While on the first official day of COP28, the heads of state and government of UN member states announced their national statements on the big stage, the serious work began behind the scenes. The co-chairs of the technical bodies SBSTA and SBI, Harry Vreuls from the Netherlands and Nabeel Munir from Pakistan, presented the conference with their draft for the comprehensive and apparently sole conclusion. It summarizes the previous debates surrounding the accounting of climate action efforts in the Global Stocktake (GST). The report does not define solutions yet but mentions the hot topics that need clarification in the next twelve days.