newmont Mining's Ghanaian subsidiary has agreed to pay $5 million in compensation to the Government of Ghana (GOG) for a chemical spill that occurred in October 2009 at the company's Ahafo gold mine. The GOG commission that investigated the incident determined t [...]	2010-01-28 16:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EMIN EIND EINV ECON GH
10ADDISABABA114	DECEMBER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: The December 2009 Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter reports on a variety of environment, science, technology and health events that took place in Addis Ababa this month. From two U.S. university sponsored science and technology workshops and a Peace C [...]	2010-01-25 12:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
10ADDISABABA189	AU SUMMIT: NIGERIA FM SAYS CONSTITUTION SACRED, WILL SIGN [...] (U) January 31, 2010, 3:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetake [...]	2010-02-03 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SENV XA
10ADDISABABA203	ETHIOPIA - INSCRIBER AND ASSOCIATER, ENCOURAGES [...] (U) Pol/econ efforts to secure a meeting with high level MFA contacts to deliver the referenced demarche in advance of the January 31, 2010 deadline were complicated by the onset of the African Union (AU) Summit. Not only were officials unavailable because of their AU Summit- related duties, [...]	2010-02-04 12:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG
10ADDISABABA223	DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered subject demarche to Dr. Kebede Worku, Ethiopia's State Minister of Health, on Thursday, February 4, 2010. Dr. Kebede agreed that distracted driving stemming from cell phone usage and texting while drivin [...]	2010-02-04 13:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON ET EU SOCI UNDP UNGA
10ADDISABABA235	CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered referenced demarche to Dr. Kifle Argaw, Director of the Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA),and Dr. Ludwig Sieg, Chief Technical Advisor on GTZ-GEF EWCA capacity building project on Thursday, [...]	2010-02-04 13:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AMGT ET KPAO ECON TBIO AEGR ETRD PGOV
10ADDISABABA272	ETHIOPIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE, POST AU SUMMIT [...] (U) The Regional Environment Officer (REO) for eastern Africa met with Dessalegne Mesfin, Deputy Director General of the Ethiopian Environment Protection Agency on February 9, 2010 to discuss climate change decisions taken at the 14th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mesfin [...]	2010-02-10 04:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG
10ADDISABABA273	U/S OTERO TALKS WATER IN ETHIOPIA [...] (U) On January 30, 2010, Under Secretary (U/S) for Global Affairs, Maria Otero, met with USG partners implementing programs to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) for people in Ethiopia. The meeting was hosted by USAID and included the Deputy Chief of Mission, the Region [...]	2010-02-10 07:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AMGT XW BY RW ET
10ADDISABABA297	JANUARY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Regional Environment Officer (REO) spent much of January 2010 on the road. Thanks to Dovie Holland in Madagascar for a busy 10-day orientation visit complete with informative meetings and field visits. REO and the Regional Environment Assistant (REA) also travelled to C [...]	2010-02-13 07:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
10ADDISABABA370	ENVIRONMENTAL ALLEGATIONS GENERATE PROTESTS, MASS ARRESTS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 13:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ET KDEM PGOV PHUM SENV
10ALGIERS115	FM TO SANDERSON: TSA LIST "POISON IN RELATIONS" [...] (C) In a meeting with visiting NEA DAS Sanderson January 25, Algerian Foreign Minister Medelci objected to TSA's placing Algeria on a list with supporters of terrorism and countries where U.S. troops were at war, arguing that this was at variance with Algeria's solid commitment to fighting te [...]	2010-02-10 08:03:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON KPAL KGHG SENV ML SU AG
10ALGIERS62	ALGERIA AND COPENHAGEN FOLLOW-UP [...] DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Director for North American Affairs Ambassador Ahriz January 20. The DCM noted that Algeria carried great weight in African discussions leading up to and during Copenhagen, had had some difficulty with the emerging consensus, had then joined the large majori [...]	2010-01-20 16:31:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG PREL AG
10AMMAN192	JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED--CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-18 12:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG JO
10AMMAN299	THIRD RED-DEAD DONOR COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE HAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. The third donor committee meeting of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program (RDS) convened in The Hague on January 28. The World Bank, along with the beneficiary parties, chaired the meeting attended by almost all of the donors with the exception of Japan and Gr [...]	2010-02-02 08:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL JO
10AMMAN356	Demarche on Distracting Driving - Jordan Has Legislative [...] (SBU) Summary: ESTHOff delivered ref A demarche on distracted driving to officials at the Greater Amman Municipality and representatives of the traffic safety NGO Hikmat on February 3. Both work with a coalition of GOJ partners including the traffic police, Ministry of Interior, and Ministry [...]	2010-02-11 10:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL PGOV JO
10ANKARA175	Science Envoy Finds Strong Programs, Opportunities in [...] (U) SUMMARY: On a January 13-15 visit to Ankara and Istanbul, Science Envoy Dr. Ahmed Zewail met with academics, government officials, and PM Erdogan. He was impressed by the GOT's strong commitment to S&T development and the programs being implemented in academia and the private sector, all o [...]	2010-02-03 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV TU
10ANKARA200	TURKEY: CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP TU
10ANKARA22	Scenesetter for Science Envoy Dr. Zewail [...] (SBU) While U.S. and Turkish entities collaborate in several areas of science and technology, both sides see room for and benefit to expanding collaboration. The Turks are particularly interested in results-oriented partnerships that can spur economic development. Currently, the strongest are [...]	2010-01-07 09:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV TU
10ANKARA223	COPENHAGEN ACCORD: TURKEY SAYS IT CANNOT TAKE ON [...] (C) Summary and action request: We delivered reftel A points to MFA Deputy Director General for Energy, Water and Environment Murat Yavuz Ates on February 9. Ates said Turkey is still unsure if it will associate with the Copenhagen Accord because it is a developing country for energy and indu [...]	2010-02-10 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG TU KGHG
10ANKARA293	CITES COP15 OUTREACH: TURKEY SUPPORTS All US-PROPOSED [...] (SBU) On January 27, we delivered reftel A points to the MFA, which shared the information with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF) (reftel B). Having sought and received comments from all relevant GOT agencies on the U.S. proposals for CITES COP15, MEF informed us on February 23 th [...]	2010-02-23 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP TU
10ANKARA89	TURKEY UNSURE IF WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN [...] (C) DCM and Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 15 to Mithat Rende, MFA Acting Director General for Economic Affairs. Rende said Turkey has not yet decided whether it will associate with the Copenhagen Accord nor whether it would inscribe any targets or actions. Rende explained [...]	2010-01-20 07:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV ENRG TU
10ANTANANARIVO53	FRUSTRATED DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DISCUSS HOW TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The forestry sector in Madagascar continues to be decimated by rampant unsustainable and illegal practices, especially in the northeastern region of the country. The Ambassador hosted a roundtable discussion on Jan 21 with NGOs and like-minded ambassadors to discuss the causes [...]	2010-02-01 12:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETTC ECON ETRD MA
10ASHGABAT122	TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 11:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KGHG ENRG SENV TX
10ASHGABAT126	TURKMENISTAN: US AGRIBUSINESS PROPOSALS NEED HELP [...] (C) A company representative for several U.S. companies met with Poloff on January 21 to discuss a test project on irrigation systems in which he is participating. This businessman represents the U.S. company Valmont that produces center pivot irrigation systems, among other structures. Valmo [...]	2010-01-26 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD BTIO PGOV PREL SENV TX
10ASHGABAT170	TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT FUNDING SCARCE FOR [...] (C) Turkmenistan's post-independence policy of cutting funding for scientific research has contributed to a decline in the country's education, health, and science sectors. (COMMENT: Although the government claims that funding for the sciences has increased, our contacts tell us the opposite is [...]	2010-02-03 12:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EFIS PGOV SENV TSPL TX
10ASHGABAT173	TURKMENISTAN: NEW UN COORDINATOR FOCUSING ON [...] (C) UN Resident Coordinator Lenni Montiel arrived in Turkmenistan in December 2009. Since his arrival, he has already tried to change elements of how the UN mission conducts business internally and how it interacts with the Turkmenistan Government. In a meeting on February 2, Montiel emphasi [...]	2010-02-05 13:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL SENV UN TX
10ASHGABAT174	TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENBASHY OIL REFINERY CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's largest oil refinery is located in the northwestern city of Turkmenbashy (previously known as Krasnovodsk) on the Caspian Sea. The Turkmenbashy oil refinery produces diesel fuel, gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and a variety of petrochemical products. Accor [...]	2010-02-06 07:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO SENV IR TX
10ASHGABAT184	TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-09 02:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG TX
10ASHGABAT212	TURKMENISTAN: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEETS WITH [...] (U) Members of the Central Asia Assistance Review delegation in Turkmenistan met with officials of the Academy of Sciences on February 3 to discuss current programs of cooperation and possibilities for future expansion. The President of the Academy of Sciences, Gurbanmyrat Mezilov, gave a qui [...]	2010-02-12 13:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID TSPL PREL PGOV SENV TX
10ASHGABAT217	TURKMENISTAN: UN REGIONAL CENTER SEES WATER AS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finding a way to get Central Asian countries to come to agreement on water sharing is one of the top priorities of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. The Center is organizing workshops and conferences that focus on improving negotiating [...]	2010-02-16 12:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV PREL EAID UN ZK TX
10ASHGABAT234	TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PROJECT UNDER [...] (C) A U.S. company operating in Turkmenistan reached a milestone on February 18-19 when it began work on an environmental cleanup project near Hazar (formerly Cheleken) on the Caspian Sea (Ref A). Resource Analytics, a subsidiary of Global Environmental Science Technologies, had signed a cont [...]	2010-02-23 13:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	BTIO EINV EPET PGOV SENV TX
10ASHGABAT47	TURKMEN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) On January 11, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent an announcement to all diplomatic missions about a conference, "Problems of Use of Alternative Energy in Turkmenistan," that is being organized by the Academy of [...]	2010-01-13 12:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG BTIO PGOV SENV TX
10ASHGABAT72	TURKMENISTAN: INNOVATION IN IRRIGATION NEEDS A [...] (SBU) Irrigation for farmland and limited water resources are perpetual problems in Turkmenistan. One small business organization has an idea for how to irrigate crops more efficiently, but is having trouble promoting and gaining acceptance for its idea. "Dayhan Rowachlygy" was founded by a f [...]	2010-01-19 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV BTIO SENV TSPL TX
10ASTANA133	KAZAKHSTAN TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 27, the Embassy delivered reftel points on the Copenhagen Accords to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note. The CDA then reiterated the U.S. position to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov [...]	2010-02-01 06:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGCC SENV KZ
10ASTANA253	KAZAKHSTAN SEEKS TO BE COMPETITIVE IN SCIENCE AND [...] SUMMARY: During the annual Public Roundtable on Collaboration in Science and Technology, participants heard that the development of science is one of Kazakhstan's most important priorities, and the government plans to increase the government budget allocated to scientific research and develop [...]	2010-02-22 08:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SENV SOCI TSPL KPAO KZ
10ASTANA255	KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 16-19 [...] (SBU) This is the first edition of a new weekly cable to disseminate spot reports based on Embassy conversations with interlocutors, as well as from the mass media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS - NAZARBAYEV TAL [...]	2010-02-22 09:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ
10ASTANA270	KAZAKHSTAN: SECOND PREPARATION MEETING FOR THE 2010 [...] SUMMARY: Astana hosted the Second Advisory Council Meeting in Preparation for the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (MCED) to be held in Astana in 2010. This year's MCED will focus on "green growth." The meeting presented the MCED's projected schedule, which will include [...]	2010-02-26 08:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SENV SOCI TSPL KPAO KZ
10ASTANA271	KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 22-26 [...] (SBU) This weekly cable disseminates spot reports based on Embassy conversations with contacts as well as reports from the Kazakhstani media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report or that will be developed later. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS: H [...]	2010-02-26 08:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KNNP KCOR
10ASTANA90	KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES REVISIONS TO MARITIME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At a January 21 roundtable hosted by the Association of Maritime Transportation Entrepreneurs, parliamentarians and representatives of 10 ministries, international shipping companies, and the diplomatic community di [...]	2010-01-26 08:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV SOCI KZ
10ATHENS135	CITES COP 15: Greece Looking to Common EU Position [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 10:59:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV GR
10ATHENS31	Greece to Associate Itself with Copenhagen Accord [...] In a January 19 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, Greek Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili said that Greece would associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord as part of the EU. She made no mention of Greece or the EU inscribing mitigation targets. Birbili agree [...]	2010-01-21 15:53:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG
10ATHENS91	GREECE: Renewable Energy a Top Priority for New Environment [...] In a January 19 courtesy call ambassador paid on new Minister for Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili, Birbili underscored Greece's desire to increase renewable energy (solar and wind) production in the country's energy mix. She spoke passionately of her efforts to introduce [...]	2010-02-11 15:53:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON KGHG PGOV PREL SENV GR
10ATHENS99	Climate Change: Interagency Obstacles Threaten Greek Forests [...] (SBU) Interagency coordination obstacles and a weakened forestry service continue to threaten Greece's ability to adequately protect its forests, wild lands, and meet climate change targets. Greece recently agreed to associate with the Copenhagen Accord through the EU (ref A),but by not addr [...]	2010-02-12 12:57:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG EAGR GR
10BAGHDAD370	PRT WASIT: PRINCE RABIA LOOKS AFTER HIS TRIBE, BUT [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: During a discussion with Wasit PRT members at his palace west of FOB Delta, Prince Rabia Mohammed Al Habeeb of the mixed Shia/Sunni Rabia Tribal Federation expounded on Iraq,s agricultural problems, and the hypocrisy of religious le [...]	2010-02-11 16:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM SENV IZ
10BAGHDAD462	PRT ANBAR: PRT HELPS TACKLE PROVINCIAL WATER [...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)(Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A three year drought and damming along the upper Euphrates River has dramatically reduced the amount of water available in Anbar Province. Water levels in Lake Qaddasiya, the province's main reservoir, [...]	2010-02-21 14:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL IZ TU SY JO
10BAKU121	AZERBAIJANI RESPONSE TO CITES DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points of CITES demarche to Tahir Hashimzade from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan at a meeting on afternoon of Friday, February 19. 2. (U) Hashimzade said that Azerbaijan's plans were to vote according to our request at the upcom [...]	2010-02-22 10:58:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN38	BRUNEI CIRCLING WITH INTEREST USG SHARK PROPOSAL FOR CITES [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, DCM delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations, Ms. Florence Chong. Ms. Chong indicated that the Government of Brunei is interested in attending COP 15 but has not yet determined which GoB officials will attend. Ms. Chong stated [...]	2010-02-25 00:02:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP BX
10BANGKOK111	U.S. Support for Biotechnology Development in Thailand; [...] Summary and Comment: Agricultural biotechnology is widely accepted by the Thai scientific community, including Thai officials, but NGO and consumer groups continue to oppose biotech crops and foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). Given Thailand's importance as the worl [...]	2010-01-14 07:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP SENV KPAO TH
10BANGKOK125	BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $20,000 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' (EEB) agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2010. EEB's funding would support a workshop on the intersection of biotechnology, food security, rice production and the four [...]	2010-01-15 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH
10BANGKOK163	THAILAND SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT LAGS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ESTHoff discussed COP15 with Thailand's lead climate change negotiator on January 13; Ref A demarche was delivered to Minister of Environment on January 14. Both viewed the Copenhagen Accord positively. The PM will chair an interagency meeting on January 21 to start [...]	2010-01-20 07:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
10BANGKOK234	Baby Steps Toward the Resolution of the Map Ta Phut Impasse [...] (SBU) Summary: While the Royal Thai Government has made some progress towards the resolution of the Map Ta Phut impasse, the end is not yet in sight. Some of the necessary guidelines that will enable companies to comply with Article 67 of the Thai Constitution have been established; however, u [...]	2010-01-28 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB SENV TH
10BANGKOK454	HOW FAST IS BANGKOK SINKING? [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With a decades-long history of land subsidence similar to that of New Orleans, rising sea levels now threaten the 12 million people of Bangkok with inundation by 2050. ESTHoff and Embassy Science Fellow met with various academic and government actors over several weeks to [...]	2010-02-24 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
10BANGKOK456	Asian Ministerial Continues Efforts to Prevent Extinction [...] (U) Summary: In a ministerial meeting hosted by Thailand and the World Bank's Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) last month, thirteen tiger range states issued a joint declaration to stem the alarming decline of tigers in the wild, through regional law enforcement and country action plans. They a [...]	2010-02-24 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD ETTC ASEAN SAARC XC XE NP TH
10BEIJING11	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA POLICY, U.S. POLICY, AFGHANISTAN [...] CHINA POLICY "China and its neighbors should build a wealth zone on the land" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(01/05)(pg 2):"The China-ASEAN free trade area will significantly reduce this region's dependence on Western markets and capi [...]	2010-01-05 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING113	MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, CHINA POLICY, THE MIDDLE EAST [...] GOOGLE "What on earth does Google want to do?" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/15)(pg 14): "Normally commercial companies like Google will try hard to avoid things like making political requests to China. Secretary Clinton has c [...]	2010-01-15 08:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING135	MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, HAITI [...] GOOGLE a. "Don't be against the Chinese people's opinion" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/18)(pg 14): "A poll conducted by the Global Times website revealed that only 20% of netizens support Google's action, while more than 40% d [...]	2010-01-19 08:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING137	DESPITE LISBON TREATY, BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS [...] (C) Summary: Though uncertainty exists on how EU-PRC relations might change in the wake of the recent ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the PRC hopes to "consolidate strategic trust" in the relationship, according to an MFA official. PRC and EU contacts alike concur that while EU-PRC relation [...]	2010-01-19 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KIPR SENV EINV ETRD PHUM
10BEIJING138	JANUARY 19, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET, [...] Key points at the January 19 MFA press briefing were: -- China asserts that foreign firms, including Google, must respect Chinese laws and customs China claimed to be the biggest victim of hacking attacks. -- A Japanese proposal to build facilities on Okinotori reef is inconsistent with in [...]	2010-01-19 22:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM EINT TINT SENV CH AR AF IN JA
10BEIJING150	MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, HAITI, U.S. POLICY [...] GOOGLE "China should enhance the building of its information sovereignty" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(01/20)(pg 2): "Information freedom without supervision can only be realized in smaller countries. If this happens in China, it [...]	2010-01-20 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING157	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, EXCHANGE RATE, YEMEN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "The U.S. media slanders that China discriminates against Avatar" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/21)(pg 1): "Zhang Hongsen, deputy director of the Bureau of Film, State Administration of Radio, Film and [...]	2010-01-21 08:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING158	JANUARY 21, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAITI, START TALKS, [...] Key points at the January 21 MFA press briefing were: -- China announced it had sent four additional peacekeepers to help Haiti's earthquake relief efforts. -- China asserts that the United States and Russia must substantially reduce their nuclear arsenals in a verifiable and irreversible [...]	2010-01-21 22:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM EINT MNUC SENV CH ZA RS AF HA SZ
10BEIJING167	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH, U.S.-JAPAN [...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH a. "Secretary Clinton's speech promotes internet freedom" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/22)(pg 3): "Although the U.S. officials denied that Secretary Clinton's speech was targeted at China, after Goog [...]	2010-01-22 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING192	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH, HAITI [...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH a. "To be vigilant about the U.S.'s Internet hegemony" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/25)(pg 14): "Google's attack against the Chinese government, Secretary Clinton's speech on 'Internet freedom' and P [...]	2010-01-25 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING204	MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] INTERNET FREEDOM a. "Keep in mind the lessons learned by blindly following the West's steps" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/26)(pg 14): "A few Chinese intellectuals are fascinated about Western political theories, hoping that Ch [...]	2010-01-26 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING209	JANUARY 26, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 11:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF HA
