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Invitation to Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate
Change
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For Immediate Release August 3, 2007

Invitation to Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate
Change

˙˙White House News


August 2, 2007

Dear Prime Minister:

In recent years, science has deepened our understanding of climate change
and opened new possibilities for confronting it. I was pleased to join the
other G-8 Leaders in June in recognizing the vital need for the major
economies to work together to achieve the common objectives of reducing
global greenhouse gas emissions, increasing energy security and efficiency,
and sustaining economic growth. The G-8 Leaders also welcomed my proposal,
announced on May 31, 2007, that the United States convene the major
economies to further these objectives. The United States is committed to
collaborating with other major economies to agree on a detailed
contribution for a new global framework by the end of 2008, which would
contribute to a global agreement under the U.N. Framework Convention on
Climate Change by 2009.

To this end, I have asked Secretary Rice to host a meeting of major
economies in Washington, D.C., on September 27 - 28, 2007. I intend to
address the conference. At this meeting, we would seek agreement on the
process by which the major economies would, by the end of 2008, agree upon
a post-2012 framework that could include a long-term global goal,
nationally defined mid-term goals and strategies, and sector-based
approaches for improving energy security and reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. In addition, we expect to place special emphasis on how major
economies can, in close cooperation with the private sector, accelerate the
development and deployment of clean technologies, a critical component of
an effective global approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We plan
to follow this initial session with a series of meetings throughout 2008 to
further refine our plans and accelerate our progress on this important
challenge.

I am pleased to invite your country, along with other major economies and
the U.N., to participate in this meeting. To assure a focused and
productive discussion, I ask that you kindly designate a senior official
who will personally represent you in this process and a delegation of up to
three additional senior officials able to address the environmental, energy
security, and economic aspects of climate change. This could include
representatives from your energy, transportation, environment, finance,
commerce, or foreign ministries. James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the
Council on Environmental Quality, will serve as my personal representative,
and our delegation will consist of senior officials responsible for
economic, energy, and climate policy. The U.S. delegation will be in
contact with your representatives in the coming weeks to finalize the
agenda.

I look forward to working together to find a global solution to these
critical challenges.

Sincerely,

George W. Bush
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