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Global stocktake, the Glossary

Index Global stocktake

The Global Stocktake is a fundamental component of the Paris Agreement which is used to monitor its implementation and evaluate the collective progress made in achieving the agreed goals.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Civil society, Climate change, Climate change adaptation, Climate change mitigation, Climate finance, Company, Conference of the parties, Country, Enhanced Transparency Framework, Environmental law, Greenhouse gas emissions, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Municipal council, Nationally determined contribution, Non-governmental organization, Paris Agreement, Pledge and review, Project stakeholder, 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

  2. 21st-century treaties
  3. Economics and climate change
  4. Politics of climate change

Civil society

Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.

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Climate change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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Climate change adaptation

Climate change adaptation is the process of adjusting to the effects of climate change.

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Climate change mitigation

Climate change mitigation (or decarbonisation) is action to limit the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause climate change.

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Climate finance

Climate finance is an umbrella term for financial resources such as loans, grants, or domestic budget allocations for climate change mitigation, adaptation or resiliency.

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Company

A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether natural, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective.

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Conference of the parties

A conference of the parties (COP; Conférence des Parties, CP) is the supreme governing body of an international convention (treaty, written agreement between actors in international law).

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Country

A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity.

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Enhanced Transparency Framework

The Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) specifies how parties to the Paris Agreement, which includes almost every country in the world, report on their progress in limiting and adapting to climate change.

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Environmental law

Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment. Global stocktake and Environmental law are Environmental social science.

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Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect.

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations.

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Municipal council

A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area.

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Nationally determined contribution

The nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are commitments that countries make to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions as part of climate change mitigation.

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Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.

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Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement (or Paris Accords, Paris Climate Accords) is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016.

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Pledge and review

Pledge and review is a method for facilitating international action against climate change. Global stocktake and Pledge and review are Economics and climate change, Environmental social science, Environmental terminology, political economy and Politics of climate change.

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Project stakeholder

Project stakeholders are persons or entities who have an interest in a given project.

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2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP28, was the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference, held from 30 November to 13 December at Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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See also

21st-century treaties

Economics and climate change

Politics of climate change

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_stocktake