10BEIJING21	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, WAR ON TERROR, NORTH [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Many U.S. think tanks predict Sino-U.S. frictions" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/06)(pg 16): "In regard to the Eurasia Group's report that Sino-U.S. relations are likely to worsen and become the biggest ge [...]	2010-01-06 08:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING216	MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-27 08:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING230	MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM, CHINA POLICY [...] INTERNET FREEDOM a. "The White House started the 'Internet War' to prepare for elections" The official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao)(01/28)(pg 2): "The Chinese people are a little confused by the fact that an unprecedented 'Internet War' is occurring when [...]	2010-01-28 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING232	JANUARY 28, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TALKS WITH DALAI LAMA [...] Key points at the January 28 MFA press briefing were: -- Chinese officials will meet with representatives of the Dalai Lama for talks in the "near term." -- The EU arms embargo against China was the result of "political prejudice" and China demanded that it be lifted. -- Requests for inf [...]	2010-01-28 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF JM
10BEIJING240	MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, WAR ON TERROR [...] STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS a. "Obama shouted that the United States won't be the second in the world" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (3/14)(pg 1): "In President Obama's 71-minute State of the Union address [...]	2010-01-29 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING243	S/P DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH MFA COUNTERPART [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and China are both aware of the "strategic importance" of their relationship, notwithstanding recent "troubles" and "differences," said MFA Policy and Planning Department DDG Zhao Jianhua in a January 26 meeting with S/P Deputy Director Chollet. The Strategic a [...]	2010-01-29 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH AF PK UNSC
10BEIJING259	MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, INTERNET FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 08:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING263	PRC: NUCLEAR RESEARCH AT CHINESE ACADEMY OF [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-02 08:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ENRG KPWR MNUC OSCI PINR PINS SENV TPHY
10BEIJING266	MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-02 09:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING278	MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, DALAI LAMA, [...] ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN "U.S. arms sales will have a serious negative effect on Sino-American exchanges and cooperation on many issues" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(02/03)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Ma Zhaoxu said that 'The United States insis [...]	2010-02-03 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING28	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CARBON TARIFF, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Calmly deal with trade protectionism" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (01/07)(pg 3): "Some countries' protectionist measures have added more difficulty to the global economic recovery. Unfortunately, following the financial crisis, some cou [...]	2010-01-07 09:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING290	MEDIA REACTION: MEETING THE DALAI LAMA, ARMS SALES TO [...] MEETING THE DALAI LAMA a. "Obama insists on meeting the Dalai Lama; Sino-U.S. relations are drastically cooling down" The Shanghai-based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing)(02/03)(pg A5): "Zhang Zhi-rong, professor of Tibetan Studies at Beijing Univer [...]	2010-02-04 08:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING291	China/Energy: New Energy Commission Aims to [...] (SBU) Summary: China's State Council announced January 27 the creation of a new National Energy Commission (NEC) headed by Premier Wen Jiabao, with Vice Premier Li Keqiang serving as NEC deputy. According to the State Council's announcement, the NEC aims to strengthen China's energy policy fo [...]	2010-02-04 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV SENV CH
10BEIJING307	MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, RMB APPRECIATION [...] ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN a. "The United States threatens to be tougher on China" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/05)(pg 1): "President Obama's remarks to be tougher on China on trade issues seems to have star [...]	2010-02-05 08:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING327	MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA, U.S.-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS [...] DALAI LAMA "China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson remarks on planned Obama-Dalai meeting" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/06)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu said, 'China resolutely opposes the visit by the Dalai Lama to the United St [...]	2010-02-08 08:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING342	MEDIA REACTION: CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT, RMB EXCHANGE RATE, [...] CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT "Reflection on capitalism in the international financial crisis" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/09)(pg 23): "The outbreak of the international financial crisis urged many people to reexamine the capitalist's development direction. In [...]	2010-02-09 08:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING349	CHINA ON U.S. PROPOSALS AT CITES COP 15 [...] (U) Post relayed on February 2 the background information and points regarding U.S. proposals at the March 13-25 Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) contained in REF A to the CITES Management Authority Office of the China State Fore [...]	2010-02-10 04:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD KSCA CITES AORC UNEP CH
10BEIJING351	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "Be vigilant about being pushed to the opposition side of the world by the U.S." The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/10)(pg 14): "In 2010, Sino-U.S. relations are undergoing a substant [...]	2010-02-10 09:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING353	BEIJING'S OLYMPICS AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS TEMPORARY [...] (SBU) The results of a Cornell University-led study on air quality control measures imposed by the Chinese government during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing show that local controls in Beijing succeeded in only temporarily improving air quality. Although the measures reduced certain pollutants, [...]	2010-02-10 09:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CASC KGHG TRGY ENRG PREL CH
10BEIJING362	MEDIA REACTION: COLOR REVOLUTION, IRAN, INTERNATIONAL [...] COLOR REVOLUTION "'Color Revolution' is a democratized political game" The official Communist Youth League newspaper China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao) (02/11) (pg 5): "In fact, the 'color revolution' is none other than 'non-normal regime change' carried out through the interference [...]	2010-02-11 08:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING377	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "Sino-U.S. competition will see who changes its growth method first" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/12)(pg 14): "Both the United States and China are seeking new advantages [solut [...]	2010-02-12 07:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING399	MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA MEETING; U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS; [...] DALAI LAMA MEETING "Dalai Lama meeting to be held as scheduled" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (02/18) (pg 1): "Despite the choice of location, however, any state leader who meets with the Dalai Lama in private or public risks damaging relations with China, said Pang Z [...]	2010-02-18 08:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING4	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., U.S. - CHINA, ECONOMIC [...] U.S. "No breakthroughs on the DPRK/Iran nuclear issues can be achieved without the United States" The Beijing-based newspaper sponsored by official intellectual publication Guangming Daily and Guangdong Provincial official publication Nanfang Daily, The Beijing News (Xin Jing Bao)(01/03)(p [...]	2010-01-04 09:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH

10BEIJING401	China/Xinjiang: Energy Sector Booms as Clean Energy Firms [...] (SBU) Summary: While Xinjiang remains an important resource base for traditional energy sources--including oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and coal--the region has in recent years emerged as a clean energy leader, according to local officials and business contacts. Locally-grown [...]	2010-02-18 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET SENV CH
10BEIJING413	MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA MEETING, IRAN [...] DALAI LAMA MEETING a. "The Dalai Lama's lies and the prejudice of the West" The official intellectual publication Guangming Daily (Guangming Ribao)(02/21)(pg 8): "Although it does not require the approval of another country for a state leader to meet someone, sometimes there are exceptions [...]	2010-02-22 08:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING42	CHINA: MIIT SAYS INDUSTRIAL POLICY TO REMAIN UNCHANGED; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT),Department of Industrial Policy Deputy Director General Hou Shiguo told Economic Minister Counselor China treated State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and private companies equally, but indicated that, due [...]	2010-01-11 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD SENV CH
10BEIJING429	MEDIA REACTION: RMB EXCHANGE RATE, DALAI LAMA MEETING [...] RMB EXCHANGE RATE a. "How to view China's decreased holding of U.S. Treasury bonds" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(02/23)(pg 2): " Before the U.S. economy bottoms out, any appreciation of the U.S. dollar is only temporary and is mani [...]	2010-02-23 09:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING43	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CHINA POLICY [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "U.S. - China strategic partnership irreversible and increased differences inevitable" The official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao)(01/11)(pg 5): "Since the beginning of 2010 U.S.-China relations have, just like the weather in the Northe [...]	2010-01-11 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING443	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, DALAI LAMA MEETING, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The United States exagerates that China is the top network threat" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/24)(pg 3): "Tang Lan, expert of information security at the China Institute of Co [...]	2010-02-24 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING454	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, DALAI MEETING, IRAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Be careful about the U.S.'s transferring middle class crisis" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/25)(pg 14): "The American engineer's suicidal airplane attack on the tax bureau building [...]	2010-02-25 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING462	JAN 13 US-CHINA INTERPARLIAMENTARY DIALOGUE: TAIWAN, NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan arms sales and trade issues dominated the 5th session of the U.S. China Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG),which took place in Beijing January 13. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) led the U.S. Senate delegation to the IPG, which also included Senators Christopher "Kit" Bond (R- [...]	2010-02-26 04:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS ETRD KIPR CVIS EFIN SENV ENRG
10BEIJING467	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA [...] U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS "It is really difficult to reduce U.S. debt" Guangdong 21st Century Publishing Company Ltd.'s business newspaper 21st Century Business Herald (21Shiji Jingji Baodao)(02/26)(pg 2): "Data has shown that China's faith in U.S. bonds did not decrease. In the future [...]	2010-02-26 08:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING65	U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U. S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. HHS) have a strong and valued partnership with China's Ministry of Health (MOH),Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and Chinese Academ [...]	2010-01-12 07:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO SOCI CH GT KE EG TH KZ
10BEIJING67	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, WAR ON TERROR, NORTH [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "China declares anti-missile interception successful" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/12)(pg 1): "Experts said that this is the first time that China has announced its anti-missile experiment results to th [...]	2010-01-12 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING80	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE, U.S. POLICY, NORTH [...] U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE "Where should U.S.-Japan alliance go?" The official Xinhua Daily Telegraph (Xinhua Meiri Dianxun)(01/13)(pg 8): "Experts say that if an alliance is running well, there is no need to reiterate its importance. However, U.S.-Japan relations have seen some friction over th [...]	2010-01-13 09:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING86	MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, TAIWAN, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] GOOGLE a. "Google's global strategy will experience a severe setback if it withdraws from the China market" The official popular newspaper Beijing Youth Daily (Beijing Qingnianbao)(3/14)(pg B9): " Over the past four years, and under the leadership of its CEO, Dr. Kai-fu Lee, it has not bee [...]	2010-01-14 08:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIRUT100	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RAHHAL WELCOMES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Water management, reforestation and solid waste management were the Environment Ministry's key priorities, new Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal told the Ambassador on January 28. Rahhal pledged continued cooperation with USAID reforestation programs and asked for assistance i [...]	2010-02-01 09:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON EFIN ENRG EPA PGOV PREL KGHG AID LE
10BEIRUT93	CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: LEBANON WILL LOOK TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal on January 28. Rahhal explained that the ministry was reviewing the language of the agreement and collaborating with other Arab League member countries to find a unified position. He expected that in the "comin [...]	2010-01-29 13:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV ENRG LE
10BELGRADE104	SERBIA INTENDS TO SUPPORT ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-21 12:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG SR
10BELGRADE24	SERBIA: WEDDED TO COAL FOR ENERGY AND POLITICAL NEEDS [...] (SBU) Serbia remains deeply wedded to coal to fuel its energy needs. Despite ongoing efforts to further diversify energy resources to include more hydropower and renewable energy (Ref A),Serbia's natural abundance of coal has assured that the fossil fuel will have a primary place in meeting S [...]	2010-01-06 13:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT ENRG SENV PREL PGOV SR KV
10BELGRADE266	Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister Dulic [...] (SBU) In her February 9 introductory call on Minister of Environment and Zoning Dulic, the Ambassador thanked him for his assistance leading to the NEC groundbreaking. Dulic pledged his ongoing support as construction proceeds and requested technical assistance on a variety of environmental [...]	2010-02-18 11:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIDE SENV PGOV SR
10BERLIN162	GERMAN RESPONSE TO CITES COP15 DEMARCHE [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary. On January 27, Econoff conveyed reftel points and non-paper on U.S. proposals for the upcoming CITES COP15 to Gerhard Adams and Karoline Hess in the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuc [...]	2010-02-05 14:34:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP GM
10BERLIN64	MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency -- One Year On 4. Afghanistan -- New Ministers, Attack on Government Quarter 5. Ukraine elections Â [...]	2010-01-19 14:22:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SENV ASEC KMDR AF US HA UP
10BERLIN82	GERMANY SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany intends to inscribe and associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord within the context of the European Union before the January 31st deadline, and the government has begun to encourage third countries to do the same. However, some German officials continue to publicly ex [...]	2010-01-21 12:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GM SENV KGHG AG CH
10BERLIN83	MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, OBAMA PRESIDENCY, KUNDUZ AIRSTRIKE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Massachusetts Senate Race 4. Afghanistan--Kunduz Airstrike 5. Climate Protection--IPCC Â [...]	2010-01-21 15:18:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR SENV KGHG HA US AF
10BISHKEK85	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS COPENHAGEN ACCORD DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-03 01:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGCC SENV KG
10BOGOTA100	DISASTER DECLARATION: COLOMBIAN FOREST FIRES [...] SUMMARY: In response to the increasing number and severity of forest fires that have affected 98 municipalities in 12 departments across Colombia, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant U.S. Government assistance. The damage has exceeded the [...]	2010-01-11 02:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV PREF SOCI EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO
10BOGOTA119	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered reftel demarche to representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Environment, and the INCODER - the Ministry of Agriculture's fisheries management agency on January 29. Colombia will support the U.S. proposals on sharks but it has not finalized it [...]	2010-02-01 19:25:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP CO
10BOGOTA128	GOC WILL SUPPORT COPENHAGEN ACCORD BY JAN 31 [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 19:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG CO
10BOGOTA15	COLOMBIA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT TO COMBAT SPREADING FIRES [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOC requested emergency USG fire-fighting assistance on January 6 to help combat a growing number of fires caused by an atypical drought in Colombia. More than 60 municipalities have been affected by such fires, damaging an estimated 1,700 hectares. Our [...]	2010-01-07 18:44:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO
10BOGOTA201	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JANUARY 12, 2010 MEETING WITH [...] (U) January 12, 2010; 10:00 AM; Monteria, Colombia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador William Brownfield DAS Christopher McMullen, WHA DCM Brian Nichols USAID Mission Director Ken Yamashita Political Counselor Mark Wells (notetaker) NAS Director Dan Foote [...]	2010-02-09 19:10:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL OVIP EAID KJUS PGOV PTER SNAR ETRD SENV CO VE
10BOGOTA244	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The aerial eradication team reached its CY-2009 goal of 100,000 hectares (ha) of coca sprayed, with a total True Ground Area Coverage of 101,573 ha for the year. Manual eradication of coca for 2009 totaled approximately 61,000 ha, short of the goal of 70,000 ha; total eradicati [...]	2010-01-22 21:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
10BOGOTA264	CONSOLIDATION PROGRESS IN FORMER FARC STRONGHOLD IMPRESSIVE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite notable progress, including marked gains in public security, reduction of coca cultivation, and winning support of the local population for governmental institutions, the overall situation is fragile in the Macarena area of Meta Department -- the former heartland of the [...]	2010-01-26 21:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER PGOV CO
10BOGOTA343	GOC SUPPORTS ALL U.S. CITES PROPOSALS EXCEPT BOBCATS [...] (U) The GOC has consolidated its response to the U.S. CITES proposals in ref A. They will likely support all the proposals with the exception of the proposal to delist the lynx rufus from Appendix II. They are still considering the proposal due to concerns over how it would affect a rare Colo [...]	2010-02-25 15:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP CO
10BOGOTA370	PRESIDENT URIBE'S VICTORY AGAINST PERSONAL DRUG POSSESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: After five failed attempts, President Uribe succeeded in passing a bill through the Colombian Congress, amending the Constitution and repealing a 1994 Constitutional Court judgment that permitted possession of a minimum dose of drugs for personal consumption. President Uribe has [...]	2010-02-01 20:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER PGOV CO
10BOGOTA778	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CSDI TO NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR DANGEROUS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting of the National Council for Dangerous Drugs (CNE) on February 11, the Ambassador presented the Embassy's Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) and reviewed our effort to align CSDI with the Government of Colombia's (GOC) National Consolidation Plan. The [...]	2010-02-26 19:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER PGOV CO
10BOGOTA98	COPENHAGEN READOUT: COLOMBIA LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Minister Carlos Costa discussed the results of the Copenhagen summit with EconCouns and ESTH officer on January 6. Costa noted the difficult nature of the negotiations, faulting the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) countries and Sudan for blocking [...]	2010-01-08 22:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR PREL ENRG ECON EAID CO
10BRASILIA104	BRAZIL: NEGOTIATIONS BRING TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT AGREEMENT CLOSE TO CONCLUSION [...] (SBU) On January 29 negotiators from the Brazilian Finance (Fazenda),Ministry of External Relations (MRE),and the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) met via digital videoconference with representatives from the U.S. Department of State, Treasury Department and USAID to finalize the text of the Tro [...]	2010-02-02 19:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA BR
10BRASILIA108	PER COPENHAGEN ACCORD, BRAZIL INFORMS THE UNFCCC OF ITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In accordance with the Copenhagen Accord, the Government of Brazil (GOB) on January 29 notified the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of Brazil's nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs). These NAMAs were released prior to the [...]	2010-02-03 12:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG KSCA BR
10BRASILIA136	BRAZILIAN PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 DEMARCHE - [...] (SBU) Per REFTEL, Science Counselor briefed Brazilian Ministry of External Relations'(MRE) Environment Division Director Paulino Carvalho (who has replaced Fernando Coimbra) and Officer Renato Leonardi about the U.S. proposals to the March 13-25 Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP-15) for [...]	2010-02-05 18:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP BR
10BRASILIA140	BRAZIL: INCORPORATING CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY INTO DOMESTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),the Government of Brazil (GOB) announced the mitigation actions it plans to take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 36.1 percent to 38.9 percent by 2020 compared with " [...]	2010-02-09 15:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EFIN KSCA BR
10BRASILIA15	CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: BRAZIL WILL INSCRIBE ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) will inscribe the mitigation actions it previously announced under the Copenhagen Accord by January 31, 2010, according to both Ministry of External Relations' Under Secretary for Policy Vera Machado and Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Tei [...]	2010-01-21 19:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG BR
10BRASILIA156	BRAZIL: FOREST CODE PROVOKES HEATED DEBATE BETWEEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Forest Code's requirement that a rural landowner in the Amazon maintain 80 percent of the native forest as a legal reserve has produced a heated dispute between the agriculture and environmental communities. Environmentalists see it as a potentially powerful tool [...]	2010-02-10 19:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR KGHG KSCA BR
