Components of the Global Stocktake

Sources of Information

The state of greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks and mitigation efforts undertaken by Parties, including the information referred to in Article 13, paragraph 7(a), and Article 4, paragraphs 7, 15 and 19, of the Paris Agreement
The overall effect of Parties’ nationally determined contributions and overall progress made by Parties towards the implementation of their nationally determined contributions, including the information referred to in Article 13, paragraph 7(b), of the Paris Agreement
The state of adaptation efforts, support, experience and priorities, including the information referred to in Article 7, paragraphs 2, 10, 11 and 14, of the Paris Agreement, and the reports referred to in Article 13, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement
The finance flows, including the information referred to in Article 2, paragraph 1(c), and means of implementation and support and mobilization and provision of support, including the information referred to in Article 9, paragraphs 4 and 6, Article 10, paragraph 6, Article 11, paragraph 3, and Article 13, in particular paragraphs 9 and 10, of the Paris Agreement. This should include information from the latest biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows of the Standing Committee on Finance
Efforts to enhance understanding, action and support, on a cooperative and facilitative basis, related to averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change
Barriers and challenges, including finance, technology (including outputs of the periodic assessments of the technology mechanism) and capacity-building gaps, faced by developing countries
Good practices, experience and potential opportunities to enhance international cooperation on mitigation and adaptation and to increase support under Article 13, paragraph 5, of the Paris Agreement
Fairness considerations, including equity, as communicated by Parties in their nationally determined contributions

The first Global Stocktake CMA3 (November 2021) - CMA6 (November 2023)

The Global Stocktake (GST) consists of three components:

1. Information Collection and Preparation, CMA3 (November 2021) - SB 58 (June 2023)

The Information Collection and Preparation is intended to gather, compile and synthesize information in preparation for the Technical Assessment component. The choice of information gathered, compiled and synthesized is determined by Article 14 and decision 19/CMA.1, including the guiding questions developed by the SB Chairs. The SBSTA and SBI Chairs held informal consultations in June and November 2021 to identify sources of information to the ICP.

Sources of input are provided in the non-exhaustive lists in decision 19/CMA.1

Paragraph 36 lists information types
Paragraph 37 lists information sources
At SB52-55, Parties agreed that these lists will serve as a basis for the sources and types of information for the first GST. In addition, further sources and types of information pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 6(b) of decision 19/CMA.1 will also serve as a basis for the sources and types of information for the first GST with a view to informing the technical assessment component thereof.

As part of the input to the GST, the secretariat is working under the guidance of the GST co-facilitators to prepare 4 assessment reports (decision 19/CMA.1 paragraph 23), on: the state of GHG emissions; the state of adaptation efforts; the overall effect of NDCs; and on finance flows, means of implementation and support and mobilization and provision of support. The secretariat will organize webinars to clarify the methodologies and assumptions used to aggregate the inputs in these synthesis reports (decision 19/CMA.1 paragraph 21).

The secretariat is also supporting relevant constituted bodies and forums under or serving the Paris Agreement and the Convention to prepare synthesis reports in their areas of expertise using information derived from the agreed sources (decision 19/CMA.1 paragraph 24 and FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.4 paragraph 4).

All inputs to the GST will be provided on the GST Information Portal (decision 19/CMA.1 paragraph 21)

2. Technical Assessment, SB56 (June 2022) - SB58 (June 2023)

The technical assessment focuses on taking stock of the implementation of the Paris Agreement to assess collective progress towards achieving the purpose and long-term goals of the Agreement, as well as opportunities for enhanced action and support, including international cooperation for climate action. Informal consultations were held in October 2021 to formulate guiding questions for the Technical Assessment.

The technical assessment is timed to take advantage of the release of IPCC reports. It overlaps with the Information Collection and Preparation component to allow interaction between the two components as needed, for example, to allow further information collection and preparation to respond to requests for additional information by the SBSTA-SBI Joint Contact Group under the technical assessment.

In addition to the Joint Contact Group, the technical assessment includes three technical dialogues to hold balanced, holistic and comprehensive discussions on the themes, taking into account equity considerations and the best available science. The technical dialogues are open, inclusive, transparent and facilitative, allowing engagement of and between constituted bodies, forums, and other institutional arrangements under or serving the Paris Agreement and/or Convention, as well as experts. The technical dialogue is facilitated by a pair of co-facilitators, each from a developed and a developing country, who prepare summary reports on the dialogue as well as an overarching synthesis of the summary reports themselves.

3. Consideration of outputs - CMA5 (November 2023)

The consideration of outputs focuses on discussing the implications of the findings of the technical assessment to inform Parties in updating and enhancing, in a nationally determined manner, their actions and support in accordance with relevant provisions of the Paris Agreement, as well as in enhancing international cooperation for climate action.

The consideration of outputs consists of high-level events where the findings and implications of findings are presented and discussed by Parties. The events are chaired by a high-level committee made up of the CMA Presidencies and the Chairs of the SBSTA and SBI (decision 19/CMA.1 para 33).

Outputs of the consideration of outputs component would (decision 19/CMA.1 para 34):

GST - Consideration of outputs component

GST Information types (decision 19/CMA.1 para 36)

The sources of input for the GST will consider information at a collective level on:

a) The state of greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks and mitigation efforts undertaken by Parties, including the information referred to in Article 13, paragraph 7(a), and Article 4, paragraphs 7, 15 and 19, of the Paris Agreement;

b) The overall effect of Parties’ nationally determined contributions and overall progress made by Parties towards the implementation of their nationally determined contributions, including the information referred to in Article 13, paragraph 7(b), of the Paris Agreement;

c) The state of adaptation efforts, support, experience and priorities, including the information referred to in Article 7, paragraphs 2, 10, 11 and 14, of the Paris Agreement, and the reports referred to in Article 13, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement;

d) The finance flows, including the information referred to in Article 2, paragraph 1(c), and means of implementation and support and mobilization and provision of support, including the information referred to in Article 9, paragraphs 4 and 6, Article 10, paragraph 6, Article 11, paragraph 3, and Article 13, in particular paragraphs 9 and 10, of the Paris Agreement. This should include information from the latest biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows of the Standing Committee on Finance;

e) Efforts to enhance understanding, action and support, on a cooperative and facilitative basis, related to averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change;

f) Barriers and challenges, including finance, technology (including outputs of the periodic assessments of the technology mechanism) and capacity-building gaps, faced by developing countries;

g) Good practices, experience and potential opportunities to enhance international cooperation on mitigation and adaptation and to increase support under Article 13, paragraph 5, of the Paris Agreement;

h) Fairness considerations, including equity, as communicated by Parties in their nationally determined contributions;

GST Information sources (decision 19/CMA.1 para 37)

The sources of input for the GST include:

a) Reports and communications from Parties, in particular those submitted under the Paris Agreement and the Convention;

b) The latest reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, pursuant to decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 99;

c) Reports of the subsidiary bodies, pursuant to decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 99;

d) Reports from relevant constituted bodies and forums and other institutional arrangements under or serving the Paris Agreement and/or the Convention;

e) The synthesis reports by the secretariat referred to in paragraph 23 above;

f) Relevant reports from United Nations agencies and other international organizations, which should be supportive of the UNFCCC process;

g) Voluntary submissions from Parties, including on inputs to inform equity considerations under the global stocktake;

h) Relevant reports from regional groups and institutions;

i) Submissions from non-Party stakeholders and UNFCCC observer organizations