The United Kingdom will host the third Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM3) at Lancaster House in London on 25–26 April 2012. Ministers from more than 20 participating countries will gather to discuss progress made by the 11 CEM clean energy initiatives, explore ways to enhance collaboration between participating governments, and develop strategies to drive public-private engagement to support clean energy deployment.

India will host a preparatory meeting for CEM3 on 2–3 February 2012 in New Delhi. The meeting will report on the progress that the 11 CEM initiatives have made since the second Clean Energy Ministerial in 2011, and will develop the agenda and themes for CEM3.