The Global Stocktake (GST)
Assessing collective progress, enhancing action andinternational cooperation for climate action
Heather N. Maseko-Msyale
Programme officer, UNFCCC
3 October 2023
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The Global Stocktake –Why?
Paris Agreement
Goals
Temperature
to well below +2/1.5 degrees C

Adaptation,
increase the ability to adapt
and foster resilience

Finance flows consistent
with path to low GHG
emissions and resilient deve
lopment

Ambition Cycle

ActionMitigation,
Adaptation,
MOI

National Targets(NDC) 2020=> every 5 y)HigherNationalAmbition

Enhanced
Transparency
FrameworkGlobal Stocktake(2023 => every 5 y)2

Global Stocktake - How?
Consists of three components:

High-level events at CMA5
Identify opportunities andchallenges in enhancing
action and support as well as
possible measures and goodpractices and international
corporation
Summarize key politicalmessages, including
recommendations forstrengthening action andenhancing support

Started November 2021
National reporting
IPCC Reports
Submissions from Parties and NonParty Stakeholders, internationaland reginal organizations
Secretariat synthesis reports
Reports from subsidiary andconstituted bodies

All topics coveredThree meetings (June 2022-June 2023)
Managed by two co-facilitators
Inclusive and diverse participation
Prepared 3 summary reports and final factual
synthesis report (17 key findings)

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Mitigation

4• Global emissions are
not in line withmodelled global
mitigation pathways• More ambition inaction and support isneeded in
implementing
domestic mitigation
measures• Systems
transformations
required across allsectors• Just transitions cansupport more robustand equitable
mitigation outcomes• Economic
diversification keyto
address the impactsof response measures

Adaptation• Increased adaptation
action urgently
needed• There is increasing
ambition in plans andcommitments• Be informed anddriven by local
contexts, populations
and priorities• Urgent actions
needed to minimize
and avert loss anddamage• Scale up support andfinance

MoI• Scaled-up
mobilization andsupport for climate
action• Making financial
flows consistent withlow GHG emissions
and climate resilient
development• Deployment ofcleaner technologies• Capacity building
key for sustained
efforts

Synthesis
reportCOP 28/ CMA 5

Consideration of outputs
High-levelevents
toG20
considersummitoutputs
9-10 Sep
JCG

Leaders

SBs
30 Nov - 5 Dec

SGAmbition
Summit21 Sep

ActionSummit
1-2 Dec

MENA CW
8-12 Oct

Africa CW
4-9 Sep

Ministers/
HoDs

MoCA
13-14
Jul

InformalMinisterialConsultations
24 Sep

G20
28 Jul

WB/IMF
9-15 Oct

AP CW
13-17 Nov

LAC CW
23-27 Oct

Pre-COP30-31 Oct

GST
High-level
EventsCMA/
Presidency
6-12 Dec
Declaration
TBC

Key messages

High-level ministerials on
finance, mitigation, justtransition, climate action

Ministers from South Africa and Denmark
consulting
Submissions

for TD 1.3
OECD CCXGNegotiators

Summary
Summary
Reportreport
TD TD1.3
1.3
15 AugTechnicalSynthesis
Report
8 Sep

Submissions
on elements ofdecision
15 SepDecision
Synthesisby secWorkshopon elements
12-14 Oct

Options
paper TBC

Joint contact
group develops
draft decision

5JulAug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Critical elements for the Global Stocktake outcome• Elements for the global stocktake outcome on thematic areas; Recommendations,guidance, targets, policy priorities• Informing the update of and strengthening of ambition through plans and strategiesparticularly NDCs

• Synergies and linkages with other global priorities, particularly sustainable
development goals, and just transitions.
• Underlying considerations:6• Latest scientific findings• Non-Party stakeholders engagement• Equity considerations• Beyond COP 28

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Thank you
Email: gst@unfccc.int | Website: https://unfccc.int/topics/global-stocktake

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