Highlights and images for 23 February 2022

Photo by Malcolm Lightbody

On Wednesday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II (WGII) continued line-by-line approval of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the WGII contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). Two plenary sessions took place during the day, with delegates considering text on:

observed impacts from climate change;
mid- to long-term risks; and
complex, compound, and cascading risks.

In contact group meetings, delegates discussed sections and subsections in the SPM relating to:

future adaptation options and their feasibility;
impacts of transiently exceeding climate targets (overshoot);
current adaptation and its benefits;
limits to adaptation;
avoiding maladaptation; and
enabling conditions.

Sherilee Harper, IPCC Lead Author

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Selected Images

Helen Adams, IPCC Lead Author

Richard Betts, IPCC Lead Author

Daniela Schmidt, IPCC Lead Author

Øyvind Christophersen, Norway

WGII Co-Chair Debra Roberts

Ladislaus Chang'a, Tanzania

Eric Brun, France

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