Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 9-25-2025

Abstract

The first Global Stocktake (GST) at COP28 showed what many feared: current national plans are not enough to keep warming near 1.5C. The GST is an accurate, urgent diagnosis, but a diagnosis without a delivery plan will not change outcomes. This paper recommends that COP30 adopt a practical Globally Determined Contribution (GDC) as a shared benchmark and gives concrete ways to link that benchmark to national planning, measurement, and finance. Three pillars are essential: (1) an operational GDC with transparent allocation rules and a UNFCCC-hosted technical panel to publish annual syntheses; (2) mandatory, time-bound integration of GST findings into NDCs, long-term strategies and sector budgets; and (3) a dual MRV pathway that recognizes community-generated data (Brazil's mutirao model) while building interoperable digital registries (EU Union Registry model) and open-data tools (Climate Watch). The paper offers concrete language for COP decisions, an implementation timeline, and finance instruments (participatory MRV grants, registry capital grants, results-based disbursements). Embedding equity indicators - finance received, adaptation gaps, and certified local MRV capacity - will make CBDR operational and measurable. With clear rules, funding windows, and technical support, COP30 can convert the GST from a mirror into a map that governments and communities can actually follow.

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