Talanoa Dialogue: an explainer

The Talanoa Dialogue is a UN-led inclusive process designed to assess collective climate action and motivate countries to increase their ambitions before submitting new nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in 2020. It serves as a test-run for the global stocktake scheduled to begin in 2023. The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) contributed to the process by advocating for the alignment of fossil fuel production with Paris Agreement goals, suggesting that countries use NDCs and long-term strategies to map a managed decline in fossil fuel supply.

• The Talanoa Dialogue is a UN initiative structured around three core questions: 'Where are we in terms of climate action?', 'Where do we want to go?', and 'How do we get there?'. Its primary goal is to encourage countries to raise their climate ambitions and provide ideas for implementation to inform the next round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) due in 2020.
• The Dialogue functions as a preparatory exercise or 'test-run' for the global stocktake, a mandatory check-in process starting in 2023 that occurs every five years to ensure the Paris Agreement's long-term goals are being met.
• The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) argues that limiting fossil fuel production is essential for meeting climate goals and is possible within the existing Paris Agreement architecture. SEI suggests that countries can use NDCs and long-term low greenhouse gas emissions development strategies to plan a managed decline in fossil fuel production through measures such as subsidy reform and moratoria on new exploration.

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@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018talanoa, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Talanoa Dialogue: an explainer}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/featured/talanoa-dialogue-an-explainer/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }