It is the first official interim review of global climate efforts, an outlook on developments in the coming years and the basis for one of the most important decisions at COP28. But the Global Stocktake (GST) report published last week has received little public attention so far. Yet UN countries and non-state actors demand in the report decisive action, a disruptive transformation of energy systems, a change in global financial structures and significantly more aid money for the world’s vulnerable regions.