IPCC faces pressure to delay key climate report publication
The gist
IPCC members have failed for nearly three years to agree on their next report's publication date.
The deadlock could leave governments deciding climate action without agreed science.
How it unfolded
- Sep 28, 2026The work plan of the IPCC seventh assessment report is published, containing Table 1 and Appendix A with proposed timeline options.
- Oct 9, 2026Reuters reports IPCC members still cannot agree on a timeline to publish their next review after nearly three years of debate; a High Ambition Coalition statement signed by more than 30 countries is due to be published on Friday.
- Oct 12, 2026Representatives from the IPCC's 195 member states are expected to convene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a plenary meeting many see as the last chance to agree publication dates falling before UN climate talks in November 2028.