Navigating the Paris Rulebook

The document details the operational framework of the global stocktake, including the roles of the UNFCCC Secretariat and subsidiary bodies, the three-phase process, and how the stocktake integrates data from NDCs, adaptation communications, and the enhanced transparency framework to assess collective progress.

• The global stocktake is designed as a "Party-driven process" that incorporates "participation of non-Party stakeholders," including submissions from UNFCCC observer organizations. While inputs from Parties must be fully accessible online, the document notes that it is not clarified if these inputs will be equally accessible to non-Party stakeholders.
• Specific institutional responsibilities are assigned for the stocktake: the SBSTA and SBI Chairs establish a joint contact group and develop guiding questions; the Secretariat manages information collection, issues calls for inputs, and identifies information gaps; and co-facilitators of the Technical Dialogue prepare four synthesis reports and an overarching factual synthesis.
• The timing of the technical assessment is linked to the release of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, although the specific conditions that would extend the assessment over three sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies are not detailed in the decision.
• The global stocktake functions as a collective assessment rather than an individual country review, relying on several Paris Agreement elements: it uses Common Time Frames to facilitate collective understanding of NDC implementation, utilizes Adaptation Communications to assess adaptation efforts, and draws on the Enhanced Transparency Framework (Article 13) to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions and finance flows.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Navigating the Paris Rulebook. https://www.wri.org/paris-rulebook/paris-rulebook-global-stocktake-deeper-dive

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Navigating the Paris Rulebook. n.d. https://www.wri.org/paris-rulebook/paris-rulebook-global-stocktake-deeper-dive.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendnavigating, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Navigating the Paris Rulebook}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/paris-rulebook/paris-rulebook-global-stocktake-deeper-dive}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }