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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 16, 2007
Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Development, and Climate Change
President Bush and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan in Joint Statements
President George W. Bush of the United States of America and Prime Minister
Yasuo Fukuda of Japan met on November 16, 2007, in Washington, D.C.
The Two Leaders Reaffirmed That Japan And The United States Would Continue
Close Cooperation And Coordination In Addressing Energy Security, Clean
Development, And Climate Change
The United States and Japan will work closely together:
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To make the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in
Bali in December a success and establish a "Bali Roadmap" that will advance
formal negotiations on an effective post-2012 framework.
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To ensure, in connection with the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Japan next
year (July 7-9, 2008), that members fulfill their G8 commitments on climate
change and energy security, and to cooperate to make tangible progress
toward the establishment of an effective framework on climate change beyond
2012 under the UNFCCC.
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To advance the Major Economies Process leading up to a leaders meeting in
2008 that concludes with a detailed contribution to a global agreement
under the UNFCCC by 2009, pursuing an agreement that is based on
commitments by all major economies to take action, allows for flexibility
and diversity of approaches, and is environmentally effective and
economically sustainable.
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To focus major economies' discussions of a future global framework on key
elements, including:
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A long-term global goal for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, consistent
with economic development objectives;
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National plans that set mid-term goals to advance the global goal, with
each country selecting its own mix of binding, market-based, and voluntary
measures that are environmentally effective and measurable;
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Collaborative technology development and deployment strategies for key
sectors, including low-carbon fossil power generation, transportation, land
use, near-zero carbon energy (e.g., nuclear, wind, and solar), and energy
efficiency -advanced by international sector-based discussion;
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Financing mechanisms to support adoption of cleaner, more efficient
technologies, along with the reduction and elimination of trade barriers
for clean energy goods and services;
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Improved measurement and accounting systems to track progress; and
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Robust programs on forestry, adaptation, and technology access for all UN
members.
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To highlight the value for a future global framework of a sector-based
approach and public-private cooperation, as demonstrated successfully in
the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP).
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To continue our leading role in research and development of clean energy
and climate technologies and encourage other major economies to increase
public funding, as the United States and Japan have, for research and
development of clean energy and climate technologies in order to promote
the commercialization and adoption of such technologies, increase energy
efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while strengthening energy
security and economic growth.
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To further enhance cooperation in the field of nuclear energy under the
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership and the U.S.-Japan Joint Nuclear Energy
Action Plan, in light of a growing interest in nuclear energy in the
Asia-Pacific region, to provide a clean power generating option without
greenhouse gases in a manner ensuring nuclear non-proliferation, safety,
and security.
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