India Emphasises Dialogue-Based Approach At Pre-CoP30 Meetings in Brasilia

Addressing the Global Stock Take (GST) breakout session during Pre-CoP30 Meetings in Brasilia on 13th October, India’s Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Mr 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. 

The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), CoP30, will take place from 10–21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil.

CoP30 will be a pivotal forum for countries to discuss and strengthen their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are the climate action commitments made under the Paris Agreement. It will feature a comprehensive Global Stock Take to evaluate collective progress toward limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C or 2°C, and is expected to shape new policies on adaptation, mitigation, and climate finance.

GST is a five-year process to assess the world’s collective progress toward the goals of the Paris Agreement. Mr 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 Global Stock Take 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 rush to include scientific assessments without proper discussion on their global relevance. Science, he said, must follow rigour, accuracy, and robustness, with due consideration of 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.