Tackling the challenges of assessing collective progress for an effective global stocktake : executive summary / by Louise Jeffery (NewClimate Institute previously at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Anne Siemons, Hannah Förster (Öko-Institut, Darmstadt/Berlin), Lukas Hermwille (Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie) ; on behalf of the German Environment Agency ; publisher: Umweltbundesamt ; study performed by: Potsdam Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK) e.V.; Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH; Öko-Institut e.V.; NewClimate Institute ; edited by: Section V 1.1 Climate Protection, Juliane Berger

Abstract

The Paris Agreement combines collective goals with individual countries’ contributions. This hybrid approach does not guarantee that the individual contributions add up to what is required to meet the collective goals. The Paris Agreement therefore established the Global Stocktake. Its task is to “assess collective progress” towards achieving the long-term goals of the agreement as of 2023 and every five years thereafter. Corresponding to this role, this paper addresses three questions: What should an effective Global Stocktake look like? What information and data are needed? Is it possible to execute an effective Global Stocktake within the mandate of the Paris Agreement?