The decision on outcomes of the first global stocktake (GST) reflected hard-fought compromises, calling for Parties to scale-up climate action through several targets and signals. It also launched several follow-up processes related to the GST. Parties have struggled thus far to reach consensus on how to move these processes forward. This paper analyzes the state of play of the three GST follow-up processes set out by the decision on the outcome of the first global stocktake and the implications of their slow progress.