 The announcement at the COP was followed by a discussion among other CEM ministers on the role of the CEM post COP21 as a key implementation forum to help countries deliver on their respective national clean energy goals and build capacity to increase ambition even further over time.That discussion included Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ibrahim Baylan, Sweden's Minister of Energy, Amber Rudd, United Kingdom's Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Lars Christian Lilleholt, Denmark's Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate.The combination of the city and state's role in advancing clean energy policies along with the concentration of clean technology companies, research and development, and the business community in the region were key deciding factors.