Argentina Climate
Technology and Climate Change
Without advanced technologies to transform the way we produce and use energy, the United States believes the world will be unable to achieve the Convention’s long-term objective for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. As a central element of President Bush’s climate change strategy, the United States is investing nearly $3 billion annually in a diversified portfolio of technology options that can provide abundant energy to power economic development and still meet our climate change objectives. ... [Read More]
United States to Participate in United Nations Climate Change Conference
The United States is implementing an aggressive and comprehensive climate change policy with the objective of reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions relative to the size of the American economy. The President's policy also continues the U.S. leadership role in supporting vital climate change research, laying the groundwork for future action by investing in science, technology, and institutions. In addition, the U.S. strategy emphasizes international cooperation and promotes collaboration with other nations to develop an efficient and coordinated response to global climate change. In taking practical action at home and abroad, the United States is advancing a pro-growth, pro-development approach to addressing this important global challenge. ... [Read More]
Remarks, Briefings, Releases
1111--11/02/01 Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP-7) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ; Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, and Head of the U.S. Delegation; Remarks to the Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP-7) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ; Marrakech, Morocco ... 1111--11/29/01 U.S. Position on Climate Change; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; Remarks to to the Fundacisn Gas Natural and Spain’s Ministry of Environment International Seminar on “Climate Change: International Agreements and Mitigation Alternatives”; Madrid, Spain ... [Read More]
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Global climate change is a serious environmental challenge of the 21st century.The overall aim of the United NationalFramework Convention on Climate Change is to stabilize atmosphericconcentrations of greenhouse gases at levels that will not be detrimental tohuman life or the environment. The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Oceans andInternational Environmental and Scientific Affairs, coordinates U.S.international climate change policy. For an overview of U.S. policy and usefullinks, see the Departmentof State website. Also, for more information see the RelatedLinks page on this site. [Read More]
Statement by Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation
Mr. President, President Bush made a commitment in June 2001 to develop with friends and allies and nations throughout the world an effective and science-based response to address climate change. His climate change policy recognizes that efforts to address climate change will only be sustainable if they also serve a larger purpose of fostering prosperity and well being for citizens around the globe. In this regard, we recall Article 3 of the Framework Convention, which acknowledges that economic development is essential for adopting measures to address climate change. The United States supports the development of an integrated approach through partnerships among governments, the private sector and NGOs that promote economic growth, improve economic efficiency and productivity, enhance energy security, increase the availability of cleaner, more efficient energy resources, and reduce pollution--all in ways that have the effect of reducing greenhouse gas intensity of economie ... [Read More]
Investment Climate Statements: 2005
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Finance and Development [Read More]
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BushUrges Focus on New Technology in Climate Debate [07/05/05] ... [Read More]
2004
1111--05/11/04 Climate Policy in the United States; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, U.S. Department of State;; Remarks to the Second Annual Brussels Climate Change Conference; Brussels, Belgium ... 1111--02/18/04 U.S. Climate Change Policy; Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, U.S. Department of State; Digital Video Conference; Washington, DC ... [Read More]
Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP-10)
Under Secretary for Global Affairs Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs [Read More]
Argentina (09/04)
Argentina’s impressive recovery is a function of a number of factors. First, following a decade of market reforms, the economy was fundamentally sound except for the high level of indebtedness. Second, the adoption of a market exchange rate and favorable international commodity and interest rate trends were catalytic factors in the export-led boom. Argentina has sound fundamentals and should continue to perform well in 2004, with growth projected to be in the 6%-8% range. Nevertheless, slowness in addressing energy, public debt, and banking compensation difficulties and a still-weak investment climate are major obstacles to sustaining the recovery. ... [Read More]
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