Addressing the Global Stock Take (GST) breakout session during Pre-CoP30 Meetings in Brasilia on 13th October, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav acknowledged the successful conclusion of the first GST, and stated that it represented a significant affirmation that the Paris Agreement is being implemented in earnest. 

GST is a five-year process to assess the world's collective progress toward the goals of the Paris Agreement. Shri Yadav highlighted that the GST is designed to strengthen ambition by performing three essential roles — enabling Parties to evaluate collective progress, identify remaining gaps, and guide enhanced actions both domestically and globally. 

In this sense, the Minister stated, the GST functions as the driving force of the Agreement, fostering political momentum and sustaining dynamic efforts toward higher ambition. The focus on these aspects within the Dialogue would help promote international cooperation and domestic climate action informed by the GST outcomes. 

For future GSTs, the Minister proposed that there should be no rushing for the inclusion of scientific assessments without proper discussion on their global relevance. Science, he said, must follow rigor, accuracy, and robustness, with due consideration from all relevant sources. 

“We must now focus on implementing ambitious climate measures and, above all, addressing the most pressing challenge: the urgent lack of resources for developing countries to deliver adaptation and mitigation”, the Minister added. He stressed that the time for continuous reviews without action has passed. “Dialogue is important, but action is imperative”, he said. 

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