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Petersberg Climate Dialogue III

Matching Ambition with Action

More ambitious goals in international climate policy - on the road to the UN Climate Change Summit in Doha and beyond

The third Petersberg Climate Dialogue entitled Matching Ambition with Action took place in Berlin from 16 to 17 July 2012. Ministers from 31 countries representing the various groups at international climate negotiations came together for discussions under the co-chairmanship of Germany and Qatar (Presidency of the upcoming UN Climate Summit in Doha).

This meeting of ministers several months before the UN climate negotiations in Doha in Qatar this winter provided a realistic perspective and a possible policy path for the conference in Doha and beyond.

The focus of the 2012 conference was on

the ambition gap between the targets set so far and what actually needs to be done to meet the 2°C target;
transformation to a low-emission economy as a strategy for modernisation and growth;
the new climate treaty to be negotiated by 2015 and implemented from 2020 onwards.

The Petersberg Climate Dialogue began life in Copenhagen as a personal initiative of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and has since been used as a forum to build bridges in international climate negotiations. Its particular aim is to bridge the gap between implementation and negotiation so that the experience gained in the implementation of climate mitigation measures can be used to meet the challenges encountered in the climate negotiations and support the process.