10BRASILIA198	BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY SEEKS TO DEEPEN COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian National Water Agency (ANA) seeks to deepen its cooperation with the USG on environmental issues related to water resources. ANA consistently highlights its history of cooperation with U.S. agencies, as well as on-going negotiations with the Brazilian Ministry of [...]	2010-02-26 17:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA EAID EWWT EINV BR
10BRASILIA45	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MRE SECRETARY-GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. After presenting his credentials to Brazilian President Lula (septel),Ambassador Shannon met for over an hour February 4 with Secretary-General (Deputy FM) Antonio Patriota, covering the work ahead in Haiti, the status of Brazil's FX2 fighter purchase, climate change negotiatio [...]	2010-02-09 10:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SENV MASS HA IR
10BRASILIA60	BRAZIL: LET'S ESTABLISH A TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Teixeira says that the Government of Brazil (GOB) wants to establish a program under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) quickly, both to help conserve Brazil's tropical forests and as a symbol of the growing U.S.-Brazil bilater [...]	2010-01-21 16:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EAID EFIN BR
10BRATISLAVA13	SLOVAKIA WILL ASSOCIATE ITSELF WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-13 14:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG LO
10BRATISLAVA23	SLOVAK CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATOR ASSESSES PATH FORWARD FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fresh off a trip to the EU Environment Ministers meeting in Seville this past weekend, Slovakia's lead Climate Change negotiator Helena Princova told us that her EU counterparts are frustrated by the results of Copenhagen and will seek to refocus efforts to ensure continued progr [...]	2010-01-20 14:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV LO
10BRATISLAVA61	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Slovakia's lead CITES negotiator, Dana Kmecova, the Slovaks will almost certainly follow consensus EU positions on U.S. proposals being made at the upcoming conference. She told us that the EU positions will not be finalized until a March 3 meeting, but that she exp [...]	2010-02-11 14:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP LO
10BRUSSELS139	BELGIUM: CMS SHARKS MOU--RESPONSE TO U.S. POSITION ON MOU [...] (U) Economic officers shared reftel points February 5 with Mr. Paulus Tak at the Belgian Federal Public Service Department of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, the GOB's maritime biodiversity expert who usually attends the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) meetings. Tak will not b [...]	2010-02-05 16:44:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS PHSA BE
10BRUSSELS159	BELGIUM: RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES [...] Economic officers delivered reftel points on February 5 to Georges Evrard, Amelie Knapp and Miet van Looy, Belgium's Animal Welfare and CITES Team at the Belgian Federal Public Service Department of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment. Evrard will lead the Belgian delegation of experts [...]	2010-02-09 18:14:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP BE
10BRUSSELS186	CLIMATE: PERSHING AND HEDEGAARD COMMIT TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing met with EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard on February 11. Also present was Ambassador William Kennard. Pershing and Hedegaard agreed that the U.S- EU cooperation remains important, particularly in light of the s [...]	2010-02-17 13:55:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL EU
10BRUSSELS4	EU PRESIDENT VAN ROMPUYâ€™S PLANS FOLLOWING [...] (C//NF) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the Conference of Parties (COP) Conference in Copenhagen and Afghanistan with EU Council Permanent President Herman Van Rompuy over coffee December 23 after delivering the congratulatory letter (reftel) from President Obama. Van Rompuy called the Copenhagen [...]	2010-01-04 13:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EU SENV PINR BE
10BRUSSELS42	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 6 MEETING WITH JOSE MANUEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, Ambassador Kennard presented his credentials to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. Barroso was positive about the U.S.-EU relationship, saying, &We want to work with you.8 The 45 minute meeting covered climate change, energy security, dat [...]	2010-01-14 14:42:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EU PGOV PINR PREL SENV
10BRUSSELS48	EU: COPENHAGEN DISAPPOINTING BUT GOOD STEP [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: After the leaders departed Copenhagen, initial commentary was not positive, the prevailing theme being the inability of EU leadership to deliver. Initial press reports highlighted the marginalization of EU officials, but soon began to focus on China's unconstr [...]	2010-01-15 15:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EIND PREL KGHG EU
10BRUSSELS82	COPENHAGEN: EU AND MEMBER STATES TO ASSOCIATE AS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 05:16:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV PREL EU
10BUCHAREST33	ROMANIA FULLY SUPPORTS ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche points to Petru Dumitriu, Director General for Multilateral Affairs, and Cosmin Boiangiu, Director of the UN Department, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 15. Both were members of the Romanian delegation to the Copenhagen Conferenc [...]	2010-01-19 11:28:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG RO
10BUCHAREST55	CITES DEMARCHE TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] Post delivered reftel points to the office of Mr. Silviu Megan, Romania's National CITES Representative in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, on January 29. However, the Ministry informs us that Mr. Megan is traveling extensively and is unavailable to meet before the February 5 deadlin [...]	2010-02-02 09:52:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP RO
10BUCHAREST79	ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO CITES DEMARCHE TALKING POINTS [...] This is an Action Request for the Department; please see paragraph 6. This is a follow-on cable to post's original response on this issue (ref B). 2. Econoff met with Mr. Silviu Megan, Romania's National CITES Representative in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, on February 10 to [...]	2010-02-12 07:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP RO
10BUDAPEST20	HUNGARY TO SUPPORT COLLECTIVE EU ASSOCIATION WITH [...] (SBU) Ambassador raised the question of Hungary's association with the Copenhagen Accord in her January 14 meeting with Prime Minister Bajnai. The Prime Minister's Foreign and Security Policy Advisor, David Koranyi, who also attended the meeting, stated that Hungary's Minister of Environment [...]	2010-01-14 16:01:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG HU
10BUDAPEST45	HUNGARY TO HOST HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS ON EU DANUBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hungary will host two linked but separate "macro-regional" gatherings in Budapest February 25-26 to give momentum to the EU's Danube Strategy -- an initiative that the GOH has identified as a priority for its 2011 EU Presidency. Hungarian PM Bajnai will host a "Danube Summit" [...]	2010-01-27 15:34:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SENV EU HU
10BUDAPEST47	HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO CITES COP15 DEMARCHE ON U.S. SPECIES [...] On January 25, post conveyed reftel points and non-paper on U.S. proposals for the upcoming CITES COP-15 to Zoltan Czirak, Counselor at the Ministry of Environment's Department of Biodiversity. On January 27, Mr. Czirak provided a written response, as well as information on Hungary's delegati [...]	2010-01-28 15:23:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP
10BUDAPEST75	U.S. AND HUNGARY SIGN NEW BILATERAL SCIENCE AND [...] On February 4, the United States and Hungary signed a new bilateral Science and Technology (S&T) agreement, superseding the existing S&T agreement of March 2000. Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis signed for the U.S. and Minister for National Development and Economy, Istvan Varga, signed [...]	2010-02-05 15:11:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL PREL KSCA HU
10BUDAPEST76	OFFICIAL HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON [...] On February 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided an official response to Ref A non-paper post had conveyed on January 14 regarding climate change next steps. The Hungarian response (in the form of a non-paper) is consistent both with what senior GOH officials have told us previously ( [...]	2010-02-05 15:12:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG HU
10BUENOSAIRES184	ARGENTINA'S RESPONSE TO CITES COP 15 DEMARCHE [...] On February 16, ESTCouns delivered reftel demarche to the Environment Secretariat's CITES representative Guillermo Lingua and CITES experts Maria Tonelli and Luis Arenas. All three will be part of Argentina's delegation at COP 15. While Lingua did not expect any Argentine objections to the US [...]	2010-02-17 18:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP AR
10BUENOSAIRES196	ARGENTINA: MISSION CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE ENERGY USE [...] At a typical Argentine barbecue in January, Ambassador Martinez challenged Mission Buenos Aires staff to turn out the lights. Inspired by President Obama and Secretary Clinton's Green Embassies initiative, Mission Buenos Aires is embarking on an internal energy challenge: to reduce energy use [...]	2010-02-18 20:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASUP ENRG SENV OPRC AR
10BUENOSAIRES198	Argentina: Mission Campaign to Reduce Energy Use [...] At a typical Argentine barbecue in January, Ambassador Martinez challenged Mission Buenos Aires staff to turn out the lights. Inspired by President Obama and Secretary Clinton's Green Embassies initiative, Mission Buenos Aires is embarking on an internal energy challenge: to reduce energy use [...]	2010-02-19 00:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASUP ENRG SENV OPRC AR
10BUENOSAIRES90	Argentina Unlikely to Associate with Copenhagen Accord by [...] (U) Summary: Emboffs discussed reftel with Samuel Basualdo of the Argentine Foreign Ministry's Climate Change Office and Gabriel Blanco of the Environment Secretariat's Climate Change Division several times over the last week. The GoA does not appear positively inclined to associate with [...]	2010-01-28 20:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL KGHG ENRG AR
10CAIRO162	EGYPT WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) Key Points: --Egypt will not associate with the Copenhagen Accord before the January 31st deadline. --Egypt's reluctance to do so is based on what it believes is a lack of information regarding targets for emission reductions and financial details for the $30 billion global fund for [...]	2010-01-28 14:26:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV KGHG ENRG EG
10CAIRO284	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 10 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --- Egypt Opposes AU Stance on the Copenhagen Accord --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) Mona Amr, the [...]	2010-02-10 13:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SENV EG EAGR ENRG EFIN
10CAIRO310	EGYPTIAN RESPOND TO CITES COP DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-17 15:34:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP EG
10CAIRO384	Despite Potential, Leading Wind Developer Not Bullish on [...] (SBU) Key Points: --A leading Middle East wind energy company envisions tremendous potential for renewable energy in Egypt but blames government inaction and unwillingness to support business initiatives as the main problem hindering development. --The company's vice president believes sol [...]	2010-02-28 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ENRG SENV TSPL EG
10CALGARY38	Signs of Life for Northern Canadian Gas Through the [...] Summary: The contents of a long-delayed regulatory report on the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline has brought some optimism back to project proponents. The pipeline would bring 1.2 billion cubic feet (bcf) of northern Canadian gas per day from the Northwest Territories' Mackenzi [...]	2010-02-16 23:48:00	Consulate Calgary	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV SENV CA
10CANBERRA108	AUSTRALIA TO REVIEW CITES COP15 POSITIONS IN DVC [...] (U) Australian officials will discuss U.S. proposals and views on CoP15 decisions with appropriate U.S. counterparts in a preparatory digital video conference on February 24. Post passed information in ref A to Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) and the Foreign Aff [...]	2010-02-17 05:26:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AS
10CANBERRA118	RUDD SAYS ZERO "COMMERCIAL" WHALING IN SOUTHERN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia will initiate legal action if Japan does not agree by November to end whaling in the Southern Ocean. PM Rudd announced February 19 that if negotiations do not result in a commitment by Japan to reduce the number of whales killed in the Southern Ocean by "commercial w [...]	2010-02-19 07:30:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EFIS PREL AS
10CANBERRA13	JAPANESE WHALING SHIP COLLIDES WITH, SINKS SEA [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-06 07:24:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS SENV EWWT AS
10CANBERRA14	CORRECTED COPY -- JAPANESE WHALING SHIP COLLIDES [...] (SBU) A Japanese whaling vessel collided with and sank a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) vessel, the Ady Gil, on January 6. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) confirmed media reports that the Gil, a 79-foot New Zealand-flagge [...]	2010-01-06 07:40:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIS SENV EWWT AS
10CANBERRA19	AUSTRALIA BRACES FOR MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASE JUMP [...] (SBU) Australian health authorities are concerned about an expected jump in the number of mosquito borne diseases in New South Wales and Southern Queensland, including Ross River Virus (RRV),following heavy summer rains. Department of Health and Ageing Assistant Secretary for Surveillance is [...]	2010-01-08 06:07:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AS
10CANBERRA20	CORRECTED COPY -- AUSTRALIA BRACES FOR MOSQUITO [...] (SBU) Australian health authorities are concerned about an expected jump in the number of mosquito borne diseases in New South Wales and Southern Queensland, including Ross River Virus (RRV),following heavy summer rains. Department of Health and Ageing Surveillance Branch Director Sally Good [...]	2010-01-08 06:17:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AS
10CANBERRA28	WHALING UPDATE: RUDD TO RAISE WITH SECRETARY, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: PM Rudd, under increasing political pressure on the current Australia-Japan whaling dispute, will raise the issue with the Secretary on the margins of the January 18 AUSMIN meetings. Australian media will likely ask about U.S. policy on whaling, views on Australia's policy, or [...]	2010-01-12 05:40:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV PREL EFIS AS
10CANBERRA41	AUSTRALIA FOCUS ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD, CHINA [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia is prepared to notify the UNFCC Secretariat that it associates itself with the Copenhagen Accord and to submit its targets or actions by January 31. China and the U.S. should be the first countries to take such action, in the Australian view, in order to shore up suppo [...]	2010-01-15 06:32:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV PREL KGHG AS
10CANBERRA55	WHALING: AUSTRALIA TO STICK WITH NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Australian negotiators will continue to work towards a deal in the IWC on whaling. Despite aggressive rhetoric by the Japanese, the GOA wants to keep its cool and reach a consensus on a package before the IWC meetings in June. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT [...]	2010-01-22 03:50:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EFIS PREL AS
10CANBERRA83	CMS SHARKS MOU: AUSTRALIAN OBSERVATIONS [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) executive officer Ji-soo Woo contacted econoff on February 3 regarding Australian views on the non-paper (reftel) we provided to the GOA on shark conservation. Woo thanked us for the information, and indicated Australia was very interested [...]	2010-02-03 07:26:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS PHSA AS
10CANBERRA88	AUSTRALIA: EMISSIONS BILL BECOMES POTENTIAL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Climate Change and Water Minister Penny Wong expressed her appreciation for U.S. commitment to addressing climate change, particularly the "extraordinary" U.S. efforts in Copenhagen in an introductory meeting with Ambassador Bleich. Wong stressed the importance of developed co [...]	2010-02-04 07:42:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV ECON KGHG PREL AS
10CANBERRA92	GARRETT COOL TO WHALING DEAL, SEEKS MORE ON CORAL, [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 08:06:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EFIS AS
10CANBERRA93	CORRECTED COPY -- GARRETT COOL TO WHALING DEAL, [...] (C/NF) Summary: Environment, Heritage and Arts Minister Peter Garrett raised enhanced coordination with the U.S. in the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI),Antarctic conservation and logistics, and the current whaling negotiations with Ambassador Bleich on February 4. Garrett believes that Aust [...]	2010-02-05 08:10:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EFIS AS
10CHENGDU14	TIBETAN UNIVERSITY DEAN ON SELF-RESPECT, CULTURE, LANGUAGE, [...] (C) Summary: Tibetan youth in China are "demoralized" by the lack of higher education opportunities in their native language that limit their participation in modern society, the consequent lack of standardized scientific and technical vocabulary in the Tibetan language, and erosion of traditio [...]	2010-01-15 08:01:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV CH
10CHENGDU17	CHANG'AN HOPES TO BUILD ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CAR WITH [...] (U) This message contains company proprietary information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Ford's principal partner in China, Chongqing Chang'an, recently became the PRC's third-largest automaker after purchasing the auto assets of another state-owned enterprise. Some [...]	2010-01-26 08:57:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELTN ETRD PGOV SENV CH
10CHENGDU18	SW CHINA: CHENGDU MAYOR GE MEETS CONSULATES [...] (SBU) Summary: Chengdu will build on its strengths in high tech areas such as IT, software services, and the aircraft industry, Mayor Ge Honglin said January 22. Chengdu will lead in cutting carbon emissions: it closed all coalmines in the larger Chengdu municipal region, and is now replacing [...]	2010-01-26 09:12:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELTN EAIR PGOV PINR SENV BEXP CH
10CHENGDU21	SW CHINA: LIQUOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUEL YIBIN'S [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Yibin Mayor Wu Guanglei told Consul General January 7 that the city's economy grew by 15 percent in 2009; he expected 14 percent growth in 2010. Wuliangye, China's l [...]	2010-01-27 11:56:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ECIN ELTN ENRG SENV PGOV CH
10CHENGDU31	NEPAL'S LHASA CG ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The unspoken quid pro quo during the December 26-31 visit of Nepal's Prime Minister to Lhasa and Beijing appears to have been a public statement by Nepal that it would no [...]	2010-02-04 11:20:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EINV ENRG SENV CH NP IN
10CHENGDU43	SW CHINA CITY AIMS TO REACH NATIONAL COPENHAGEN EMISSIONS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, is advancing a pilot project in one of the city's northern districts that seeks by 2012 to reduce carbon dioxide emission inten [...]	2010-02-23 03:25:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ENIV SENV CH
10CHENGDU9	TIBETAN HERDERS IN SICHUAN'S HONGYUAN COUNTY FACE UNCERTAIN [...] (U) This is the second of two cables on economic development and nomad settlement policies in Tibetan communities of Hongyuan County, in Aba (Tibetan: Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, western Sichuan, based on travel there in November and December. See ref A for first report. [...]	2010-01-11 03:44:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM EAIR EAGR SENV SOCI CH
10CHENNAI10	VIEWS ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG SOUTH INDIA'S CIVIL [...] Summary. Civil society leaders report that ignorance about climate change pervades South India, with politicians, government officials, and business leaders focused on development at all costs. Despite widespread ignorance about the issue, civil society leaders still look to the government t [...]	2010-01-20 11:09:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EAID EAGR PREL TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
10CHENNAI3	WORLD LEADER IN ELECTRIC CARS PRODUCES QUIETLY IN [...] (U) Summary: The Reva Electric Car Company, producing vehicles just outside of Bangalore, lays claim to being the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars, with its products driven more than 85 million kilometers since production began in 2001. A family-owned business, Reva has experienc [...]	2010-01-06 05:07:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV SENV ETRD PGOV IN
10CHENNAI30	ENERGETIC-BUT-CIVILIZED DEBATE OVER BIOTECH EGGPLANT DRAWS [...] (U) Summary: As part of Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh's cross-country tour to discuss the introduction of a biotech eggplant in India (reftel),Ramesh held an informal event on February 6 at a university in Bangalore. Both sides (for and against) appeared evenly represented at the venu [...]	2010-02-09 10:46:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON SENV PGOV EINV IN
10CHISINAU74	MOLDOVA TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Natalia Gherman on January 20. Gherman told us that the GOM intended to align with the EU position, but had concerns regarding the costs for Moldova of association with the Accord. She said that the Ministry of Environment was cur [...]	2010-02-11 07:14:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG MD
10CHISINAU78	MOLDOVA DOES NOT SUPPORT BOBCAT PROPOSAL; [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer delivered REFTEL points to Octavian Calmac, Deputy Minister of Economy, and to Inga Podoroghin and Ala Rotaru in the International Cooperation and European Integration Division Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation Department in the Ministry of Environment. 2. [...]	2010-02-12 05:30:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC MD
10COLOMBO39	COPENHAGEN FOLLOW UP - MALDIVES ON BOARD, SRI [...] Charge Fowler discussed the Copenhagen meeting with the Vice President and Foreign Minister of the Maldives on January 13, noting the Maldives' assistance in crafting the Copenhagen Accord. EconOff subsequently shared reftel points with officials with the Governments of the Maldives and Sri L [...]	2010-01-20 13:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG IO CE MV
10COLOMBO68	SRI LANKA: AN ISLAND HOTSPOT OF BIODIVERSITY [...] SUMMARY: Sri Lanka consists of a land area of 65,610 square kilometers, covering low-lying wetlands, mountainous rainforests, and expansive jungles. Despite its relatively small size, the country possesses a high level of biodiversity and represents a biodiversity hotspot. One feature of Sri [...]	2010-01-29 07:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON CE
10COLOMBO99	SRI LANKA SUPPORTIVE ON CITES SHARK PROTECTION [...] EconOff delivered reftel points to Mr. G. Piyasena, Secretary of Sri Lanka's Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, on February 2, and followed up on February 8. Piyasena noted that a representative from the Sri Lankan Embassy in Manilla would attend the CITES meeting, although he could [...]	2010-02-08 11:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP CE
10COPENHAGEN31	CLIMATE CHANGE: DENMARK TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) Denmark's chosen means for associating itself with the Copenhagen Accord, which it "strongly supports," is to work within the EU for a common position, in order to preclude backsliding by certain EU members. Denmark is confident an EU common position will be reached before end January [...]	2010-01-15 13:18:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG PREL DA
10COPENHAGEN39	(SBU) GREENLAND'S CLIMATE-CHANGE DEAL WITH DENMARK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greenland (which is is self-governing within the Kingdom of Denmark) is satisfied with the climate-change agreement it reached with Denmark during COP-15. Under that agreement, Greenland is committed to doing the following by 2020: reducing GHG emissions by five percent fro [...]	2010-01-25 08:07:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ECON ENRG GL DA

10COPENHAGEN70	CITES: DANES SUPPORT SHARKS, SNAKES, CORAL; AGAINST LYNX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to demarche points in reftel, Denmark's likely head of delegation to the CITES COP-15 meeting in Doha indicated - pending final EU positions - that her government is likely to support the USG positions on sharks, coral and snakes, but oppose the USG on polar bears a [...]	2010-02-08 12:50:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP DA
10DARESSALAAM130	TANZANIA ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-10 05:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SENV ENRG UNEP TZ KGHG
