frequently asked questions

The Culture Global Stocktake for Climate Action is a global, participatory process to assess how culture is already contributing to climate action ﹣and how it could do much more.

In UN climate terms, a Global Stocktake is how the world collectively checks progress on the Paris Agreement. The first Global Stocktake concluded at COP28. But there’s a major gap: culture is still largely absent from climate policy frameworks, despite shaping values, behaviors, narratives, and systems of care.

The Culture Global Stocktake responds to this blind spot by asking:

• Where is culture already accelerating  climate action?

• Where is it being overlooked, underfunded, or excluded?

• What evidence, policies, and frameworks are needed to embed culture into climate mitigation, adaptation, and equity?

The outcome will be the first-ever Culture Global Stocktake for Climate Action: a consensus-based policy document assessing impacts, gaps, opportunities, and concrete pathways for integrating culture into UNFCCC processes﹣including future Global Stocktakes.

The Culture Global Stocktake is a decentralized process spearheaded by the Entertainment + Culture Pavilion with seed funding from the Youth Climate Justice Fund.

You can review all written submissions by visiting the Methodology page.

All versions of the CGST drafts are available on the homepage where you can see how written submissions have been incorporated.

Do you want to host your own consultation? Do you have funding or resources to contribute to the initiative?

Contact info@cultureglobalstocktake.org