The document summarizes preparations for the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement in 2023. It outlines that the stocktake will assess collective progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement, considering mitigation, adaptation, support, and efforts to address loss and damage from climate change. Key upcoming steps include nominating developing country co-facilitators, October informal consultations, and completing consideration of input sources by November 2021. Synthesis reports will then be prepared in 2022 to inform the technical assessment.

1. Preparations for the First Global Stocktake
Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change - September 2021
Annett Moehner
Intergovernmental Support and Collective Progress Division, UNFCCC
15 September 2021

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Background on the Global Stocktake
Article 14 of the Paris Agreement and decision 19/CMA.1
• Assess the collective progress towards achieving the purpose of the Paris Agreement and its long-
term goals
• In a comprehensive and facilitative manner, considering mitigation, adaptation and the means of
implementation and support, and in the light of equity and the best available science as well as
efforts that address the social and economic consequences and impacts of response measures
and that avert, minimize and address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of
climate change
• First global stocktake in 2023 and every five years thereafter
• Outcome of the global stocktake shall inform Parties in updating and enhancing, in a nationally
determined manner, their actions and support in accordance with the relevant provisions of this
Agreement, as well as in enhancing international cooperation for climate action

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Timeline of inputs and outputs

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Ongoing preparations
During the May-June 2021 session:
• Informal consultations by the Chairs of the SB on the overall framing
• Informal consultations under the SBSTA on complementing the sources of input for the GST
Progress after June:
• Issuance of a call for inputs by the SB
Chairs (14 September)
• Publication of the revised non-paper by
the SB Chairs, including revised guiding
questions (15 September)

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Ongoing preparations

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Ongoing preparations: next steps
• Pending nomination of developing countries Co-facilitator, preparing for the Technical
Dialogue as part of the Technical Assessment
• October: informal consultations by the SB Chairs
• November, COP 26 in Glasgow: completion of the consideration of complementing the
sources of input for the GST under the SBSTA
• Following deadline for receiving inputs in February 2022, webinars to clarify methodologies
and assumptions used for the preparation of the various synthesis reports (four by the
secretariat, under the guidance of the Co-Facilitators of the Technical Dialogue and by
constituted bodies)

7. More information available at
https://unfccc.int/topics/global-stocktake
Annett Möhner
amoehner@unfccc.int
15 September 2021