10DARESSALAAM159	FM MEMBE ON ZANZIBAR, POLITICS, AU, AND PIRACY [...] SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Membe convened the diplomatic corps on February 19 for a general briefing on Tanzanian domestic and foreign affairs. Membe reported GOT endorsement of a Zanzibar coalition government; welcomed international monitoring of the October general election; boasted of Tanzan [...]	2010-02-22 13:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SENV AU TZ SO
10DHAKA112	BANGLADESH ENDORSES U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES COP15 [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-08 07:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV AORC
10DHAKA137	A MEETING OF MINDS: U/S MCHALE AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni discussed opportunities for closer multilateral cooperation, Indo-Bangladesh relations, climate change, and expanded bilateral exchange programs when they met on February 7. Both agreed [...]	2010-02-17 09:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM SENV BG IN
10DHAKA87	BANGLADESH BACKS COPENHAGEN ACCORD AND LOOKS AHEAD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) Minister of Environment Dr. Hasan Mahmud told visiting PDAS Patrick Moon on January 21 that Bangladesh would join the Copenhagen Accord and that he was hopeful about further progre [...]	2010-01-27 09:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG BG
10DJIBOUTI113	DJIBOUTI SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (U) EconOff discussed reftel points with Director of Environment Dini Omar Abdallah January 26. Abdallah reports to Minister of Housing and Environment Elmi Obsieh Waiss, and travelled to Copenhagen as part of Djibouti's Conference of the Parties delegation (headed by Prime Minister Dile [...]	2010-01-27 12:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KGHG SENV ENRG DJ
10DJIBOUTI121	DJIBOUTI: LIKELY NOT SENDING CITES DELEGATION [...] (U) EconOff discussed the upcoming Conference of the Parties (reftel) for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with Director of the Environment Dini Omar Abdallah January 26. Abdallah explained that because Djibouti signed CITES befo [...]	2010-02-01 08:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV UNEP DJ
10DJIBOUTI186	DJIBOUTI: DECEMBER-JANUARY ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP [...] (U) This message contains business-sensitive information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) In this issue: --Djibouti associates with Copenhagen Accord --Strong banking sector growth benefits both newcomers and the long-established --Limited progress on Djibouti-Iceland geothermal dea [...]	2010-02-17 08:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EWWT ENRG KTDB SENV BEXP DJ
10DJIBOUTI187	DJIBOUTI ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] EconOff delivered ref A points on association with the Copenhagen Accord to Director of Environment Dini Omar Abdallah January 26 (ref B). 2. Djibouti formally associated with the Copenhagen Accord on February 2. In his official letter associating with the Accord to the Exe [...]	2010-02-17 08:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KGHG SENV ENRG DJ
10FRANKFURT218	FUTURE OF NIGHT FLIGHTS AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT REMAINS [...] SUMMARY: In December, the Hesse Administrative Court published its August 2009 decision dismissing all claims against further expansion of the Frankfurt airport. The ruling, however, left the future of night flights at the airport unclear. The court advised the State of Hesse to "revisit" its [...]	2010-01-22 12:58:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG PGOV SENV EU GM
10FREETOWN21	COPENHAGEN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 10:27:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KGHG SL
10GENEVA28	ENVSEC seeks donor assistance [...] SUMMARY: ENVSEC, the Environment & Security initiative of several UN agencies, OSCE, NATO's Science for Peace and Security Program and Regional Environment Center (REC) met December 4 with donor countries to review progress in ongoing projects and discuss how best in the future to address env [...]	2010-01-15 11:26:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV
10GENEVA80	The Global Framework for Climate Services [...] SUMMARY: The WMO hosted an intergovernmental meeting in Geneva on January 11-12, 2010, to approve the terms of reference and endorse the composition of a task force of high-level, independent advisors who will conduct consultations and make recommendations on the components of a Global Framew [...]	2010-01-28 08:13:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG WMO AORC
10GEORGETOWN5	Demarche Delivered: Copenhagen Accord [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett on Wednesday, January 27. Foreign Minister Rodrigues-Birkett told Charge that the Government of Guyana has received correspondence from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) but has [...]	2010-01-29 12:19:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG GY
10GRENADA4	An Island at E's: Education, Enforcement, the Economy and [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 20:27:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV SENV GJ XL
10GUANGZHOU13	"Fe" vs. Climate Change: China's BYD Bets on Batteries in [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The answer to climate change may be as simple as the chemical formula of a lithium iron phosphate battery, according to one ambitious south China company. Referred to simply as "Fe" and already the key component of the world's first mass produced plug-in hybrid elec [...]	2010-01-07 09:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL ETRD KIPR PGOV CH HK
10GUANGZHOU18	(U) Energy Efficient LED Lighting Has Bright Future in [...] (U) Summary and comment: China will invest in energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) lighting on a massive scale in the next three to five years, according to leading south China LED manufacturers. Guangdong province, which currently produces approximately half of China's LEDs, stands to [...]	2010-01-12 09:38:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV ETRD EINV TNGD PGOV CH
10GUANGZHOU23	Climate Change Network Fills Void in South China [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Wasting no time -- government, business, and NGO leaders gathered in Guangzhou to celebrate the launch of the South China Climate Change Network (SCCCN) on the first workday following the conclusion of the COP-15 Climate Change Conference. Inspired by a British Con [...]	2010-01-14 07:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PGOV PREL CH HK
10GUANGZHOU50	Something Stinks in Guangzhou - Government Forced to Adopt [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: After sustained public pressure forced officials in December to shelve a garbage incineration project, Guangzhou is now turning to the Internet for solutions to the city's growing waste disposal problem. Guangzhou's municipal government issued a notice January 14 ur [...]	2010-02-01 00:52:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV ECPS EIND CH HK
10GUANGZHOU74	U.S. AND CHINA HOLD FIRST PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Officials and nuclear energy experts from the United States and China convened in Shenzhen, Guangdong January 20-23 to share information and best practices for improving safety in the operation of nuclear power plants (NPPS). The workshop was a key cooperative activity that the U.S. Depa [...]	2010-02-10 00:21:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY SENV PREL PGOV CH
10GUANGZHOU77	South China Economic Analysts Predict Continued Reliance on [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Although China is making gradual progress towards greater economic diversification, cheap exports will continue to drive growth in the near term, according to comments made by local economic analysts during a conversation with the Consul General, visiting Deputy Direc [...]	2010-02-10 08:35:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV PREL SENV ECON CH HK
10GUATEMALA242	Guatemala Demarche on CITES for COP15 [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to the Sub-Secretary and Fauna Expert at the National Council for Protected Areas (CONAP). Officials speculated, but could not confirm, that the GoG would support the U.S. proposals on coral, the polar bear, the bobcat and the Asian snake study. Likewise, r [...]	2010-02-05 19:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP GT
10HAMILTON21	BERMUDA WATERS PART OF RESEARCH INTO PLASTIC POLLUTION [...] (U) Local environmental group, Greenrock, hosted Global Pangaea Explorations, the owner of the research vessel "Sea Dragon," which is engaged in the first comprehensive study of plastic pollution in the world's oceans. The "Sea Dragon" was in Bermuda as part of a research voyage across t [...]	2010-02-01 14:07:00	Consulate Hamilton	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV BD
10HANOI104	VIETNAM CONSIDERING US SPECIES PROPOSALS FOR CITES COP 15 [...] (SBU) Summary: The head of the Vietnamese CITES Management Office stated that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) had not yet met to review the U.S. proposals (reftel),but thought they looked good in principle, particularly as he felt they had little relationship to Vietnam. The GVN will hol [...]	2010-01-28 07:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP VM
10HANOI11	How much influence does China have over Vietnam's internal [...] (C) SUMMARY: Animosity toward China, heartfelt and pervasive in the most routine of times, appears to have taken on an added urgency in the wake of sensitive border negotiations, protracted controversy over Chinese investment in bauxite mining projects in the Central Highlands, and China's imp [...]	2010-01-27 02:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV MARR CH VM
10HANOI18	SETTING THE SCENE FOR CODEL BOND VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their most productive since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third- largest trading partner, and one of its largest fore [...]	2010-01-06 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ECON SENV VM
10HANOI218	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES TO [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of continued U.S. engagement on health and environmental issues. Your meetings with the Government of Vietnam (GVN),the United Nations (UN),and the European Union will allo [...]	2010-02-24 10:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KGHG KHIV VM
10HANOI4	Setting the Scene for CODEL Bond Visit to Vietnam [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their most productive since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third-largest trading partner, and one of its largest foreign invest [...]	2010-01-05 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ECON SENV VM
10HANOI58	VIETNAM LIKELY TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT NEEDS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-21 03:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
10HARARE63	DEMARCHE TO GOZ ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Ambassador presented Demarche (Ref) and talking points to Zimbabwe Minister of Environment Frances Nhema on January 29. 2. Nhema responded that in his opinion the Copenhagen Accord was not a formal agreement to which the Government of Zimbabwe could associate; further he did not know what [...]	2010-02-01 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KGHG SENV ENRG ZI
10HARARE64	DEMARCHE TO GOZ ON CITES COP 15 [...] The Ambassador delivered the Demarche (Ref) and talking points to Zimbabwe Minister of Environment Frances Nhema on January 29. 2. Nhema responded that in principle he had no objections to any of the U.S. proposals. He said that customarily, with regard to CITES, the GOZ canvasses the Af [...]	2010-02-01 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP ZI
10HARARE66	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON ZIMBABWE MINISTER OF [...] (U) The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Environment Frances Nhema on January 29 and delivered demarches on the Copenhagen Accord and CITES (Refs). Other discussion focused on land conservancies and indigenization, conservation of rhinos, and the political situation in Zimbabwe [...]	2010-02-02 07:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV CITES KGHG ZI
10HAVANA11	CLIMATE CHANGE PROVIDES GOC WITH MUCH NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Cuba (GOC) used the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to distract attention from problems within Cuba and ferociously vent against the United States and, in particular, President Obama. While some elements within the GOC are legitimately concerned about the e [...]	2010-01-07 18:48:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV ECON PREL CU
10HONGKONG146	HONG KONG WATER SECURITY: REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON [...] SUMMARY: Despite a guaranteed water supply from Guangdong province, Hong Kong's heavy reliance on its northern neighbor has driven the Special Administrative Region (SAR) to initiate several new water conservation measures. This new policy is prompted not by costs or desire to be a "good partn [...]	2010-01-26 07:14:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	CM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG
10HONGKONG7	MACAU WATER SECURITY: POLICIES EVOLVING TO LESSEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Macau's over-reliance on the Mainland for its water supply has prompted the Special Administrative Region to adopt measures to secure long-term supplies with the aim of gaining greater autonomy over its water policy. These include conservation programs, tariffs, and new infrast [...]	2010-01-04 03:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG
10ISLAMABAD289	PAKISTAN RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On 4 February EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Environment Kamran Lashari and Umeed Khalid, Ministry of Environment Wildlife Conservator. Khalid anticipated that Pakistan would be able to "generally" support USG submissions at CITES COP-15, but acknowledged that the GOP [...]	2010-02-05 05:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD290	MOE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD, LEADERSHIP CHANGES [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Environment Kamran Lashari on 4 February, emphasizing the importance of the Copenhagen Accord as a vital first step toward addressing the issue of climate change. The Secretary revealed that responsibility for Pakistan's position on the A [...]	2010-02-05 05:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD39	ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH MONTHLY - DEC [...] (U) Summary: Environment, Science, Technology and Health Monthly Update for December 2009, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan. Topics covered: -- Low HPV Prevalence among Karachi Women -- AIDS Therapy Centers in Pakistan -- Pakistan to Formally Enter Antar [...]	2010-01-11 04:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD409	ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH MONTHLY - JAN [...] (U) Summary: Environment, Science, Technology and Health Monthly Update for January 2010, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan. Topics covered: -- Nationwide Drought Deepens -- Islamabad to Harvest Rain Water -- Promoting Business, Community and Ecology with Pine Nuts -- Worr [...]	2010-02-22 04:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PK
10ISTANBUL49	KARADENIZ HOLDINGS INTRODUCES MOBILE SHIP-BASED [...] (C) Summary. Istanbul-based Karadeniz Holdings, through its subsidiary Karkey, has signed agreements with the Governments of Iraq and Pakistan to provide electricity generation from mobile ship-based power plants. Karkey is constructing six of the so-called "powerships" in an Istanbul shipyard [...]	2010-02-09 13:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV KGHG TU
10ISTANBUL50	ISTANBUL'S LANDFILL GAS UTILIZATION PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary. Landfill gas utilization, a growing alternative energy technology with compelling environmental benefits, is in its early stages in Turkey. Ortadogu Enerji won a tender from the Istanbul Municipality to implement and run Istanbul's two landfill energy projects for 23 years, and el [...]	2010-02-11 06:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV KGHG TU
10JAKARTA126	ACTION REQUEST: A MULTILATERAL CLIMATE CENTER IN INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Action Request: Post requests Washington concurrence to discuss with foreign missions resident in Jakarta and the GOI the possibility of multilateral participation in the proposed Jakarta component of the Asian Regional Center for Climate Change initiative. The scheduled February 20-23 a [...]	2010-01-29 00:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID
10JAKARTA134	POTUS Indonesia Climate Initiative: from Science to [...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta suggests the framework below as a way to carry a POTUS message on climate change and environment during his upcoming visit to Indonesia. SOLUSI is the Indonesian word for "solution" and could be the name of an Obama climate and environment initiative. SOLUSI -- Science, [...]	2010-01-29 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID KGHG SENV KMCA MCC PREL ID
10JAKARTA155	NSC Senior Director Ramamurthy discusses S&T with former [...] (SBU) The U.S. Science Envoy effort is already yielding results by laying the foundation for expanded science and technology (S&T) cooperation. NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy, Ambassador and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Senior Advisor Jason [...]	2010-02-03 10:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TBIO SCUL SENV ENRG PGOV ID
10JAKARTA211	INDONESIA WELCOMES U.S. SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. All corners of Indonesia's science and policy community welcomed President Obama's science envoy engagement effort. Despite Science Envoy Dr. Bruce Alberts' last minute injury preventing his travel, the GOI pressed on with the majority of the January 18-29 planned schedule with [...]	2010-02-18 06:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TBIO SCUL SENV ENRG PGOV ID
10JAKARTA213	NASA ADVANCES SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT IN INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Summary: NASA Assistant Administrator Michael O'Brien advanced President Obama's science engagement efforts in Indonesia February 2-3. He discussed cooperative partnership opportunities on space and Earth science and education with representatives from the Ministry of Research and Techno [...]	2010-02-18 10:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TSPA SCUL SENV PGOV ID
10JAKARTA215	Multilateral Climate Initiative for POTUS in Indonesia [...] (SBU) In advance of the President's visit, the United States should seek to harness a major cooperative international effort to help Indonesia achieve reduced emissions by preserving its forests and preparing it for forest carbon markets. Countries with substantial (current and planned) forest [...]	2010-02-18 10:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID
10JAKARTA27	NOAA Administrator's Indonesia Visit Drives Climate, [...] (SBU) Summary: NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco's first visit to Indonesia advanced Administration priorities on climate change, science and technology, food security, and ocean policy. She emphasized President Obama's commitment to a deeper partnership with Indonesia, and previewed Scienc [...]	2010-01-11 07:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EFIS TSPL PREL ID
10JAKARTA79	Health Cooperation-The Need for a Consistent USG Message [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action message. By mid- February, the USG will need to make a critical decision about our continued health cooperation with Indonesia. In the lead-up to that decision, Mission stron [...]	2010-01-20 02:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG SENV ID
10KABUL217	Hajigak Iron Mine Tender Likely to be Canceled [...] (C) Summary: The World Bank's Mining Advisor Craig Andrews (strictly protect) reports Mining Minister Shahrani is planning to contact the short-listed bidders for the massive Hajigak iron ore mining project (ref A) to inform them not to send in bids due February 15. The Hajigak tender package [...]	2010-01-23 04:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF
10KABUL343	Ambassador Meets Minister of Mines Shahrani [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne, and USAID Mission Director Frej met with recently-confirmed Minister of Mines Shahrani on January 24 to underscore Mission support for the Ministry and the Mining sector. Ministe [...]	2010-01-27 10:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF
10KABUL442	Trans-boundary Water Issues: Slow but Sure Progress [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) in concert with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is leading an effort to address trans-boundary water rights. While Afghanistan remains reluctant to engage fully with its neighbors on this issue, USG-supported training is imp [...]	2010-02-04 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF
10KABUL443	Trans-boundary Water Issues: Slow but Sure Progress [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) in concert with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is leading an effort to address trans-boundary water rights. While Afghanistan remains reluctant to engage fully with its neighbors on this issue, USG-supported training is imp [...]	2010-02-04 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF
10KABUL664	Energy Minister Khan Undermines Utility Progress [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Jalil Shams, CEO of the Afghan national utility DABS, has called for President Karzai's help in maintaining the utility's independence in the face of increasing interference from Acting Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan. Dr. Shams tells us that President Karzai was r [...]	2010-02-23 07:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG SENV AF
10KAMPALA55	UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero raised U.S. concerns over Uganda's preparations for the 2011 elections and the draft anti-homosexuality bill with the State Minister for International Affairs Henry Okello Oryem on January 29. Oryem rebuffed perceptions [...]	2010-02-04 14:34:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KGHG SENV ENRG UG
10KATHMANDU104	NEPAL ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORDS [...] (SBU) Following a "lively" internal debate, on February 1 the Government of Nepal (GON) announced that it had sent notification to the Secretariat of the Convention on Climate Change confirming Nepal's association with the Copenhagen Accord (copy of letter sent to SCA/INS). According to the M [...]	2010-02-04 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG KSCA NP
10KATHMANDU114	NEPAL DISCUSSING U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to the CITES Authority of Nepal, Mr. Gopal Prasad Upadyaya, Director General of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation. Upadyaya said he will convey Nepal's position after discussions in the Ministry. 2. On corals, Upadyay said it i [...]	2010-02-08 02:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP XD NP
10KATHMANDU45	NEPAL NON-COMMITAL ON COPEHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal is still considering whether to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. As one of the countries most affected by climate change, Government of Nepal (GON) officials were annoyed they were not "adequately consulted" in the negotiations. End Summary. Frustration a [...]	2010-01-20 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KGKG SENV ENRG XD NP
10KATHMANDU58	NEPAL'S FORESTS MINISTER CONFIRMS BAN ON RHESUS [...] (U) Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation Deepak Bohara has confirmed he ruled current Nepali law prohibits the export of rhesus monkeys, both wild and captive-born. The decision, made public in late August 2009, prevents the National Biomedical Research Center (NBRC) from fulfilling its [...]	2010-01-22 10:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV TBIO PGOV NP
10KHARTOUM314	Sudan: Solar Energy in Use in Sudan [...] (U) Summary: During his February 14-17 visit to Sudan, Congressman Alan Grayson (D-Florida) met with Dr. Migdam Elsheikh Abdelgani, Director of the National Centre for Research (NCR) in Khartoum to talk about the work of its 13 research institutes and its premier Renewable Energy Institute (RE [...]	2010-02-24 07:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV ECON EAGR ENRG SU
10KHARTOUM328	Sudan: Arab League-led Trade Delegation Visits Juba [...] (U) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa arrived in Juba on February 23, leading a delegation of Arab investors and companies to participate in the first Arab Investment Conference in Southern Sudan. GOSS President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar attended the event's opening sess [...]	2010-02-25 06:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETRD SENV EFIN KISL SU
10KINGSTON82	JAMAICA: LIKELY TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] Per reftel, Charge' delivered points regarding the importance of the Copenhagen Accord in a private meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Amb. Vilma McNish, on the afternoon of January 21. 2. Amb. McNish was mo [...]	2010-01-22 15:39:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG JM XL
10KINSHASA158	DRC RESPONSE TO CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES [...] (U) In response to ref A, Econoff delivered demarche talking points to DRC Minister of Environment, Conservation of Nature and Tourism Jose Endundo on February 1. 2. (U) Endundo applauded the USG's commitment to save endangered species, and for its commitment to conservation of nature [...]	2010-02-08 13:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP CG
