IPCC Deadlock Risks Missing 2028 Climate Talks

The IPCC is still deadlocked after nearly three years over when to publish its next major climate science assessment, raising the risk that the findings will not be available before governments review progress on the Paris Agreement at U.N. climate talks in November 2028. The disagreement reflects wider tensions among wealthy nations, emerging economies and poorer countries over climate action and who should bear its costs. Countries seeking stronger climate commitments worry that the delay could leave policymakers without shared scientific guidance on issues including the reversibility of warming, emissions cuts and climate finance. A plenary meeting in Addis Ababa is seen as a crucial opportunity to settle the schedule.