The Climate Dialogue at Pocantico

**Final report available in English, Chinese, French, and Spanish. [1]**

The Climate Dialogue at Pocantico was convened by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change to provide an opportunity for informal discussion among senior policymakers and stakeholders from 15 countries on options for advancing the international climate change effort.  Four sessions were held from July 2004 through September 2005.

The group of 25 included policymakers from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Tuvalu, the United Kingdom, and the United States; senior executives from Alcoa, BP, DuPont, Eskom (South Africa), Exelon, Rio Tinto, and Toyota; and experts from the Pew Center, The Energy and Resources Institute (India), and the World Economic Forum. Dialogue members participated in their personal capacities.

The final dialogue report presents approaches and ideas recommended by the group for consideration by the broader policy community.

The Dialogue
Overview [2]
Participants [3] and Bios [4] 

Session I – July 14-16, 2004
Report of the Co-Chairs [5]
Background Papers:
Climate Crossroads  Paper [6] / Presentation [7]
Climate Data: Insights and Observations Paper [8] / Presentation [9]
International Climate Efforts Beyond 2012: A Survey of Approaches Paper [10] / Presentation [11]

Session II - October 6-9, 2004
Report of the Co-Chairs [12]
Background Paper:
Strawman Elements: Possible Approaches to Advancing International Climate Change Efforts  Paper [13]

Session III - February 23-25, 2005
Report of the Co-Chairs [14]
Background Papers:
Stawman Elements: An Assessment  Paper [15]
Climate Data: A Sectoral Perspective  Paper [16]

Session IV - September 26-28, 2005
Final dialogue report now available in English, Chinese, French, and Spanish. [17] 
See press release [18].

Report Release [19]
On November 15, 2005, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change announced the release of the report from the Climate Dialogue at Pocantico.

PocanticoBackground
The Pocantico dialogue built on a series of papers and international workshops undertaken in 2003 by the Pew Center.  Beyond Kyoto: Advancing the International Effort Against Climate Change [20] 

The Climate Dialogue at Pocantico was convened with the generous support of the Pew Charitable Trusts, the United Nations Foundation, the Wallace Global Fund, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.