10KINSHASA178	CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: DRC [...] (U) Summary: As mentioned ref A, DCM met January 19 with Louise Mayuma Kasende, President Kabila's deputy chief of staff, who promised to convey our request to appropriate GDRC authorities (ref B). On January 31, the DRC formally adhered to the Copenhagen Accord (CA). This action was taken [...]	2010-02-11 08:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV CG
10KINSHASA194	Chinese Engagement in the DRC and Potential Areas for [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is strong and growing. China's highly visible presence is largely focused on extractive industries, infrastructure and construction projects, including those financed through multilateral development banks (such as the [...]	2010-02-16 20:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV EMIN SENV PGOV PREL CH CG
10KINSHASA42	UPDATE ON NYAMULAGIRA VOLCANO NEAR GOMA: SPECIALIST SAYS [...] Summary: On Thursday January 7, USAID/OFDA Rep and Goma-based POLOFF attended a special briefing by Dario Tedesco, an Italian volcanologist with extensive experience analyzing Goma's volcanoes and Lake Kivu. Tedesco said that although lava flows were not headed toward any populated area, the [...]	2010-01-12 12:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV UNESCO ECON EPET PREF CG
10KINSHASA58	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS [...] In response to reftel, the DCM met January 19 with Louise Mayuma Kasende, President Kabila's deputy chief of staff with specific responsibility for political, administrative and legal issues. (Note: President Kabila and his chief of staff are away from Kinshasa with date of return unce [...]	2010-01-20 08:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV CG
10KOLKATA11	CONFIRMED OUTBREAK OF AVIAN INFLUENZA H5N1 IN WEST BENGAL [...] (U) On January 14 the Indian central government's High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal confirmed the presence of avian influenza and the H5N1 virus in samples taken from the village of Khargram, West Bengal. The outbreak's epicenter is in the district of Murshidabad located [...]	2010-01-15 11:16:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN
10KUWAIT100	KFAS FORUM BUILDS MOMENTUM FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (U) Econoff attended the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Perspectives on Energy and Climate Forum from January 18-20, an event cosponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The forum assessed the domestic energy question from both the supply and dema [...]	2010-02-03 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET SENV KU
10KUWAIT102	GOK WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (C) On January 31st, Econoff followed up on the status of Kuwait's deliberations on associating with the Copenhagen Accord with Captain Ali Al-Haider, the Deputy Director General for Kuwait's Environmental Public Authority (KEPA) (ref B). Al-Haider, the head of Kuwait's interagency climate co [...]	2010-02-04 11:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KGHG SENV KU
10KUWAIT103	GOK TO ATTEND MARCH CITES CONFERENCE IN DOHA [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points about the U.S. initiatives for the 15th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties (COP15) taking place March 13-25 in Doha to Captain Ali Al-Haider, Deputy Director General for Kuwait's Environmental Public Authority on January 31st. Al-Haider affirmed [...]	2010-02-04 12:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KU SENV ENRC KSCA CITES AORC UNEP
10KUWAIT106	KUWAIT SCENE SETTER FOR SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ZERHOUNI [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Mission Kuwait warmly welcome the February 17-18 visit of Science Envoy Elias Zerhouni. Meetings have been requested with the following officials: H.E. Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer, the Minister of Health; Dr. Naji Al-Mutairi, the Director General for the Kuwait Institute for Scient [...]	2010-02-04 13:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KU SENV
10KUWAIT138	THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT: KUWAITI [...] (U) Per reftel request, post has contacted all five of the invitees to the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. Four of the five participants confirmed their attendance and visa status for the Summit. (Note: Marwan Boodai, the Chairman of Jazeera Airways, who had originally accepted the invit [...]	2010-02-16 13:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV PGOV KU
10KUWAIT165	KUWAIT: SPECIAL 301 REPORT 2010 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on February 10th, Econcouns informed Ahmed Al-Haroun, the Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI),and Sheikha Rasha Naief Al-Sabah, the Director for IPR in the MOCI, about the 2010 301 Special Report review process. Due to the delays in passing a TRIPS-compliant C [...]	2010-02-24 11:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD SENV ECON KU
10KUWAIT43	GOK CONSIDERING CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE, [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see Paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On January 21, A/DCM met with Salem Al-Shebli, First Secretary in the Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urge the GoK to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. Al-Shebli accompanied Kuwaiti Prime Minister [...]	2010-01-21 12:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV KU
10KUWAIT49	GOK AND NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE PLAN [...] (U) On January 20th, Econoff accompanied Kathrin Humphrey, an Associate Program Officer for the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine on a meeting with Hayfaa Almudhaf, the Senior Advisor to the Director General of Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),to discuss t [...]	2010-01-25 12:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EPET KU
10KYIV120	UKRAINE'S "OTHER" SECURITY THREAT - ROMANIA [...] (C) From the perspective of Kyiv, the Ukrainian-Romanian bilateral relationship is surprisingly troubled, with a wide range of irritants both great and small. The most neuralgic issues for Ukrainians are linked to concerns about Romanian irredentism (e.g., issuance of Romanian passports to U [...]	2010-01-25 15:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EWWT SENV NATO EU UP RO
10KYIV129	UKRAINE: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD DELIVERED [...] (U) The Government of Ukraine (GOU) has no principle objections to associating with the Copenhagen Accord. However, given upcoming Presidential elections, it is uncertain that Ukraine will complete its association by the January 31 deadline. Post delivered reftel talking points to Igor Lupal [...]	2010-01-26 15:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV KGHG ENRG UP
10KYIV198	UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to Volodymyr Domashlinets, Ukraine's CITES representative at the Ministry of Environmental Protection, on February 1. Domashlinets said Ukraine will support the U.S. proposals on sharks, corals, polar bears, and a snake trade. The Ministry of Environmental P [...]	2010-02-05 14:24:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP UP
10KYIV229	UKRAINE: ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT AGENCY ON COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) Acting Economic Counselor and Economic Analyst met on February 3 with Igor Lupaltsov, the head of the National Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine (NEIA),to discuss Ukraine's association with the Copenhagen Accord and deliver talking points per reftel A. Lupaltsov, who headed the [...]	2010-02-11 08:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KGHG ENRG SENV UP
10LAGOS39	NIGERIA: OVERCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN EDO [...] (C) Serious health risks and collapsed infrastructure are the legacy Governor Adams Oshiomhole (Action Congress - AC) inherited when he came to power in November 2008. The Oshiomhole administration has developed comprehensive plans to address the inter-related problems, brought in competent [...]	2010-02-01 13:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV SOCI NI
10LAGOS61	DEVELOPMENT DIFFICULTIES IN THE NIGER DELTA [...] (C) The Niger Delta faces significant development challenges as illustrated by nine projects in Delta and Bayelsa States visited by PolOff January 20 and 21. Difficult topography, ethnic rivalry, endemic corruption, under-development of human capacity, and a comprehensive lack of maintenance [...]	2010-02-16 12:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KCOR SENV NI
10LAPAZ33	Morales Continues to Attempt to Derail Copenhagen Accord [...] (C) Summary: Declaring the Copenhagen UN climate change summit a failure, Bolivian President Morales announced he will convoke the first "People's World Conference on Climate Change and the Mother Earth" in Cochabamba April 20-22 -- coinciding with Earth Day. The conference's stated objective is to [...]	2010-02-09 12:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG PREL BL
10LIBREVILLE45	GABON: PLEASED WITH PROGRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gabon was one of the 28 countries that participated in the intensive negotiating sessions at the U.N. Conference on Climate Change and will associate with the Copenhagen Accord. Lee White, the Director of Gabon's National Parks and President Ali Bongo Ondimba's special advisor on [...]	2010-02-02 10:59:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID SENV PGOV KSCA PREL UNEP GB
10LILONGWE126	MALAWI ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, DISCUSSES CLIMATE [...] Malawi has formally associated with the Copenhagen Accord, while at the same time raising several issues it would like to see addressed before the next Conference of the Parties in Mexico (COP 16). These issues include the target limit for global temperature increase, reporting requireme [...]	2010-02-12 14:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG MI
10LILONGWE176	MALAWI: RESPONSE TO US CITES PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-24 11:16:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP MI
10LIMA198	Peru to Accede to Copenhagen Accord [...] Charge delivered reftel demarche on January 26 to Peruvian Environment Minister Antonio Brack, who had led Peru's delegation to COP-15 in Copenhagen. Vice Minister Rosario Gomez Gamarra, Brack's chief of staff Patricia Fernandez-Davila, and International Cooperation Director Jose Antonio Gonz [...]	2010-01-28 20:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG PE
10LIMA256	Peru to Consider USG Cites Proposals [...] SUMMARY: EconOff and REO Hub Officers met with officials from the Ministry of External Relations, Ministry of Environment, Vice Ministry of Fisheries of the Ministry of Production and Export, and the Peru Ocean Institute (IMARPE) regarding reftel CITES proposals. Visiting OES Marine Science O [...]	2010-02-09 13:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP PE
10LISBON12	PORTUGAL ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW: MANY POSITIVE STEPS [...] Portugal's environmental programs, managed by the Government of Portugal Environment Agency, have produced impressive results in recent years. Ambitious renewable energy programs should enable Portugal to meet targets for greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Air and water qual [...]	2010-01-08 15:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR KGCC ECON PREL PO
10LISBON40	PORTUGAL DISAPPOINTED WITH COPENHAGEN, SAYS EU [...] (C) Poleconoff discussed reftel points on January 21 with Fausto Brito e Abreu, advisor on climate change in the Portuguese Ministry of Environment, who said the EU will be submitting this month a combined letter of association for all member states to the UN Framework Convention on Climate C [...]	2010-01-25 13:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV ENRG PO
10LISBON45	PORTUGAL ON CITES COP15 U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS [...] Poleconoff and Economic Assistant delivered reftel talking points to Ana Zuquete, Joao Loureiro, and Paulo Carmo of the Portuguese Institute for Conservation of Nature and Biodiversity, who will be the Portuguese delegation to CoP15 and share issue responsibilities. Loureiro will lead the de [...]	2010-01-29 11:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV AORC ECON PO
10LJUBLJANA22	SLOVENIA WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-27 10:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV ENRG KGCC ECON SI
10LONDON227	UK STILL FORMING POSITION WITH EU ON CITES [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-29 17:15:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV UK
10LONDON255	UK SEES FOREIGN OWNERSHIP AS KEY ISSUE IN UPCOMING U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE NEGOTIATIONS IN MADRID [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-04 10:15:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON EU SENV SP UK
10LUANDA83	MIREX RECOMMENDS TO ENVIRONMENT MINISTER THAT ANGOLA [...] (U) During February 25 call, Ambassador Mozena delivered reftel demarche to MIREX Director for the Americas Balbina da Silva, urging that Angola associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. Da Silva queried about the other countries that have already associated with the Accord, and was imp [...]	2010-02-27 19:51:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV ENRG KGHG AO
10LUSAKA44	"OR NOT TO BE" -- ZAMBIA UNLIKELY TO ASSOCIATE [...] (C) On January 19, the Ambassador spoke to Zambian Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Catherine Namugala about the results of the December COP-15 and next steps. He urged Zambia to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord per reftel. Namugala, who led the Zambian dele [...]	2010-01-21 12:11:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KGHG SENV ENRG ZA
10LUSAKA95	ZAMBIA PLAYS WAIT AND SEE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (C) Zambian Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Catherine Namugala told Charge February 10 that the Zambian government (GRZ) declined to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord (refs A and B). She echoed concerns she shared with the Ambassador January 19 (ref C) that CO [...]	2010-02-16 12:54:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KGHG SENV ENRG ZA
10LUXEMBOURG49	LUXEMBOURG RESPONSE TO CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES [...] (U) Eric Muller, MFA desk officer for the Americas delivered GOL response concerning reftel points to Pol/Econ Chief Feb. 22. Muller explained that he had coordinated the GOL response with Luxembourg's Ministry for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, which covers the environment. [...]	2010-02-25 09:42:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP LU
10MADRID140	SPAIN PROVIDES EU RESPONSE TO CITES PROPOSALS [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche talking points to Manuel Calderon, Head of the Scientific Evaluation Section for CITES of Spain's Office of Biodiversity in the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs on January 25. On February 3, Calderon responded to the US proposals, explaini [...]	2010-02-05 09:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP SP

10MADRID202	SPAIN REQUESTS MINISTERIAL-LEVEL U.S.-EU CLIMATE [...] On February 22 Ambassador Solomont received a letter from Spanish Secretary of State (vice minister) for Climate Change Teresa Ribera requesting, on behalf of the EU, consultations with the USG on climate change at the ministerial level. The text of the letter is as follows: (begin text) D [...]	2010-02-23 14:11:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV SP
10MADRID216	USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS [...] (U) USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah, EU Development Ministers, and EU officials discussed the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Development Dialogue, Haiti, and related issues during the EU Development Ministers Informal Meeting on February 17-18 at La Granja, Spain. In plenary sessions and in bilater [...]	2010-02-26 12:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID KGHG SENV SP TBIO
10MADRID31	SPAIN WORKING WITH EU PARTNERS TO REACH EMISSIONS [...] As the newly arrived Ambassador is still making introductory calls, Post engaged at working level to quickly convey the message on climate change. Econoff delivered the demarche to Deputy Director General for Climate Change Affairs Paz Valiente and Deputy Director General for Emissions Tradin [...]	2010-01-15 12:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG SP
10MADRID68	AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH SPANISH CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador discussed follow-up to the Copenhagen Accord with Secretary of State for Climate Change Teresa Ribera on January 21. The discussion focused on Spain's outreach efforts in Latin America, particularly to counter efforts by Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba to discredit [...]	2010-01-22 16:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG SP KGHG
10MANILA10	PHILIPPINES VOLCANO THREAT EASES; SUCCESSFUL 'ZERO [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine volcanologists downgraded the threat level of southern Luzon's Mount Mayon to Alert Level 3 on January 2, allowing nearly all 48,000 evacuees to return to their homes on the volcano's slopes. Albay provincial officials attribute their successful management of the cri [...]	2010-01-05 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR CASC RP
10MANILA142	Philippines Optimistic About Copenhagen Accord, Plans to [...] (SBU) Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Heherson Alvarez, Presidential Adviser on Climate Change and head of the Philippine's climate change delegation, on January 19. Alvarez was optimistic about the potential impact of the Copenhagen Accord and clearly stated that he would con [...]	2010-01-25 05:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON KGHG RP
10MANILA199	Philippines Copenhagen Reaction: Government Negotiators [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo and her chief climate envoy Heherson Alvarez have expressed strong support for the Copenhagen Accord and the United Nations (U.N.) negotiating process. President Arroyo moderated the Philippines' pre-Copenhagen climate change position by telling the delegation [...]	2010-01-31 23:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PGOV PREL KGHG RP
10MAPUTO51	BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: A signatory of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Mozambique is eager to leverage biotechnology to improve its agricultural productivity; however there has been little or no investment in biotech research thus far. The government of Mozambique (GRM) is calling for a second green r [...]	2010-01-14 16:30:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO MZ
10MASERU22	LESOTHO CONFIDENT OF ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BY [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-21 10:54:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG LT
10MASERU37	LESOTHO'S RESPONSE TO CITES DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 06:23:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP LT
10MELBOURNE11	NEW AUSTRALIAN-U.S. FIREFIGHTING AGREEMENT IN THE WORKS [...] (U) U.S. and Victorian fire authorities are preparing a new draft of an agreement which permits the routine exchange of fire experts. The updated agreement will contain language that will allow exchanges to take place independent of emergency needs and focus to a greater extent on research and [...]	2010-02-05 00:34:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV AS
10MEXICO106	Mexico Economic Weekly - January 9 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2010-01-13 22:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO152	Calderon's Environmental Agenda: Policy and Promises [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Calderon's environmental agenda, released with the 2007-2012 National Development Plan, is organized around an ambitious principle of environmental sustainability. The agenda aims to promote efficient and rational use of natural resources, a competitive economy, and jo [...]	2010-01-15 17:09:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR MX
10MEXICO198	NEW FINANCE SECRETARY MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, NSC [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Carlos Pascual and NSC Senior Director David Lipton met with newly appointed Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) Francisco Cordero and Deputy SHCP Secretary Alejandro Werner. They discussed the current state and outlook of Mexico's economy, the importance [...]	2010-01-21 18:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO210	NOTICE OF EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, DGGIMAR. 710/000156 [...] Embassy received the above-referenced Diplomatic Note dated January 14, 2010 from the Mexican government relative to the exportation of hazardous waste to the U.S. This notification was sent to EPA/OECA for processing. 2. The Mexican company and export notification numbers are: Recicla [...]	2010-01-22 19:30:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPA KSCA MX
10MEXICO220	NOTICE OF EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, DGGIMAR. 710/000162 [...] Post ESTH office received on behalf of EPA, a letter dated 14 January, 2010 from Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT),concerning the exportation of hazardous waste from the following United States companies to Mexico: - Arcelor Mittal La Place, LLC. 2. The [...]	2010-01-22 22:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPA KSCA MX
10MEXICO230	Mexico Economic Weekly - January 22 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2010-01-25 15:21:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO256	NOTICE OF EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, DGGIMAR. 710/000245 [...] Embassy received the above-referenced Diplomatic Note dated January 20, 2010 from the Mexican government relative to the exportation of hazardous waste to the U.S. This notification was sent to EPA/OECA for processing. 2. The Mexican company and export notification numbers are: Arterva Spe [...]	2010-01-25 22:54:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPA KSCA MX
10MEXICO308	Mexico Economic Weekly - Jan 29, 2010 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2010-01-29 20:56:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO332	NOTICE OF EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, DGGIMAR. 710/ 000358 [...] Embassy received the above-referenced Diplomatic Note dated January 22, 2010 from the Mexican government relative to the exportation of hazardous waste to the U.S. This notification was sent to EPA/OECA for processing. 2. The Mexican company and export notification numbers are: Metallu [...]	2010-02-02 20:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPA KSCA MX
10MEXICO334	NOTICE OF EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, DGGIMAR. 710/ 000488 [...] Embassy received the above-referenced Diplomatic Note dated January 27, 2010 from the Mexican government relative to the transportation of hazardous waste through the U.S for exportation to France. This notification was sent to EPA/OECA for processing. 2. The Mexican company and export [...]	2010-02-02 20:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPA KSCA MX
10MEXICO348	NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON THE ECONOMY AND MONETARY POLICY [...] Summary. In his first speech as central bank (BOM) governor on January 27, Agustin Carstens addressed the state of the global economy and its impact on Mexico's recovery. He also discussed the BOM's monetary policy and projections for inflation in 2010 and 2011. Carstens said the temporary [...]	2010-02-02 23:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO368	Acute Water Shortage in Mexico City's Metropolitan Area [...] (U) Summary: Mexico City's water system has long been plagued by a combination of sustained population growth, insufficient infrastructure, a water pricing system that barely covers 30 percent of costs, and infrastructure damage that causes leakage of up to 30 percent of its supply. Over the [...]	2010-02-03 22:04:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV MX
10MEXICO428	Mexico Economic Weekly - February 5, 2010 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2010-02-08 14:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO510	GOM Response on Shrimp/Turtle Excluder Device Issue [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Pascual met on shrimp/TEDs with the Mexican Office of the Presidency and key GOM officials concerned with trade and fisheries issues on February 5, with follow-up on the margins of USTR Ron Kirk's visit to Mexico February 8-10 with the Minister of Economy and President [...]	2010-02-12 21:49:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS ECON MX
10MEXICO618	NOTICE OF EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, DGGIMAR. 710/000787 [...] Post ESTH office received on behalf of EPA, a letter dated 10 February, 2010 from Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT),concerning the exportation of hazardous waste from the following United States companies to Mexico: - Source-Loyalty Recycling. 2. The ba [...]	2010-02-19 18:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPA KSCA MX
10MEXICO620	NOTICE OF EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, DGGIMAR. 710/000786 [...] Post ESTH office received on behalf of EPA, a letter dated 10 February, 2010 from Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT),concerning the exportation of hazardous waste from the following United States companies to Mexico: - Technologies Displays Americas, LLC. [...]	2010-02-19 18:08:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EPA KSCA MX
