Senate Foreign Relations Committee

International climate change negotiations, focusing on restoring United States leadership

419 Dirksen
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:30:00 GMT

Sen. Kerry presiding.

Witnesses Panel 1
  • Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Department of State
  • Dan Reifsnyder
Panel 2
  • Timothy Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation
  • Dr. Richard Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Chicago Climate Exchange
  • Dr. Jonathan Pershing, Director, Climate, Energy, and Pollution Program, World Resources Institute

2:40 Kerry The 95-0 vote against the Kyoto treaty was not meant as a rejection of action on climate change.

2:45 Lugar It is critical that the international dialogue on climate change move beyond the disputes of the Kyoto protocols.

2:48 Dobriansky Climate change is a serious problem and humans are contributing to it. We are committed to doing our part. At Bali we will work to launch a new phase in climate diplomacy. The US is committed to concluding this effort by 2009. I recently met with key heads in Bogor, Indonesia. There are four key factors: mitigation, adaptation, finance, and technology. We enter the Bali meeting with an open mind. Our deliberations will be guided by two considerations: environmentally effective and economically sustainable.

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3:46 Reifsnyder The threat of sanctions and tariffs is not popular.

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