Viewing cable 08BRASILIA1112, CLIMATE CHANGE: BRAZIL WILL CONSIDER USG NOMINATION FOR

Viewing cable 08BRASILIA1112, CLIMATE CHANGE: BRAZIL WILL CONSIDER USG NOMINATION FOR

 

Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
08BRASILIA1112	2008-08-15 21:09	2010-12-06 17:05	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Brasilia

UNCLAS BRASILIA 001112 

SENSITIVE 

SIPDIS 
STATE FOR OES/EGC FOR DONNA LEE 

EO 12958 N/A 
TAGS KGHG, KSCA, SENV, AORC, BR 
SUBJECT: CLIMATE CHANGE: BRAZIL WILL CONSIDER USG NOMINATION FOR 
CO-CHAIR OF IPCC WORKING GROUP II

REF: STATE 82703

¶1. (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR 

INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.

¶2. (SBU) Environment, Science and Technology Counselor met 

on August 15 with the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations

(MRE) Director of the Division of Environmental Policy and 

Sustainable Development, Counselor Andre Odenbreit Carvalho,

and with MRE’s Special Ambassador for Climate Change Sergio

Barbosa Serra to urge Brazil’s support for Dr. Christopher

Field to be Co-Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change (IPCC) Working Group II. Odenbreit and Serra 

appreciated receiving the information and they stated that

the Brazilian government would give the nomination full and

careful consideration.

¶3. (SBU) Odenbreit then pointed out that Brazil was nominating

Dr. Susana Kahn, the Environment Ministry’s Secretary for Climate

Change and Environmental Quality, for the position of 

Vice-Chair of IPCC Working Group III on Mitigation. Further,

he noted that Brazil is supporting the re-election of

Dr. Thelma Krug as a Co-Chair of an IPCC regional Working Group.

He requested that the USG give these nominations due consideration.

EST Counselor assured them that the USG would give the 

nominations careful consideration.
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