10MEXICO630	Mexico Economic Weekly - February 19, 2010 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2010-02-22 15:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MONROVIA150	LIBERIA TO ADOPT THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) Advisor to the President on Energy, Environmental, and Climate Change Chris Neyor told Econoff that the Liberian delegation recommended the President formally adopt the Copenhagen Accord. Absent any legal impediments, Neyor expects the President to sign an Executive Order adopting the Acc [...]	2010-02-03 15:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV LI
10MONTEVIDEO52	Uruguay Recognizes the Importance of a New Climate Change [...] On January 21, Charge met with Minister of the Environment Carlos Colacce and advisor Dr. Daniel Rueda to discuss reftel demarche and Uruguay's plans to counter climate change. Minister Colacce, who was present in Copenhagen, noted that although seen by many as a failure, the Copenhagen summit [...]	2010-01-22 19:11:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG UY
10MONTEVIDEO62	Uruguay will associate with the Copenhagen Accord [...] On February 1, advisor to the Minister of Housing, Land Use, and Environment Daniel Rueda informed post that Uruguay would submit a diplomatic note stating its association with the Copenhagen Accord. President Vazquez approved the association last week, and the note will be sent after other m [...]	2010-02-01 15:59:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KGHG SENV PREL ENRG UY
10MOSCOW261	U.S.-RUSSIA ENVIRONMENT WORKING GROUP: ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 27, officials of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) gave their initial reaction to the U.S.-proposed agenda for the Environment Working Group of the Bilateral Presidential Commission. They suggested that OES DAS Daniel Reifsnyder head a USG d [...]	2010-02-04 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL ECON TSPL SOCI EFIS KGLB RS
10MOSCOW268	NO RUSSIAN RESPONSE YET TO U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 13:48:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP RS
10MUNICH28	Business and Power: Green Mega Project "Desertec" Goes [...] (SBU) The 400-billion euro project "Desertec," designed to capture Saharan solar energy and transmit it to European homes, now has a corporate structure and a CEO. Consortium leader and initiator Munich Re is confident they can overcome all obstacles, including big financial and technical prob [...]	2010-02-16 08:42:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL SENV EU GM XF
10MUSCAT101	OMAN'S PLANS TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) On February 10 the Ambassador inquired from Sayyid Badr, the MFA Secretary General, whether Oman plans to accede to the Copenhagen Accord. Badr answered that Oman was drafting a letter to the UN Secretary General that would say "We welcome the accord and are doing our best in enacting pol [...]	2010-02-22 10:17:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL MU
10MUSCAT49	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 13:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PREL MU
10NAIROBI226	KENYA: COPENHAGEN ACCORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] In a January 28 meeting, Undersecretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero and Ambassador Ranneberger delivered reftel talking points to Minister of Environment and Natural Resources John Michuki urging the Government of Kenya (GOK) to associate with the Copenhagen Accord. U/S Otero press [...]	2010-02-03 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG KE
10NAIROBI246	KENYA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ELEPHANTS; COP-15 DEMARCHE [...] Summary: In a February 1 meeting, the GOK sought U.S. support for its proposal to extend the ivory trade ban. The GOK said it has broad African support for the proposal. In the same meeting, econoff delivered reftel talking points on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speci [...]	2010-02-08 08:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP KE
10NAIROBI328	KENYA: SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON GHFSI [...] USAID/East Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Nairobi, Kenya February 1-5, 2010 on the implementation in eastern and southern Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 12 [...]	2010-02-10 09:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL KE
10NASSAU106	Bahamas To Associate with Copenhagen Accord [...] (U) Ambassador Avant delivered reftel points to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham January 27. PM Ingraham said The Bahamas will associate with the accord "without fail and without delay." Ingraham thanked the Ambassador for President Obama's presence at the conference, noting that his contributi [...]	2010-01-28 22:18:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG BF
10NASSAU122	The Bahamas: CITES COP15 Outreach on U.S. Species Proposals [...] (U) PolCouns delivered reftel points to Philip Weech, director of the Bahamas Science, Environment and Technology Commission at the Ministry of Environment and Eric Carey, Director of the Bahamas National Trust. Mr. Weech noted that a formal response on the position of the GCOB with respect t [...]	2010-02-08 19:52:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP BF
10NDJAMENA101	CHAD-ENVIRONMENT: G-77 POSITION HOLDING UP COPENHAGEN SIGNATURE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-16 18:37:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG CD KGHG
10NDJAMENA40	CHAD: RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE RE. [...] (SBU) DCM and Democracy/Development Officer met January 21 with Sandjima Dounia, Secretary General of the Chadian Ministry of Environment, to deliver points in reftel on the desirability of Chad's associating itself with the Copenhagen Accord on climate change. Sandjima made clear that Chad [...]	2010-01-25 09:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV PREL PGOV SU CD
10NDJAMENA78	CHAD LIKELY TO SUPPORT USG AT CITES-COP15 [...] (SBU) Ministry of Environment Director of Fauna and National Parks M. Daboulaye Man Ymary Djaingue provided GOC feedback February 4 on reftel demarche. Daboulaye stated that Chad would attend the March 13-25 COP-15 and noted his professional recommendation that the GOC support the USG proposa [...]	2010-02-08 08:08:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP CD
10NEWDELHI117	POTUS Letters Delivered to BASIC Delegations in New Delhi [...] As requested in REF NSC e-mails, Post delivered four letters from POTUS addressed to BASIC country heads to their representatives at the conference hotel. Letters were passed Sunday morning, prior to the start of the BASIC meeting, to delegations for: -- Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Indep [...]	2010-01-24 05:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG IN
10NEWDELHI118	POTUS Letters Delivered to BASIC Delegations in New Delhi [...] As requested in REF NSC e-mails, Post delivered four letters from POTUS addressed to BASIC country heads to their representatives at the conference hotel. Letters were passed Sunday morning, prior to the start of the BASIC meeting, to delegations for: -- Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Indep [...]	2010-01-24 05:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG IN
10NEWDELHI154	INDIA TO COMMUNICATE MITIGATION ACTIONS FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY In a wide-ranging discussion following the climate change meeting of the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) ministerial group, Indian Minister of Environment and Forests (MOEF) Jairam Ramesh told the Ambassador January 25 that India is ready to communicate its voluntary dom [...]	2010-01-28 11:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG TRGY ECON PREL IN
10NEWDELHI188	THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: The national concern about continuing high food prices has grown increasingly political as the allied Congress Party has joined the opposition in criticizing Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar for failing to stem rising food inflation. [...]	2010-01-29 14:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
10NEWDELHI189	THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 01:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
10NEWDELHI212	HFAC STAFFERS MEET WITH INDIAN MEA OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) On January 12, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers Jasmeet Ahuja and Greg McCarthy met with Indian Ministry of External Affairs officials to discuss U.S.-Indian defense relations, civil nuclear cooperation, and the role of water issues in India's bilateral relations . Indo-America [...]	2010-02-02 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS KOMC PREL PTER SENV BG CE PK IN
10NEWDELHI275	MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 9, Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced his final decision regarding the commercial approval of genetically modified (GM) eggplant, or Bt brinjal, in India. With a long and emotional charged justification, the Minister declared that a moratorium [...]	2010-02-11 01:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
10NEWDELHI276	MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-11 01:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
10NEWDELHI285	CLIMATE CONFUSION: 10TH DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held February 5 - 7, 2010, was notable for the overwhelming support for Dr. R.K. Pachauri, the recently embattled chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),and also for a distinct lack of ideas, bordering on outri [...]	2010-02-11 12:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
10NEWDELHI287	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRYâ€™S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (S) Summary: You will find an Indian government that is more committed than ever to building a durable and wide ranging USG-GOI relationship after Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit in November. New Delhi has been broadly supportive of USG goals in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. After refusing [...]	2010-02-11 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER ECON SENV AF PK IN
10NEWDELHI351	SENATOR KERRY AND INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO ON [...] (C) Summary: In a February 15 meeting with Senator Kerry, Indian Foreign Secretary Rao underlined that Indo-Pakistani talks slated for February 25 enjoy high-level support and were still on track. Rao stressed that the latest rounds of talk would not segue automatically into the formal Composite Di [...]	2010-02-24 13:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM SENV PK IN
10NEWDELHI93	Glacial Melt Forecast Controversy Unlikely to Impact Indian [...] (U) Summary: Controversy erupted recently when a leading glacier scientist told the press that the section of the 2007 assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had misquoted his work. The IPCC report indicted Himalayan glaciers very likely would disappear by 20 [...]	2010-01-20 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TRGY PREL ECON KGHG IN
10NIAMEY86	Niger: Niger Disaster Response Resource Request [...] (U) This is an action message - see para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: After Embassy Niamey's Disaster Declaration on January 14 (ref d),post requests urgent and serious consideration of increasing response resources for Niger due to imminent food insecurity. The newly released vulnerability asse [...]	2010-02-02 06:56:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR SENV ECON PREL PGOV US NG
10NICOSIA46	CYPRUS: CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: U.S. WORKING TOWARDS JANUARY 31ST DEADLINE [...] This message contains an action request - see para 9. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel request, on January 22 DCM, accompanied by Econ Officer and Econ Specialist, met with Theodoulos Mesimeris, Environment Officer, at the GOC Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) to encourage GOC acc [...]	2010-01-26 07:33:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG CY KGHG
10NICOSIA54	CYPRUS: CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS -- CORRECTED COPY [...] This message contains an action request - see para 9. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel request, on January 22 DCM, accompanied by Econ Officer and Econ Specialist, met with Theodoulos Mesimeris, Environment Officer, at the GOC Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) to encourage GOC acc [...]	2010-01-28 13:49:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG CY KGHG
10NOUAKCHOTT66	MAURITANIA LATE IN ASSOCIATING ITSELF WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) Charge delivered REFTEL demarche January 31 to the MFA Director for Multilateral Cooperation Mohamedoun Ould Daddah and his deputy Lafdal Ould Abeih (after the MFA had rescheduled the meeting twice). Ould Daddah was not up to date on the Accord but Ould Abeih was already well aware of [...]	2010-01-31 11:58:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV MR KGHG
10NOUAKCHOTT81	MAURITANIA'S RESPONSE TO USG CITES COP15 PROPOSALS [...] (U) Embassy Nouakchott's ECON/EST Officer met with the Director and Deputy Director of the Mauritanian Office of Nature Conservation to discuss the USG proposals for the upcoming CITES summit to be held in Doha, Qatar. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) intends to se [...]	2010-02-09 07:27:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA SENV UNEP CITES AORL MR
10OSLO106	Statoil on Opening New Offshore Acreage, Stokman [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 13:31:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET SENV NO RS EFIS
10OSLO30	NORWAY'S POST COP-15 STEPS AND COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) Summary: Norwegian acting chief climate negotiator Audun Rosland told DCM and PolEconOff January 15 that Norway had hoped for a more ambitious deal, but views the Copenhagen Accord as an important step in the right direction. He said that the Annex I countries (industrialized nations) [...]	2010-01-21 11:32:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG NO KGHG
10OSLO33	HIGH INTEREST IN NORWEGIAN CONTINETAL SHELF LICENSE AWARDS [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. companies participated in a high-interest nomination round for Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) licenses. The GON also awarded licenses in a separate predefined/mature areas licensing round. The high interest sends positive signals about the competitive situation on the she [...]	2010-01-22 14:31:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV SENV ECON NO
10OSLO45	EUR/RPM DIRECTOR DISCUSSES NATO, ARCTIC, AND [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the January 14 NATO Strategic Concept Seminar EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner, DCM, and PolOff conducted bilateral meetings January 13 to discuss Afghanistan, NATO, Russia, and the Arctic High North. On Afghanistan, MFA and MoD officials described increasing Nor [...]	2010-01-26 11:49:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	PREL NATO MOPS PARM KNNP KCFE PGOV SENV AF NO
10OSLO62	Ambassador's Visit to Tromso and Participation in the Arctic [...] (U) Summary: In his first visit to Tromso, the Ambassador gave a well-received presentation on U.S. Arctic policy, and met with the head of the Arctic Council Secretariat, local government officials, Tromso University representatives, a satellite services company, the leader of a global reinde [...]	2010-01-31 13:52:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV SOCI NO RS CH
10OSLO63	FM Stoere Goes to Moscow [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director for Northern and Russian Affairs Anne Kjesti Carlsen told PolOff February 5 that FM's Stoere's February 2 trip to Moscow should be viewed as preparatory work for President Medvedev's planned April visit to Norway. She said discussions focused largely on effor [...]	2010-02-05 16:30:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PARM PREL SENV ECON EFIS ENRG RS NO
10OSLO64	NORWAY ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, ANNOUNCES 30 - 40% [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoN announced its support for the Copenhagen Accord and presented a 30-40 percent emissions reduction target by 2020, based on 1990 levels. Minister for Environment and Development Erik Solheim will travel to Washington D.C. February 11. End Summary 2. (U) On January [...]	2010-02-01 16:41:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KTIA ENRG NO
10OSLO65	NORWAY AGREES WITH SHARK PROTECTION, WORRIES ABOUT FINANCING [...] (SBU) Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management Senior Advisor Oystein Storkensen told PolOff February 4 that Norway agrees in principle with U.S. efforts to control and protect shark resources per reftel. However, Storkensen noted that the new Memorandum of Understanding should include a c [...]	2010-02-06 07:58:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS PHSA NO
10OSLO70	Norway's view on U.S. CITES Proposal [...] (U) Ministry of Environment and Development Senior Advisor Mette Svenningsen told PolOff February 3 that Norway would not be prepared to comment on reftel until the end of February. She said the GoN would host a discussion February 15 with Norwegian NGO's to encourage their input for the u [...]	2010-02-04 16:09:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP NO
10OSLO86	Ambassador Discusses Pharmaceuticals, Afghanistan and Other [...] (U) In his introductory call with Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Greth Strom-Erichson on February 10, the Ambassador 2010 discussed intellectual property problems facing research-based pharmaceuticals companies, Afghanistan, the H1N1 pandemic, and other issues. 2. [...]	2010-02-11 15:46:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KIPR ETRD AF PREL NO
10OTTAWA1	CANADA; TOP FIVE POLICY PRIORITIES IN 2010 [...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Harper's top goal for 2010 is remaining in power, preferably without an election that the public does not want but, if need be, to force the weak opposition parties to bring on another election and bear the political consequences. The Conservatives will need to demonstrate slow b [...]	2010-01-04 15:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD SENV CA AF
10OTTAWA29	Canada's Conservative Government and its Arctic Focus [...] (C/NF) Summary: Since the day after his initial election victory in January 2006, Canadian PM Stephen Harper has continually played up his government's commitment to defending Canada's "North" (the landmass above 60 degrees North latitude represents about 40% of Canada's total territory, but only h [...]	2010-01-21 16:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS PGOV SENV CA XQ
10PARAMARIBO114	Government of Suriname delayed in preliminary response to [...] (SBU) On February 11, Post delivered the talking points (reftel) via diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) requesting that they be forwarded to the Ministry of Physical Planning, Land, and Forestry Management; Ministry of Labor, Technology, and Environment; Ministry of Transp [...]	2010-02-18 21:21:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP NS
10PARAMARIBO14	informal gold rush in Southeastern Suriname [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post's three Entry Level Officers recently organized Embassy Paramaribo's first annual "Entry Level Officer Interior Outreach Legacy Project," visiting east central Suriname, a remote, difficult-to-reach area populated primarily by Njuka Maroons (descendants of escaped slaves),[...]	2010-01-11 22:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN KPAO SENV TSPL NS
10PARAMARIBO16	Informal gold rush in Southeastern Suriname [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post's three Entry Level Officers recently organized Embassy Paramaribo's first annual "Entry Level Officer Interior Outreach Legacy Project," visiting east central Suriname, a remote, difficult-to-reach area populated primarily by Njuka Maroons (descendants of escaped slaves),[...]	2010-01-11 22:34:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN KPAO SENV TSPL NS
10PARAMARIBO66	Demarche Delivered: Suriname still deliberating whether to [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points to Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Jane Nanhu-Aarland on January 26. She said the GOS was still deliberating whether Suriname would associate with the Copenhagen Accord. In a follow-up call on January 29, she indicated the GO [...]	2010-01-29 18:56:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG NS
10PARIS115	Request for Guidance on USG Bluefin Tuna Policy in CITES [...] (SBU) Since January 2009 when the USG listed France as a country that tolerates Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, French public attention to the depletion of Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks has grown. More importantly, Prince Albert of Monaco has asked m [...]	2010-02-02 17:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP
10PARIS139	FRANCE SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD, WORKING ON NEXT STEPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: France is promoting association with the Copenhagen Accord and is taking the initiative on next steps. The GOF is urging African countries directly, and through the Francophonie organization indirectly, to associate themselves with the Copenhagen Accord. The French are also wor [...]	2010-02-05 15:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG FR
10PARIS146	French Response to US CITES COP 15 PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 4, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us that France agrees with the U.S. proposal on coral and shark, opposes the proposal on bobcat (because of look-alike concerns) and is still considering its position on polar bears. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On February [...]	2010-02-08 14:54:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP
10PARIS183	CLIMATE CHANGE - BORLOO SAYS DROP "LEGALLY BINDING" [...] (C) French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo told the Ambassador that the key to advancing climate negotiations is to drop the notion of a legally binding treaty in favor of a system of national commitments. He also argued that it would be up to a small group of eight or ten heads of state, an [...]	2010-02-17 11:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG FR
10PARIS212	G8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: FRENCH CLAIM INTERAGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lack of engagement by relevant French ministries and political buck-passing of responsibilities appear to be the primary impediments to greater French political support for extension of the G8's Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP [...]	2010-02-23 09:36:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ENRG SENV TRGY KNNP KRAD
10PARIS216	FRANCE/GABON (SENEGAL)/RWANDA: PREVIEW OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Gabon (February 24) and Rwanda (February 25),spending about 24 hours in the former and about three in the latter. His Africa advisors told us on February 23 that in Gabon, he will sign a renegotiated defense agreement that will include a [...]	2010-02-23 17:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SENV MOPS SG GB RW FR
10PHNOMPENH17	EXPROPRIATION LAW PASSAGE REVEALS FLAWS IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 29, the National Assembly (NA) approved a new draft expropriation law, which has raised concerns with its wide definition of "public interest" projects that justify confiscation of private property and vague provisions on "fair and just" compensation. There was limi [...]	2010-01-12 04:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM ECON CB
10PHNOMPENH27	SEARCHING FOR ENERGY IN CAMBODIA'S WASTE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Although large-scale solutions to Cambodia's energy issues have dominated national and regional attention, NGOs and investors are starting to realize the energy potential in the country's farms, trash bins, and landfills. Studies estimate a potential generation of 18,852 GWh per [...]	2010-01-15 01:58:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB
10PHNOMPENH65	RGC WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT WANTS TO SEE COMMITMENTS FIRST [...] (SBU) The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has no objections to associating with the Copenhagen Accord in principle but wants to see concrete commitments from developed and major developing countries before taking action. DCM delivered Reftel talking points to Ouch Borith, Secretary of Stat [...]	2010-01-26 06:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG CB KGHG
10PHNOMPENH80	CAMBODIA ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] In a follow-up response to Ref A, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) informed Post that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officially associated itself with the Copenhagen Accord on January 29. In its notification to the United Nations Framework Convention [...]	2010-02-03 05:43:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG CB KGHG
10PHNOMPENH81	CAMBODIA RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 DEMARCHE [...] ESTHOff delivered Reftel materials to Suon Phalla, Deputy Director of the Cambodian CITES Management Authority, who distributed the U.S. proposals to relevant officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) and Ministry of Environment (MOE) for comment. Suon said that [...]	2010-02-03 06:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP CB
10PORTLOUIS18	COPENHAGEN, CLIMATE CHANGE AND JAN 31 DEADLINE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 09:09:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG MP KGHG
10PORTLOUIS19	SEYCHELLES: CLIMATE CHANGE AND JANUARY 31 DEADLINE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-19 09:26:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG SE KGHG
