{"id":278162,"date":"2023-09-10T21:14:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T19:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=278162"},"modified":"2023-09-10T21:14:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T19:14:49","slug":"un-stocktake-admits-the-paris-agreement-is-off-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=278162","title":{"rendered":"UN Stocktake: Admits the Paris Agreement is Off Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before the stocktake process has even begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following is transcribed from the visually annoying United Nations website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Global Stocktake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why the Global Stocktake is a Critical Moment for Climate Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global stocktake<\/a> is a critical turning point in our battle against the escalating climate crisis \u2013 a moment to take a long, hard look at the state of our planet and chart a better course for the future.

\u201cThe global stocktake is an ambition exercise. It\u2019s an accountability exercise. It\u2019s an acceleration exercise,\u201d said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. \u201cIt\u2019s an exercise that is intended to make sure every Party is holding up their end of the bargain, knows where they need to go next and how rapidly they need to move to fulfill the goals of the Paris Agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Global Stocktake?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global stocktake is a process for countries and stakeholders to see where they\u2019re collectively making progress towards meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement \u2013 and where they\u2019re not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like taking inventory. It means looking at everything related to where the world stands on climate action and support, identifying the gaps, and working together to chart a better course forward to accelerate climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stocktake takes place every five years, with the first-ever stocktake scheduled to conclude at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) at the end of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this is not just a routine check-up. Stiell calls the stocktake a \u201cmoment for course correction,\u201d an opportunity to ramp up ambition to avoid the worst consequences of climate change. The stocktake itself isn\u2019t the gamechanger \u2013 it\u2019s the global response to it that will make all the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stiell\u2019s ideal outcome from the stocktake? A roadmap with \u2018solutions pathways\u2019 that drive immediate action. Pathways that guide us sector by sector, region by region, actor by actor, to get to where we need to go during the next seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global stocktake will end up being just another report unless governments<\/strong> and those that they represent can look at it and ultimately understand what<\/strong> it means for them and what they can and must do next<\/strong>. It\u2019s the same for businesses, communities and other key stakeholders. \u2013 Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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