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This Monday, September 1st, the Indian capital hosted the third Regional Dialogue of the Global Ethical Stocktake (GES), a core pillar of the social mobilization process leading up to COP30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Bel\u00e9m.<\/p>\n

The event gathered 22 participants, including climate activists, artists, scientists, civil society representatives, and public authorities who engaged in a collective reflection on how humanity must ethically advance the fight against climate change. Discussions focused on aligning efforts with climate science and the Paris Agreement\u2019s goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5\u00b0C above pre-industrial levels.<\/p>\n

Through this Dialogue, participants reaffirmed their commitment to the global movement called by the COP30 Presidency, which is aimed at the effective implementation of climate agreements established over the past decade. These agreements seek to counteract the increasing impacts of the climate crisis, which disproportionately affect the world\u2019s most vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n

Among the high-level participants were Brazil\u2019s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva (joining remotely); Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Asian Co-leader of the Global Ethical Stocktake, Kailash Satyarthi; COP30 President Ambassador Andr\u00e9 Corr\u00eaa do Lago; COP30 CEO Ana Toni; and Brazilian Ambassador to India and Bhutan, Kenneth N\u00f3brega.<\/p>\n

“The Global Ethical Stocktake seeks to assess the current state of the climate emergency through the lens of an ethics of values, as a way to counterbalance the ethics of circumstances that have contributed to the worsening of the crises we are facing,” emphasized Minister Marina Silva. She mentioned that, due to the climate crisis, around 500,000 lives are lost yearly to heatwaves.<\/p>\n

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Participants included the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva (remotely); the CEO of the conference, Ana Toni; the president of COP30, Ambassador Andr\u00e9 Corr\u00eaa do Lago; Nobel Peace Prize winner and co-leader of the Global Ethical Stocktake for Asia, Kailash Satyarthi; and the Brazilian ambassador to India and Bhutan, Kenneth N\u00f3brega – Photo: Fernando Donasci\/MMA<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

\u201cComplacency is a death wish. Our planet is on fire, and the time for business as usual is over. We must act now\u2014fundamentally changing our way of life, redefining growth, stopping climate injustice, and uniting in a new era of global cooperation. Let’s globalise compassion to protect our home,\u201d said Kailash Satyarthi, founder of the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion.<\/p>\n

The Global Ethical Stocktake (GES) invites humanity to consider how far we have come, what actions still need to be taken, and what collective behavioral and societal shifts are required to meet the 1.5\u00b0C target. It draws inspiration from the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement, concluded at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

While the technological solutions to address the climate crisis already exist, the GES emphasizes that the missing piece is ethical commitment. The Dialogues aim to pave the way for the climate agreements signed by nearly 200 countries since 2015’s full implementation.<\/p>\n

The core focus is the UAE Consensus, adopted at COP28, where countries agreed to triple renewable energy capacity, double energy efficiency, end deforestation, and transition away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

“It’s up to us to transform this agenda into action, and commitments into tangible results for all regions. The biggest challenge is no longer discussing what needs to be done, but having the moral and ethical courage to do it,” explained Marina Silva.<\/p>\n

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Participants strengthened the global task force convened by the COP30 Presidency for the implementation of climate agreements signed over the last decade – Photo: Fernando Donasci\/MMA <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Led by Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva and UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, the GES will produce six regional reports and a synthesis report to be presented at the Pre-COP in Bras\u00edlia this October. These documents will be submitted to the COP30 Presidency to help inform decision-making processes and guide Heads of State and climate negotiators.<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9 Corr\u00eaa do Lago highlighted that the GES presents the COP30 Presidency with issues from multiple sectors of global society that must be taken into account, in addition to the concerns raised by individual countries. \u201cIn international negotiations, it\u2019s only countries that speak. But, at the end of the day, it\u2019s about people\u201d, he mentioned.<\/p>\n

Ana Toni stated that the Global Ethical Stocktake is supposed to be a guideline for COP30: “In these roundtables, we bring the moral compass we need to face at COP30.” The conference CEO noted that “time is our greatest enemy” in tackling climate change. \u201cEvery day that we do not act, so many more people suffer, be it in Brazil, India, or the US. Time is a precious resource that we sometimes take for granted\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n

Regional Dialogues<\/strong><\/p>\n

The GES is being carried out through a series of Regional Dialogues, which take place across different continents through October 2025. The first dialogue was held in London (Europe), followed by Bogot\u00e1 (South, Central America and the Caribbean), co-led by former Presidents Mary Robinson (Ireland) and Michelle Bachelet (Chile), respectively.<\/p>\n

Upcoming dialogues will take place in Africa, co-led by Kenyan climate activist Wanjira Mathai; Oceania, co-led by former President of Kiribati, Anote Tong; and North America, co-led by Karenna Gore, U.S. activist and founder of the Center for Earth Ethics.<\/p>\n

In addition to these high-level meetings, Self-Organized Dialogues are being encouraged across the globe, led by civil society and national\/subnational governments, following the same methodology and principles.<\/p>\n

The meeting in New Delhi took place at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) headquarters, and was organized with the support of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany.<\/p>\n

Full List of Participants \u2013 Asia Dialogue of the Global Ethical Stocktake (GES):<\/strong><\/p>\n