10PORTLOUIS32	MAURITIUS SEEKS AU AND SMALL ISLAND STATE CONSENSUS ON THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD. [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-03 02:37:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC SENV ENRG MP KGHG
10PORTLOUIS37	MAURITIUS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON MOU TO NEGOTIATE AN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-08 12:33:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PHSA MP
10PORTLOUIS38	SEYCHELLES SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON MOU TO NEGOTIATE AN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-08 12:33:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PHSA MP
10PORTLOUIS56	MAURITIUS: POWER NEEDS BLOWIN IN THE WIND? [...] Summary: Mauritius opened its first substantial wind turbine farm on January 11, at Point Grenade on the eastern coast of Rodrigues Island. The wind farm already is producing 3.7 percent of the tiny island dependency's electricity needs. End Summary. 2. The Mauritius Central Electricity Bo [...]	2010-02-22 05:06:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV MP
10PORTOFSPAIN60	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] Charge delivered reftel demarche to the Foreign Minister January 15 requesting that Trinidad and Tobago (TT) associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. In addition, Post sent a diplomatic note to the MFA, and discussed the matter with the GOTT's lead technical negotiator on climate cha [...]	2010-01-26 19:33:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG ECON TD
10PRAGUE33	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) On January 20 Charge d'Affaires Thompson-Jones delivered reftel demarche to Environment Minister Jan Dusik and Environment Ministry Department of Multilateral Relations Director Jiri Hlavacek. Dusik said the EU plans to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord and inscribe its targets [...]	2010-01-22 07:39:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EZ
10PRAGUE48	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CITES COP15 [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on January 25 to Czech Environment Ministry Head of CITES Management Authority Jan Kucera. Mr. Kucera told us that the EU Council will present joint EU positions for the CITES meeting. Since the Council has yet to present its position, Mr. Kucera offered the [...]	2010-01-28 14:02:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA SENV AORC EZ
10PRAIA28	CAPE VERDE CONSULTS BEFORE JOINING COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 17:54:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV CV
10PRETORIA125	ESKOM AND THE WORLD BANK LOAN FOR MEDUPI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two years after power utility Eskom's electricity crisis, the state-owned company continues to grapple with financing expanded supply and diversifying its energy mix. The recently released Integrated Resource Plan is a brief, three-year planning document, not revelatory in term [...]	2010-01-21 15:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV SENV SF
10PRETORIA185	SOUTH AFRICA JOINS INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (U) South Africa became an official member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on January 17, 2010. Elevating South Africa from observer country status, President Jacob Zuma authorized Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters to sign the statute enabling South Africa to participate a [...]	2010-01-28 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD SENV SF KGHG

10PRETORIA339	SOUTH AFRICA'S RESPONSE TO U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] (U) Environment, Science and Technology Officer delivered reftel points on U.S. CITES proposals to Elise Haber, Deputy Director for Conservation in the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and Sonja Meintjes, Deputy Director for Biodiversity Compliance in the Departme [...]	2010-02-18 14:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC CITES KSCA UNEP
10PRETORIA355	ESKOM PITCHES ITSELF AND THE MEDUPI POWER PLANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Eskom hosted foreign diplomatic missions, South Africa Government officials, and its own staff on February 9 at Medupi Power Plant. Eskom asserted that its team is dedicated to keeping the lights on and fueling economic growth in South Africa, and that Medupi - as a key part of [...]	2010-02-22 10:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EINV EFIN IBRD PGOV SENV SF
10PRETORIA74	READOUT OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EVENTS [...] SUMMARY From October 2 - 6, Paul Green, an agricultural economist consultant based in Washington, D.C., visited South Africa on behalf of the International Grain Trade Coalition to discuss with the South African food and feed industries ways to encourage a broader view of sustainable food syste [...]	2010-01-13 13:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
10PRETORIA75	PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2010 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, l [...]	2010-01-13 13:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
10QUITO154	Ecuador Economic News February 1 - February 8, 2010 [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the Internet. ----------- [...]	2010-02-08 22:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV EC
10QUITO25	Celebration of Correa's Three Years in Power [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's PAIS movement celebrated on January 16 the third anniversary of the government of the "Citizens' Revolution." The festive event gathered over 80,000 people who cheered President Correa (although some attendees were reportedly coerced). While listing his governm [...]	2010-01-20 21:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MARR SENV PHUM PREL EC
10QUITO37	China cautiously seeks to expand commercial interests in [...] (C) China's Ambassador to Ecuador, Cai Runguo, told Ambassador January 15 that the PRC is moving forward with negotiations with the GoE on financing various commercial projects, but that Ecuadorian President Correa's criticisms of China's tough negotiating position had caused some concern in B [...]	2010-01-26 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SENV ENRG EC CH
10QUITO61	Ecuador agrees to support U.S. CITES shark proposal and [...] (Summary) Ecuador's head delegate to the March CITES COP-15 in Doha, Qatar, told the Embassy January 29 that the GoE will support both U.S. CITES proposals on sharks and sent a letter confirming Ecuador's support. In discussions January 27 the Vice-Minister of the Environment told emboff [...]	2010-02-04 17:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP EC
10QUITO87	Ecuador's Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources [...] (C) Summary. During a February 2 courtesy call with Ambassador, Minister for Non-Renewable Natural Resources Germanico Pinto reiterated the GoE's intention to focus on partnerships with foreign state-owned companies for exploration and development within the mining and petroleum sectors, but [...]	2010-02-17 14:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EMIN SENV ETRD EFIN USTR EC
10RABAT47	USG DOE/NNSA BILATERAL NUCLEAR EMERGENCY [...] SUMMARY: U.S Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),Office of International Emergency Management and Cooperation (IEMC) personnel conducted bilateral nuclear emergency management discussions and training with Government of Morocco (GOM) officials January 1 [...]	2010-01-22 17:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY TPHY SENV TNGD KNNP MO SP
10RABAT52	MOROCCO TO ASSOCIATE ITSELF WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-26 16:29:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG MO
10RABAT97	MOROCCO UNDECIDED ON CITES PROPOSALS, WILL NOT [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered Ref A demarche to Hayat Mesbah, Head of the Service of Conservation of Wild Flora and Fauna of Morocco's High Commission for Water and Forests and Combating Desertification on January 28, inviting Morocco's comments on the U.S. proposals for the Convention on Internatio [...]	2010-02-05 16:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS ETRD AORC KSCA CITES MO
10RANGOON30	BURMA: GRASSROOTS OPPOSITION TO CHINESE-BACKED [...] (C) On December 21, workers broke ground on the controversial new Myitsone Dam project in Kachin State in northern Burma. The Myitsone Dam is one of seven new hydroelectric projects on the upper Irrawaddy River and will be the first dam on the mainstream Irrawaddy. The project is a joint co [...]	2010-01-15 10:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL SENV
10REYKJAVIK19	ICELAND HAS LARGEST HYDROGEN VEHICLE FLEET IN EUROPE [...] (U) Minister of Industry Katrin Juliusdottir handed out keys to ten Ford Focus Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) to customers at a January 25 ceremony in Reykjavik hosted by Icelandic New Energy and Brimborg, a local Ford retailer. In her remarks, the Minister commented on the progress in Iceland towa [...]	2010-02-01 16:01:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN CVIS SENV IC
10RIGA62	LATVIA WILL CONSIDER US CITES PROPOSAL; MAY NOT ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 15:42:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP LG
10RIODEJANEIRO10	The Brazilian Mining Sector: Opportunites and Obstacles [...] (SBU) Brazil is one of the leading producers of minerals in the world, and minerals accounted for 53 percent of the Brazilian trade balance in 2008. Iron ore - the key feedstock for steel - accounts for 60 percent of mineral production value in the country, and output is expected to nearly do [...]	2010-01-06 18:38:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON EIND EINV PGOV EXIM SENV CH BR
10RIYADH102	SAUDI FOREIGN AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PLANS: OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) This is an action request for EEB and USDA. Please see paragraph 17. Summary and introduction ------------------------ 2. (SBU) After decades of heavy support for domestic agriculture that made this arid Kingdom one of the world's largest wheat exporters for many years, the Saudi g [...]	2010-01-24 03:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ECON EAID SENV PGOV PREL SA
10RIYADH103	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PRESIDENTIAL SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Mission Saudi Arabia enthusiastically welcomes your visit, planned for February 15-20, to Riyadh and Jeddah. You will arrive just after several prominent official visits, including Deputy Treasury Secretary Wolin and Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Hormats, and just before [...]	2010-01-24 11:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL KIPR EINV TSPL SENV SOCI SA
10RIYADH104	SAUDI DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs three and six. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Deputy Minister of Health Ziad Memish told Econoffs that the Ministry's top two health cooperation priorities with the U.S. are to finalize an MOU with HHS and to increase significantly the number o [...]	2010-01-24 11:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO SENV PREL SA
10RIYADH118	SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSING CHINA TO STOP [...] (C) Summary: Saudi Foreign Ministry officials told visiting NEA A/S Feltman that they are convinced Iran intends to develop a nuclear weapon, and that the Saudi Foreign Minister pressed his counterpart hard for greater Chinese engagement on this threat during the Chinese FM's visit earlier in [...]	2010-01-26 17:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC PTER PGOV KGHG SENV ETRD SA IR
10RIYADH184	TWO FACES OF SAUDI ARABIAâ€™S CLIMATE NEGOTIATING [...] (S) Saudi Arabia is officially still studying the issue of whether to associate with the Copenhagen Accord on Climate Change. Behind the scenes, we understand serious discussions are taking place about which road will best serve the Kingdom's long term interests. On one hand, Saudi Arabia's lead cl [...]	2010-02-12 14:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KGHG SENV EPET ENRG PREL SA
10RIYADH214	SAUDI ARABIA LAUNCHES SOLAR DESALINATION PLANT [...] (SBU) King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST, effectively Saudi Arabia's science ministry) announced a three-phase national plan for solar energy-based desalination production in late January. The Kingdom has abundant sun energy exposure on the order of 2,000 kilowatts per squa [...]	2010-02-21 13:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV EPET PREL SA
10ROME142	CITES: ITALY STILL FIGHTING ON CORAL, SAYS EU LIKELY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy is still fighting a losing battle within the European Union (EU) on corals. The GOI has asked the EU Council to reconsider its decision to co-sponsor the U.S. proposal listing Corallium under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Appendix II, [...]	2010-02-05 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CITES EFIS AORC KSCA UNEP IT
10ROME94	Italy Supports Copenhagen Accord; Waiting for BASIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Italian FonMin Frattini confirmed to the Ambassador that Italy supports the Copenhagen Accord on climate change. Through the EU, Italy will associate itself with and inscribe a target in the accord. Frattini dismissed the idea that Tunisia would listen to Italian urging to sig [...]	2010-01-26 12:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT
10SANAA117	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche January 23 to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohyadeen al-Dhabbi. Dhabbi accepted the demarche and promised to refer it to Minister of Water and Environment Abdulrahman al-Eryani for his consideration and recommendation. 2. (C) The Ambassador noted tha [...]	2010-01-24 05:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG YM
10SANAA358	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CLIMATE CHANGE: 89 COUNTIRES HAVE JOINED THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD, HAS YOURS? [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 06:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV YM KGHG
10SANJOSE148	COSTA RICA: ENERGY PORTFOLIO OFFICERS AND STAFF [...] Embassy San Jos???? reports the following two officers who carry energy portfolios: Tim Lattimer, Regional Environmental Officer +506 2519-2392 LattimerTP@state.gov Mark Kissel, Economic Unit Chief +506 2519-2273 KisselME@state.gov Mr. Lattimer focuses on the en [...]	2010-02-04 18:49:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG CS PREL PGOV SENV
10SANJOSE210	SIEPAC: December 2011 Is Earliest Completion Date for Costa [...] SUMMARY (U) Network Business Owner (EPR),the transmission line owner of the Electricity Interconnection System for Central America (SIEPAC),estimates completion of the last segment of the Costa Rican portion in December 2011. The schedule is contingent upon resolving acquisition problems in [...]	2010-02-13 00:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ECIN PREL PGOV CS SENV
10SANSALVADOR248	EL SALVADOR STILL CONSIDERING CITES COP 15 DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 17:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP ES
10SANTIAGO100	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during November and December 2009. Chile participated in the United Nations meetings on climate change in Copenhagen and made a voluntary commitment to reduce emissions 20 percent below business as usual by [...]	2010-01-28 20:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
10SANTIAGO108	Chile's Energy Highlights -- November-December 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during November and December 2009. Chile participated in the United Nations meetings on climate change in Copenhagen and made a voluntary commitment to reduce emissions 20 percent below business as usual by [...]	2010-01-29 20:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
10SANTIAGO160	CHILE: MAY HAVE CONCERNS WITH CITES COP-15 PROPOSALS; [...] (SBU) ESTHoff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Environment Directorate (MFA/DIMA) CITES Coordinator Nancy Cespedes on January 27. Cespedes informed ESTHoff that Chile may have some concerns with the proposals, e.g., Chile trades in coral and is concerned with identifying [...]	2010-02-05 16:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP CI
10SANTIAGO162	CHILE ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD; WILL CONSULT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Chile associated with the Copenhagen accord before January 31. However, it chose not to formalize its voluntary commitment, previously announced by the Chilean Minister of Environment in Copenhagen, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent below "business as usual" (BAU) [...]	2010-02-05 18:50:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG CI
10SANTIAGO164	CHILE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL ICE AND CLIMATE CONFERENCE; [...] Summary: Chile hosted hundreds of experts from over 22 countries at a three-day international glaciology and climate conference, 1-3 February 2010. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated the event with a speech commemorating the country's achievements in glaciology studies, the scie [...]	2010-02-05 19:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG CI
10SANTIAGO202	PLACEMENT REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP: [...] Summary: Post is pleased to report the results of the FY09 Regional Concepcion TV Co-op project, March 15-30, 2009. The crew included Radio Bio-Bio Press Chief and Regional TV Channel 9 journalist Salvador Schwartzmann, cameraman and producer German Saavedra, and LES Press Specialist Veronica C [...]	2010-02-11 16:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KPAO PGOV ECON EFIN CI
10SANTODOMINGO198	"Climate Change Next Steps" follow-up [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 17:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG DR
10SANTODOMINGO232	New LNG Fueling Terminal Expands DR's Energy Diversification [...] On 2/1, AES Dominicana inaugurated a new USD 10 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling terminal at its Caucedo energy park outside Boca Chica, reportedly the first of its kind in Latin America, capable of filling 48 trucks per day, operating 24 hours per day. AES is currently focused on u [...]	2010-02-12 20:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV DR
10SANTODOMINGO296	Dominican Republic Response to CITES COP-15 Demarche [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-24 19:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP DR
10SAOPAULO102	SAO PAULO LEGAL TIMBER PROGRAM TAKES OFF [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-10 12:54:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ETRD KCRM KJUS BR
10SAOPAULO32	SAO PAULO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE MAKING INROADS AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Creative, pro-active mechanisms and partnerships are enabling the Sao Paulo Environmental Police (SPEP) to combat illegal logging activities. Over 8,000 tons of illegally cut wood, most from outside the state, has been apprehended by the SPEP within the last 2 years. While SPEP [...]	2010-01-19 19:04:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ETRD KCRM BR KJUS
10SARAJEVO100	BOSNIA: TILTING TOWARD ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) On January 20, DCM urged President Zeljko Komsic's Foreign Policy Advisor Davor Vuletic (in Komsic's absence) to support the Copenhagen Accord as an important step to combat climate change (reftel). DCM underscored that Washington is urging Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to associate itse [...]	2010-01-29 15:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG BK
10SARAJEVO131	BOSNIA: CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES [...] (U) On February 3, Post delivered reftel demarche to Senad Oprasic, Head of the Department for the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources at the BiH Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (MOFTER). We requested Bosnia and Herzegovina's support for U.S. proposals for cha [...]	2010-02-08 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES BK
10SEOUL52	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - DECEMBER 2009 [...] President Lee witnessed the signing of a contract December 27 that will award USD 20 billion to a South Korean consortium led by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to supply four 1400 megawatt light water nuclear reactors and design and build four nuclear power plants in the United A [...]	2010-01-14 00:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR ECON EIND PREL SENV TBIO TPHY KGHG KHIV
10SEOUL55	ROK'S RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) In response to REFTEL, ESTHOFF called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Director for Climate Change and Environment Kim Hyo-eun to see if Korea had yet associated itself formally with the Copenhagen Accord at the UNFCCC Secretariat and submitted its greenhouse gas emissions targe [...]	2010-01-14 05:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG KS
10SEOUL92	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - DECEMBER 2009 [...] In January 2008, Korea revised the goal of raising the share of new and renewable energy in its total energy equation from 2.6 percent in 2008 to 6 percent in 2020, and 11 percent in 2030. Korea's New and Renewable 2030 Vision stipulates wind energy to be developed and deployed as the third la [...]	2010-01-25 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EIND ENRG PGOV PREL TBIO TRGY TSPA KS
10SHANGHAI18	CLIMATE CHANGE/CHINA: SHANGHAI THINK-TANK DISCUSSES THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Copenhagen climate change conference exemplified a competition in the "game of global governance," with EuropeÂ´s influence waning, and new dynamic between the developing countries (led by China),Europe and other developed countries, and the United States emerging; according to [...]	2010-01-21 08:52:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL ENRG KGHG CH
10SHANGHAI21	CODEL MURRAY: ECONOMIC COOPERATION -- NOT TAIWAN ARMS -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Municipal leaders highlighted U.S.-China trade and investment cooperation in their meetings with CODEL Murray on January 15. Municipal Communist Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng focused on the transportation sector in particular, pointing to General Motors (GM) and General [...]	2010-01-22 03:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ECON EINV PGOV KIPR OVIP MURRAY PATTY
10SHANGHAI42	ANHUI ECONOMY FLYING HIGH ON INVESTMENT-DRIVEN [...] (SBU) Anhui Province appears to have weathered China's early 2009 economic downturn and one year later is reporting labor shortages in several sectors as a result of rapid growth. Observers expressed concern, however, that the province is enjoying only a "temporary prosperity" fueled by investm [...]	2010-02-08 03:22:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV SENV CH
10SHANGHAI9	DELAYED REVELATIONS OF MELAMINE-TAINTED DAIRY PRODUCTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: December 31 media reports of the closure of Shanghai Panda Dairy for producing melamine-tainted milk products have led to the revelation that Chinese authorities have known of the company's transgressions for nearly a year. Chinese authorities quoted in the media have attributed [...]	2010-01-08 08:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR SENV TBIO PGOV CH
10SHENYANG8	TRYING TO TAME THE INFLATIONARY BEAST [...] (C) Summary: On January 3, a Consulate contact who delivers oil to North Korean partners told PolOff in strict confidence that millions of dollars currently sit unclaimed in China Merchant Bank accounts opened by North Korean businessmen and government officials recalled from China in the sprin [...]	2010-01-14 01:36:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CH ECON EFIN EIND EMIN KN KS PGOV PREL SENV
10SINGAPORE116	SINGAPORE MOVING TOWARD ASSOCIATION OF COPENHAGEN [...] Emboffs met January 25 with Nitya Menon of the National Climate Change Secretariat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delivered reftel points encouraging support for the Copenhagen Accord. Ms. Menon said the GoS is committed to meeting the January 31 deadline to associate with the Accord, [...]	2010-01-28 07:17:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG SN
10STATE10130	POLIO LETTERS TO GCC HEALTH MINISTERS [...] This is an urgent action request. As follow-up to to last week's visit to GCC capitals by a State/USAID/CDC team in furtherance of the U.S./OIC polio eradication initiative, Posts are requested to send the following letter from Ambassadors to host country health ministers as quickly as possi [...]	2010-02-01 21:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV GCC
10STATE12889	BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING OES FISCAL DATA FOR U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ELIAS ZERHOUNI AND HIS DELEGATION'S FEBRUARY 13 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND MAGREB, IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,950. DR. ZERHOUNI PLANS TO ARRIVE IN DOHA FEBRUARY 13 DEPARTING FEB 15, AR [...]	2010-02-12 20:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC
10STATE16776	MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 2010 SPECIAL HEALTH OBSERVANCE [...] There are over one hundred special observance days, months, and years that are celebrated world-wide to bring attention to worthy causes including well known days such as World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) and the lesser known, such as World Rural Women's Day (Oct. 15). The Department has compiled a li [...]	2010-02-23 23:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AID TBIO SOCI
