Guiding questions for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement

This research paper proposes the creation of an independent Global Stocktake (iGST) to enhance the accuracy and transparency of the official Global Stocktake (GST) process under the Paris Agreement. The authors identify significant knowledge gaps in mitigation, adaptation, finance, and equity, and recommend that the iGST focus on synthesizing existing data, fostering common understandings of key climate goals, and providing forward-looking recommendations to raise global ambition.

• The independent Global Stocktake (iGST) is intended to improve the official Global Stocktake benchmarking process by enhancing its relevance, accountability, transparency, and accuracy through the collaboration of advocates and independent researchers.
• While current knowledge adequately covers mitigation, finance, and adaptation activities implemented by countries, as well as emission trends and implied temperature increases by 2100, most other questions remain unanswered.
• The paper identifies specific ill-defined areas that create uncertainty for the GST, including the lack of a common vision for a 1.5°C compatible world, the absence of a definition for an 'adequate adaptation response', the lack of a common understanding of Paris-consistent financial flows, and the question of what constitutes equitable implementation across finance, adaptation, and mitigation.
• The authors recommend that the iGST prioritize three main areas: synthesizing existing information and sharing success stories, building a common understanding on fundamental issues (such as equity and 1.5°C visions), and focusing on forward-looking options to raise ambition through country-specific recommendations.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2019). Guiding questions for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/guiding-questions-for-the-global-stocktake-under-the-paris-agreement

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Guiding questions for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement. 2019. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/guiding-questions-for-the-global-stocktake-under-the-paris-agreement.

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2019guiding, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Guiding questions for the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2019}, month = nov, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/guiding-questions-for-the-global-stocktake-under-the-paris-agreement}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }