Pacific Wisdom for the Global Ethical Stocktake

Established under the COP30 Presidency, the Global Ethical Stocktake created a space to examine the deeper values, responsibilities and questions of justice that should guide the global response to climate change. The Oceania Dialogue—one of six regional dialogues—placed Pacific perspectives at the centre of this process, assessing global climate progress through an ethical lens and providing a values-based complement to the Paris Agreement’s Global Stocktake. Building on those discussions, the panel will explore what an ethical climate response requires in practice: from international climate finance and implementation to accountability, leadership and the role of Pacific countries and communities in shaping the global climate agenda. As the GES moves into its next phase, the discussion will consider how a Pacific-informed moral vision can help drive the scale and urgency of action required to keep 1.5°C within reach.