#Stocktake4ClimateEmergency

Read the 2023 Stocktake4ClimateEmergency Outcomes Report to hear key discussion points from the 20+ local stocktakes and how those outcomes were shared at COP28.

1. Local stocktakes can accelerate community engagement in the implementation of climate emergency declarations adopted at the municipal councils or regional parliaments. Local stocktakes can be an inspiration for other multilateral agendas (ex: SDGs, biodiversity, food) by accelerating multilevel collaboration and citizen engagement.
2. Local stocktakes can support operationalization of CHAMP and provide a dialogue mechanism for multilevel consultation in NDC preparation and implementation towards COP30 in 2025.
3. The UNFCCC should incorporate local stocktakes in the GST final outcomes, similar to the language in pgph. 6 from 2022 SB56. Cities and regions should continue with local stocktakes annually to continue local connections to the global climate agenda. These annual local stocktakes can also supplement the GST, which occurs every 5 years and may not be quick enough to respond to the rapidly-evolving climate crisis.

Under the banner of #Stocktake4ClimateEmergency, hundreds of cities, towns, and regions are invited to host events throughout 2023 that provide an official contribution to the Paris Agreement’s Global Stocktake — essentially turning their city halls and regional parliaments into mini-COP venues.

At a local stocktake, elected officials and their constituents ask “Where are we? Where do we want to go? and How do we get there?” across three themes: local ambition, NDC integration, and climate justice.

This page offers all you need to successfully host your own local and subnational stocktake event, ahead of the 2023 UN climate conference COP28 and in the following years.

ICLEI, in its capacity as the Focal Point of the LGMA Constituency, is supporting 13 cities or regions across the Global South to host their local and subnational stocktake events.

A dialogue on the Paris Agreement’s stocktake at the local and regional level can focus on 3 priorities:

1. Urban component of NDCs: What is included for cities and regions in the current national plans, how can these be operationalized?

2. Local and subnational commitments towards 2030 and 2050: How are local and regional governments acting on their climate emergency declarations and climate neutrality commitments, what are their needs to build their resilience to growing challenges?

3. Climate Justice: Domestically, how can urban poor, disadvantaged communities enjoy engagement in this transformational change and globally, how can intergenerational equity issues can be addressed?

The discussions can be based on the Talanoa Spirit – where are we, where do we want to go, how do we get there? – resulting in very fruitful outcomes in 2018.

The LGMA is taking stock of urbanization and multilevel action in the climate emergency response, shown to the left and as a PDF (also available in French and Arabic).