UN Climate Change News, 23 February 2023 - The global stocktake is a moment of truth for the world when it comes to global efforts to address climate change - it will tell us where we are, where we need to go, and, most importantly, how to get there.
But in order for the stocktake to have a strong outcome, it needs robust input from all stakeholders.
Enter the stocktake's 'technical dialogues' - where countries and stakeholders gather to share the best-available science and assessments of mitigation, adaptation, and means of implementation (climate finance, technology transfer, and capacity building). The dialogues are also about forward momentum to unlock more ambitious climate action and support.
The first dialogue took place at the Bonn Climate Change Conference last June, while the second dialogue was held at COP27 in Egypt last November.
The third and final dialogue is fast approaching, taking place at the Bonn Climate Change Conference in June. But there's still time to have your say. The call for submissions is open until 6 March 2023, and all inputs will influence the outcome of the global stocktake.
This is a critical moment for the planet. Get involved and have your voice heard. Submit your solutions and good practices to help piece together answers to three vital questions when it comes to global efforts to address climate change: where are we, where do we want to go, and how do we get there?
Learn more about the global stocktake
The global stocktake is a process for countries and stakeholders to see where they're collectively making progress towards meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement - and where they're not. It takes place every five years, with the first-ever stocktake scheduled to conclude at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) at the end of this year.
But this is not just a routine check-up. The stocktake is a course correcting moment, an opportunity to ramp up ambition to achieve the Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
