The sheer scale of the climate crisis demands global cooperation, but cooperation requires accountability. Enter the Global Stocktake (GST)—the critical, recurring mechanism established under the Paris Agreement to ensure the world is collectively on track to meet its long-term goals. While the formal name is the "Global Stocktake," the process is inherently an "Ethical Stocktake." It invites the world to confront the moral and practical gaps in effort, fairness, and ambition