10STATE17152	AMENDED BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING AMENDED OES FISCAL DATA FOR U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ELIAS ZERHOUNI AND HIS DELEGATION'S FEBRUARY 13-21 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND MARCH 3-15 TRIP TO THE MAGREB, IN THE AMENDED AMOUNT OF $6,350. DR. ZERHOUNI WILL BE TRAVEL [...]	2010-02-24 19:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC EAID
10STATE2086	BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. 2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING OES FISCAL DATA FOR THE FIRST U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. AHMED ZEWAIL AND HIS DELEGATION'S JANUARY 8 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $7500. DR. ZEWAIL PLANS TO ARRIVE IN CAIRO JANUARY 9 AND DEPART CAIRO FEBRUARY 1 [...]	2010-01-09 02:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC
10STATE5725	IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT ON MARINE [...] (U) The annual meetings of Contracting Parties to the London Convention (LC) and the London Protocol (LP) on ocean dumping were held concurrently 26-30 October at the International Maritime Organization in London (LC31/LP4). The U.S. delegation consisted of representatives from seven USG agenc [...]	2010-01-20 21:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT IMO PHSA SENV UK KRAD KGHG
10STATE9859	ICES ANNUAL MEETING, 21-22, OCTOBER 2009, AND PICES [...] SUMMARY: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES, http://www.ices.int) is the oldest intergovernmental organization in the world concerned with marine and fisheries science. ICES is the prime source of advice on the marine ecosystem to governments and international regul [...]	2010-02-01 13:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC DA KS PICES SENV TPHY ICES
10STOCKHOLM10	SWEDEN WILL PUSH OTHERS TO ASSOCIATE WITH THE COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) Post used REF A to follow up on the DCM's January 11 meeting (REF B) with Lars-Erik Liljelund, Prime Minister Reinfeldt's Special Envoy for Climate Change. Liljelund assured us that Sweden and the EU will also strongly encourage other countries to associate to the Copenhagen Accord. Lilj [...]	2010-01-13 13:30:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG PREL SENV SW
10STOCKHOLM13	SWEDISH FM BILDT ON AFGHAN DRUG PROBLEM, [...] (C) Summary: A focus on "the drug issue" is essential for getting Afghanistan right, Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt told Ambassador January 12. But the upcoming London Conference does not have the topic on the agenda and it is unclear what is supposed to be achieved at the meeting. If the dr [...]	2010-01-14 09:47:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KGHG SENV CH IR SW
10STOCKHOLM3	SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY: GOOD ON AF/PAK AND [...] (C) Summary: The Swedes pushed forward each of their Presidency priorities, from financial sector reform to climate change and institutional reform. Unlike France in August 2008 and the Czech Republic in February 2009, Sweden did not face a Russian surprise (aided by approving the Nordstream [...]	2010-01-08 08:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV KGHG EUN SW
10STOCKHOLM36	Swedish Views on Climate Change Post-Copenhagen [...] (SBU) Summary: Sweden has been encouraging the BASIC countries to inscribe their commitments to the Copenhagen Accord by January 31. Although he is concerned about Chinese back-tracking on verification, Sweden's Climate Ambassador welcomes news he heard that the BASIC countries agreed to sub [...]	2010-01-26 06:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV PREL PGOV ENRG SW
10STOCKHOLM43	SWEDES RECEIVE DEMARCHE ON CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-29 09:35:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV AORC ECON SW
10STOCKHOLM58	SWEDES UNWILLING TO PRESENT POSITION ON CITES [...] (SBU) Marie Dahlstrom, Desk Officer, Division for Natural Resources, the Swedish Ministry of the Environment, told Emboff on February 11 that Sweden would not reveal its position on any of the U.S. species proposals prior to the CITES COP15 meeting, citing EU membership as the reason. Dahlstro [...]	2010-02-12 06:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA SENV AORC ECON SW
10SURABAYA11	EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: REDUCED VOLUME OF MUDFLOW AIDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concerns that the 2006 Sidoarjo mud volcano would quickly engulf the entire regency have proven unfounded. Reduced volume of mudflow aided efforts to contain the area affected. Initial bank restrictions on loans to Sidaorjo businesses and residences threatened the overall econo [...]	2010-01-28 09:47:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG PGOV MCC KMCA ID
10SUVA22	FIJI DELIBERATES ASSOCIATING WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (U) Suva Acting DCM and Regional Environment Officer delivered reftel demarche to Sai Navoti, Director (Under Secretary equivalent),Political and Treaties Division, of the Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Civil Aviation (MFA). Mr. Navoti stated that the governm [...]	2010-02-01 20:27:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV PREL FJ
10TAIPEI147	GREENING TAIWAN, PART III: OFFICIALS PREDICT SUNNY [...] (U) Taiwan plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and drive Taiwan's econ [...]	2010-02-05 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE
10TAIPEI2	TAIWAN CONSIDERS POST-COPENHAGEN PATHWAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 30, Taiwan delegates to the Conference of Parties (COP) 15 meeting in Copenhagen gathered to discuss Taiwan's path forward in the fight against climate change. Although Taiwan authorities were disappointed the island did not achieve observer status at COP-15, they [...]	2010-01-04 00:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
10TAIPEI205	HAS TAIWAN PRICED ITSELF OUT OF THE ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of a multi-pronged strategy to meet the Ma administration's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, Taiwan authorities plan to increase the island's alternative/renewable energy installed capacity from the current 8 percent to 15 percent by 2025. To achieve this goal, [...]	2010-02-26 09:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
10TAIPEI68	Taiwan Biotech: 2010 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request for EEB/TPP/ABT. See paragraphs 6, 7, and 12. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth-largest agricultural export market. In 2009, the United States exported more than USD 3.2 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, h [...]	2010-01-15 07:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW
10TALLINN17	Strong Estonian Support on Climate Change and Internet [...] (C) I delivered messages on Copenhagen, Haiti and Internet Freedom to Prime Minister Andrus Ansip on January 26. Ansip was fully supportive on all counts. Estonia is joining the EU consensus to subscribe to the Copenhagen climate accord and believes the major developing countries must do so a [...]	2010-01-27 14:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV EN
10TALLINN56	ESTONIA DISAGREES WITH U.S. ON STATUS OF LYNX; SUPPORTS [...] Econ Specialist delivered REFTEL points to Kadri Alasi, Chief Expert of the Nature Conservation Department of the Ministry of the Environment and Jaan Salulaid, U.S. Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Alasi informed that she will represent Estonia at the March 13-25 Conference of [...]	2010-01-29 12:59:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP EN
10TASHKENT160	UZBEKISTAN: SLOW APPROACH TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Overall, Uzbekistan supports the Copenhagen Accord but doubts it can meet the January 31 deadline for notification of its wish to associate itself with the Accord. Uzbekistan's position is that it must finalize its nationally appropriate mitigation actions prior to official asso [...]	2010-01-29 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KGHG ENRG TSPL SENV UZ
10TASHKENT312	UZBEKISTAN: REMOTE VILLAGE BIO-GAS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The remote mountain village of Khumsan has a bio-gas demonstration project, using primitive technology that converts livestock manure into bio-gas and provides four participating families with electricity, heat, and gas. It is designed to last ten years without repairs or spare pa [...]	2010-02-24 12:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV EAID UZ
10TASHKENT314	UZBEKISTAN: UNDP ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The United Nations Development Programme, one of the largest and most trusted donors in Uzbekistan, has a number of environmental and energy projects, including: building ecosystem stability on degraded land in Karakalpakstan and the Kyzylkum desert; capacity building for a clean [...]	2010-02-24 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV EAID UZ
10TBILISI59	GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 08:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG GG
10TELAVIV192	Israel's COP-15 Accord Commitment [...] (SBU) Post communicated demarche on COP-15 Accord commitments (reftel) to Israel's Foreign Ministry (International Organization Department)on January 14, and later to Environmental Protection Ministry (MEP). MEP International Relations office noted that the GOI was still organizing itself to b [...]	2010-01-27 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG IS
10THEHAGUE54	NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will join the EU in inscribing a conditional emissions reduction target of 30 percent if others commit to comparable efforts. The Dutch had pushed to make the 30 percent offer unconditionally. Dutch climate officials are recalibrating their negotiating strategy after [...]	2010-01-28 15:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG NL
10TIRANA27	ALBANIA - FLOODING UPDATE JANUARY 13 [...] (SBU) Over the last 24 hours flooding from both the Drin and Buna rivers in northern Albania receded slightly. Water levels in the three dams in the region improved. The level at Fierze, the largest dam, has receded to 290.2 meters (the maximum allowable level is 296m); at Koman it has recede [...]	2010-01-13 15:56:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SENV SOCI PHUM AL
10TIRANA28	ALBANIA FLOOD DISASTER DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-13 16:01:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SENV SOCI PHUM AL
10TIRANA56	ALBANIA: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD DELIVERED [...] The Government of Albania (GoA) expressed no reservations in regards to associating Albania with the Copenhagen Accord via the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Secretariat. On January 25th, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minist [...]	2010-01-27 15:50:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV KGHG ENRG AL
10TIRANA6	WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN NORTHERN ALBANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Albania continues to experience heavy flooding around the northern cities of Shkoder and Lezhe and the Drini River Delta. Media has reported that approximately 10,000 acres in the coastal floodplain are flooded. Initial reports from the GOA are that 870 houses have been destro [...]	2010-01-07 15:48:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SENV SOCI PHUM AL
10TIRANA8	UPDATE ON FLOODING IN NORTHERN ALBANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend, flood waters in northern Albania receded slightly, although they remain at critical levels. Rain is forecast for the foreseeable future. To date, approximately 5,000 out of 11,000 affected people have been evacuated from affected areas in the flood plain aroun [...]	2010-01-11 16:11:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SENV SOCI PHUM AL
10TIRANA87	ALBANIA: CITES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Embassy contacted the CITES representative for Albania, the Director of Nature Protection Policies in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration before February 5th demarche deadline. Post was informed that Albania may send a representative to the meeting in Qatar but had no [...]	2010-02-16 05:49:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES AORC AL
10TOKYO110	JAPAN TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, [...] (SBU) EMIN demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General for Global Issues Shinsuke Sugiyama on January 19, per Reftel. Sugiyama agreed wholeheartedly that getting the Copenhagen Accord up and running is the highest priority through January. He said the GOJ is in the midst o [...]	2010-01-19 22:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV PREL JA
10TOKYO171	WHALING: GOJ NONCOMMITAL ON ENCOURAGING ICELAND TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: EMIN urged MOFA State Secretary Fukuyama and Fisheries Agency Deputy Director General Yamashita to press Iceland to lower its proposed quota for whaling in order to facilitate an overall agreement on whaling. Both Fukuyama and Yamashita said the GOJ is reluctant to take such action. [...]	2010-01-27 08:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC JA
10TOKYO221	JAPAN TO ANNOUNCE WHICH U.S. VEHICLES QUALIFY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan is expected to announce February 3 at 7:00PM Tokyo time which U.S. vehicle models will qualify under its recently revised eco-car subsidy program. In response to USG and U.S. industry criticism, the GOJ announced January 19 it will begin accepting foreign fuel efficienc [...]	2010-02-03 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
10TOKYO280	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] Econoff delivered points on terrestrial proposals contained in ref to Ministry of Environment Nature Conservation Bureau Senior Assistant Director Keiji Nakashima February 2 and points on marine proposals to Fisheries Agency of Japan Ecosystems Conservation Office Assistant Director Hideki Mo [...]	2010-02-10 07:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP JP
10TOKYO319	JAPAN HOPES TOYOTA'S ILLS DO NOT DAMAGE BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ does not want Toyota's recent problems to damage the U.S.-Japan relationship, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Minister Seiji Maehara told the Ambassador February 10. Minister Maehara met the Ambassador to discuss Toyota's safety recalls [...]	2010-02-18 04:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
10TOKYO384	DPJ'S SATOSHI ARAI SUGGESTS MAJOR U.S. - JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Satoshi Arai suggested that to counteract perceptions of bilateral tension from Futenma and Toyota issues, the U.S. and Japan should collaborate on major clean-technology projects perhaps in Asia. The [...]	2010-02-25 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG JA PINR PREL SENV
10TOKYO77	GOJ ADOPTS LONG-TERM GROWTH STRATEGY BLUEPRINT [...] (SBU) Summary: Stung by the common critique that it has focused excessively on income redistribution without a broader vision for economic growth, the Hatoyama Cabinet adopted the blueprint of a long-term growth strategy on December 30. Entitled "Toward a Shining Japan," the strategy criticiz [...]	2010-01-13 02:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD SENV JA
10TORONTO58	Korean Consortium Hits Green Energy Gold [...] (U) On January 21, Ontario announced a landmark C$7 billion deal to develop 2,500 megawatts (MW) of wind (2,000 MW) and solar (500 MW) power projects at highly-subsidized rates. The winner of the award is a Korean consortium led by Samsung Corporation and the Korean Electric Power Corporation. [...]	2010-01-21 19:39:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD EINV SENV CA
10TORONTO74	Ontario Still Clarifying Domestic Content Rules for Feed-in [...] (SBU) A senior Ontario official told Post on January 29 that the Province's trade and cooperation agreement with Quebec, signed in September 2009, falls short of granting Quebec domestic status in Ontario. Contrary to speculation, Quebec-based companies applying for Ontario's FIT program are r [...]	2010-02-01 19:15:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG SENV CA
10TORONTO90	Ontario's Deadline to Eliminate Trash Shipments to Michigan [...] (SBU) Summary: It is unclear whether Ontario will meet its 2006 commitment to phase out shipments of municipal trash to Michigan by the end of 2010 (reftel). The Province has yet to release up-to-date figures for the last two years, despite assurances that the effort is on track. As part of [...]	2010-02-08 21:36:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SENV PGOV PREL CA US
10TUNIS33	TUNISIA: CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-15 14:59:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV TS
10TUNIS55	SENIOR TUNISIANS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary: In January 21 meetings with the Minister of Communications, the Minister of Higher Education, and a senior MFA official, NEA DAS Wittes underlined the USG's interest in stepping up bilateral collaboration on science and technology, previewing the prospective March visit of Scie [...]	2010-01-25 10:08:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TSPL TS
10TUNIS74	TUNISIA WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (C) On January 29, the Ambassador raised the Copenhagen Accord with Minister of Environment Nadhir Hamada, reiterating the request made on January 15 (ref A) for Tunisia to associate itself with the Accord. Hamada replied that due to Tunisia's desire to coordinate its response with other coun [...]	2010-01-29 17:08:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KGHG SENV PREL TS
10TUNIS85	POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM THE GOT REPRESENT [...] (C) In the past six weeks, the Tunisian government has been signalling, with some consistency, that it would like to warm and energize its relationship with the U.S. A series of USG visitors, including, most recently, NEA DASes Sanderson and Wittes, Deputy AFRICOM Commander Holmes, and CODEL L [...]	2010-02-02 17:01:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SENV KWMN TS
10TUNIS93	CLIMATE CHANGE: TUNISIA AND THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 16:39:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KGHG SENV PREL TS
10TUNIS98	TUNISIA: MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT OPEN TO [...] (C) In a January 29 courtesy call, the Ambassador and Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Nadhir Hamada discussed science and technology (S&T) cooperation, the United Nations Climate Change Conference and the Copenhagen Accord, as well as the upcoming visit of Science Envoy Dr. [...]	2010-02-08 16:33:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL KGHG TS

10UNESCOPARISFR165	UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S INFORMATION SESSION [...] Summary: At UNESCO Director-General Bokova's first information session for member states on February 4, the Director-General reiterated her intention to protect cultural property in Haiti and help rebuild that country's educational system. Bokova also reaffirmed her intention to work on girl [...]	2010-02-11 14:47:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO SCUL SENV AORC HA
10USUNNEWYORK102	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED TO U.S. DELEGATION TO [...] (U) Mission clearance is granted for the individuals listed below to attend and participate as the U.S. Delegation in the meeting of the Ninth Round of Informal Consultations of States Parties to the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United National Convention on the La [...]	2010-02-24 17:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA OTRA EFIS SENV
10VIENNA108	Copenhagen Accord: Austria to Inscribe via EU [...] (SBU) On January 22, Ambassador Eacho delivered reftel demarche to EnvirMin Nikolaus Berlakovich (GoA Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, and Water Management). Berlakovich assured the Ambassador that Austria, along with the other EU countries, would associate itself with the Copen [...]	2010-01-29 08:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG AU END
10VIENNA126	CITES COP15: AUSTRIA AGAINST BOBCAT PROPOSAL [...] (U) On February 1, Post met with Max Abensperg-Traun, the Austrian expert for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment who will be the Austrian representative at COP15 in March. We made sure to h [...]	2010-02-03 07:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP AU
10VLADIVOSTOK11	RUSSKIY ISLAND -- THEY WILL BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME, THEN [...] Summary: Many were surprised when in 2007, then President Vladimir Putin announced that the 2012 APEC summit would be held on Russkiy Island, an empty, undeveloped island just South of Vladivostok. On February 5, 2010, Consular Officer and USAID Representative visited the island, taking the f [...]	2010-02-16 07:24:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV RS
10VLADIVOSTOK9	BEARS FIND A HOME THAT'S JUST RIGHT IN THE FAR EAST [...] Bears and pensioners, both prisoners of the Russian bureaucracy, are trying to survive together. Mr. Ivan Leschenko and his wife, Lyubov, have "inherited" a wildlife refuge for eight Himalayan bears. The regional government considers the Himalayan bear to be property of the state, but it doe [...]	2010-02-09 04:49:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SCUL PGOV RS
10WARSAW51	POLAND'S ASSOCIATION WITH THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-21 17:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PL KGHG SENV
10WELLINGTON3	CORRECTED COPY -- SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S NEW [...] (SBU) Secretary Clinton, Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland extend a warm welcome to you for your January 15-17 visit to New Zealand. We have worked closely on preparations with your "Kiwi" hosts and share their excitement about your trip. Your visit to New Zealand, a small Pac [...]	2010-01-06 21:06:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD OVIP AMGT SENV MARR NZ
10WELLINGTON5	Japanese Whaling Vessel Collision With Sea Sheperd Boat -- [...] (SBU) On January 7, Econoff spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Environmental Division Deputy Director Carol Schwalger, who is the chief point of contact on the January 6 collision between a Japanese whaling vessel and the Ady Gil, a boat owned by the Sea Sheperd Conservatio [...]	2010-01-07 12:46:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS SENV EWWT NZ JA AS
10WELLINGTON65	DAS Reed Engages on TPP, U.N. Reform, Environmental [...] (C) Summary. During a series of meetings hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on February 19, EAP Deputy Assistant (DAS) Secretary Frankie Reed engaged on a wide range of topics including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),the United Nations, environmental cooperation, [...]	2010-02-19 07:28:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP ETRD PGOV SENV EAGR FJ NZ APECO MARR UN PREL
10WINDHOEK116	Demarche Delivered: U.S. Proposals for CITES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Emboff met with representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR),who will be delegates to the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP-15) for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species [...]	2010-02-05 11:16:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV FWS WA KSCA AORC UNEP
10WINDHOEK118	Namibia Associates with Copenhagen [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-05 11:23:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV WA
10WINDHOEK80	Namibia Wary of Copenhagen [...] (SBU) On January 25, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Prime Minister Nahas Angula, urging the Government of Namibia to associate with the Copenhagen Accord without delay. Angula indicated his government was disappointed with the outcome of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the [...]	2010-01-25 15:56:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV WA
10WINDHOEK90	Namibia Wary, But Aligning with Copenhagen [...] (U) Following up on the demarche delivered by Ambassador to Prime Minsiter Nahas Angula on January 25 (REF A),Emboff met on January 27 with the Teofilus Nghitila, Director of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Tourism. 2. (SBU) Nghitila expressed disappointment wit [...]	2010-01-28 12:10:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV WA
10YAOUNDE67	CAMEROON ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD AND NEXT STEPS [...] (U) Summary: On January 21, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Copenhagen Accord to Cameroon's Foreign Minister. On January 29, DCM met with Minister of Environment and Nature Protection Pierre Hele to discuss the Copenhagen climate change summit and deliver reftel demarche. The [...]	2010-01-29 14:08:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM ENRG KGHG PREL SENV
10YAOUNDE83	Cameroonian President Biya Gives Ambassador [...] (C) Summary: On February 4, Ambassador met with President Paul Biya for a two-hour tour dÂ´horizon of domestic and international issues. Biya was concerned about the threat of Islamic extremism. He praised growing Central African regional cooperation and improved relations with Nigeria. He was po [...]	2010-02-05 11:38:00	Embassy Yaounde	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON KCOR EFIN CM PTER SENV PHUM BEXP PINR
10YAOUNDE87	Cameroon: Forestry and Wildlife Minister Discusses CITES, [...] (U) Summary: On February 3, Ambassador met with Minister of Forests and Wildlife Elvis Ngolle Ngolle for a wide-ranging discussion of developments in his ministry, CITES and the Copenhagen Accord. The Minister was pleased with the outcome of Copenhagen and noted that COMIFAC has yet t [...]	2010-02-09 15:24:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV EFIN KSCA AORC UNEP CM
10ZAGREB76	CROATIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CITIES COP-15 [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-02 14:51:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES HR AORC UNEP

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