IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report
AR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it
TL;DR
- Some petro-states and major developing countries are pressuring the IPCC to delay the publication of its AR7 climate report from 2028 to 2029.
- These countries, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, India, and China, claim the delay is needed to allow developing countries more input into climate science.
- Vulnerable countries and blocs like the High Ambition Coalition and Least Developed Countries group oppose the delay, warning of potential disaster and the need for science to guide negotiations.
- The AR7 report is crucial for the Cop33 summit in late 2028, which will assess governments' actions on greenhouse gas emissions.
- Global temperatures have already exceeded the 1.5C threshold, and current national emission targets are insufficient to limit warming to the Paris agreement goal.
- Experts and some civil society groups express concern that delaying the report will weaken the global response to the climate crisis, especially amid rising geopolitical attacks on climate action.