Inaugural Early Career Scholars for an Inclusive Global Stocktake (ECSIS) cohort inform COP28 Global Stocktake negotiations
In preparation for the end of the first Global Stocktake at COP28, the Early Careers Scholars for an Inclusive Stocktake (ECSIS) program released three working papers offering unique and diverse perspectives and research on the stocktaking process.
Last year at COP27, the independent Global Stocktake (iGST), Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), and Center for Global Sustainability launched the Early Career Scholars for an Inclusive Stocktake (ECSIS) program which gathered early-career scholars from around the world with diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds to discuss topics of urgency and relevance to the global stocktake (GST).
Throughout 2023, this premier cohort of scholars researched and discussed critical gaps in stocktaking to come up with innovative solutions to the most pressing matters facing this critical facet of the Paris Agreement. The three working groups released their findings at COP28, as the end of the first Global Stocktake nears and questions arise on where we go from here.
Key findings from the working papers on the effectiveness of the Global Stocktake process include:
- The total volume of climate finance flows from developed to developing regions for the electricity sector is lacking, creating a barrier to the global low-carbon energy transition, and is currently inadequate—increasing the potential debt levels of developing countries.
- The global stocktake process can help assess and review the adequacy and effectiveness of adaptation in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), yet gaps remain in specific implications of climate change and specific types of adaptation effectiveness in these vulnerable regions.
- While civil society engagement in the GST has increased, subnational and grassroots actors remain underrepresented, underscoring the need for transparent feedback loops and sustained engagement post-GST to maintain stakeholder interest and investment.
The scholars released three policy briefs on their initial findings at the Bonn Climate Conference in June. Following the policy briefs, CGS hosted the first-ever two-day workshop for the inaugural ECSIS program. After two days of compelling and critical panel discussions and team research presentations, the ECSIS scholars finalized and submitted their formal submission to the Global Stocktake (GST) process.
CGS, CEEW, and iGST are proud to have led this inaugural program and initiated a network of future academic leaders at the frontier stocktaking research to inform policymakers better and incubate innovative thinking on broader climate challenges from crosscutting perspectives.
Download the working papers to learn more about their research and findings!
- Equity in Climate Financing: Spotlight on the Energy Transition
- The Effectiveness of the GST Process in Facilitating the Evaluation and Documentation of Concrete Adaptation Interventions (Support and Finance) in SIDS
- The GST and Beyond: Understanding the Strategies and Influence of Civil Society Actors
