For the ninth year running, ministers met at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue for an informal exchange of views on issues relating to international climate diplomacy.
In preparation for the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC, ministers discussed enhancing climate action, strengthening international cooperation and shaping a just transition.
Taking place from 18-19 June 2018, the Petersberg Climate Dialogue saw 35 ministers travel to Berlin, Germany, upon invitation of Svenja Schulze, Germany’s Federal Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, HenrykKowalczyk, Poland’s Minister of Environment, and the incoming COP 24 President Michal Kurtyka.
The Dialogue gathered ministers, country representatives and other high-level attendees, including UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa and the Co-Chairs of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SBs), taking place immediately prior to the second Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) which convened in Brussels, Belgium, from 20-21 June 2018.
The meeting produced a Co-Chairs’ conclusions document, providing a summary of the discussions that took place over the two days.
