Re: DRAFT: Oped on Paris climate talks

It is different in a speech while standing in Paris as opposed to in print. Moreover, recent editorials on climate change are not mentioning the attacks. While FT is an international and heavy European audience, our first concern has to be how this will be viewed by the press corps that covers our campaign. If we want to address the fact that climate change will create resource scarcity that will spawn resource conflicts in parts of the world and DOD has warned about this, I would work that in further down. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 24, 2015, at 11:32 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>> wrote: 2 cents: I fully admit that there is likely a better way to do it, and certainly my intent was not to mix the two or to go full Sanders and imply an equivalency or a linkage. BUT I do think that, timing this for the opening of the conference, for a more international audience in the FT, it is worth some kind of acknowledgement. As leaders give speeches--certainly POTUS and Hollande, but I would assume others as well--I strongly suspect they will talk about what happened two weeks ago and why it is important for the talks to go on as planned. If the COP was in London, there'd be no need--but we're back in Paris. But can certainly make this 100 percent climate if that is the consensus. On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:23 PM, Jennifer Palmieri <jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com>> wrote: Agree with Joel that mixing climate and terror is a mistake. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 24, 2015, at 11:15 PM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com>> wrote: One small thing and one broader thought. The small thing is that we should be cognizant of things that an international audience may not understand or at least not identify with if this is in fact going to the FT. For example, the reference to a majority of Republicans believing in the science of climate change. You could just add what it is overall among Americans. More broadly, and you can take or leave this, I might flip the structure around a little. Maybe open with what she envisions for the future of America and why it's important, both broadly and in terms of her policy proposals. Then move to her work at Secretary of State, what that taught her about the importance of this issue, and what she accomplished. It should reinforce that she fought for progress at the talks, but she also found openings to exploit, like building the Clean Air and Climate Coalition. Maybe even mention cookstoves, but I can see why we wouldn't. And then talk about what we hope to see in Paris. I understand Joel's point about terrorism in the opening, but I like how you incorporate it into the ending. I always have an eye towards the less engaged reading and digesting this stuff, and something like this structure might help in that regard. Nick On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 10:05 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com<mailto:jbenenson@bsgco.com>> wrote: I feel pretty strongly that the top two graphs of this are very off key. I think trying to lead with terrorism and bridging to climate change is a mistake and will ring hollow. I believer right now Americans are quite anxious about the threat of ISIS and this topper is going to risk many writing this as though she's linking terrorism to climate change. I believe climate change unaddressed will perpetuate resource conflicts in the world, but for a woman who was Secretary of State and who brings real strong bona fides on being tough and aggressive against terrorists, I think this recipe just doesn't work. If we want to an op-ed on climate, let's do that and not try to shoehorn terrorist attacks into it. Sent from my iPad On Nov 24, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>> wrote: Team, Attached is a draft oped, reflecting initial comments from Jake and Laura, on the Paris climate talks, which are starting on Monday. The intent is to pitch this to the FT over the weekend and have it run Monday morning, before the President gives remarks at the opening of the conference. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, we would like to send this forward to HRC no later than tomorrow. In addition to this future-oriented oped, we are planning on a Podesta ‘tweetstorm’ that will give more color on HRC’s leadership role on these issues, and we will amp up contrast with the Republicans even more in a Briefing post. Please send edits and comments to me by 2pm Wednesday. Thanks, KLC <2015-11-24 Paris COP oped 730pm.docx>