62nd Session of the IPCC (IPCC-62)

Eighteen months into its current assessment cycle, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will gather to review draft work related to key elements of its the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7). At its 62nd Session, the IPCC will consider the outlines for the Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, the reports that will be produced by each of the IPCC’s three Working Groups, and the Synthesis Report that will summarize key findings from cycle.

The Panel will build on the work done by over 230 experts who gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in December 2024 to draft the outlines of each Working Group’s contribution to AR7. Working Group I will produce a report on the Physical Science Basis of climate change, Working Group II will report on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, and Working Group III will report on Mitigation of Climate Change. During IPCC-62, governments are expected to review and agree on the outlines for this work, providing a basis for the next steps in the IPCC’s cycle.

IPCC-62 will also consider: the IPCC Trust Fund Programme and budget for the years 2024-2027 and proposals for expert meetings and workshops for the seventh assessment cycle. Participants will hear progress reports from the IPCC Chair and Vice-Chairs, the three Working Groups, the Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, the Task Group on Data Support for Climate Change Assessments, the Gender Action Team, the IPCC Scholarship Programme, and on communication and outreach activities. Other items on the agenda for this session include the report of the IPCC conflict of interest committee and matters related to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and other international bodies.

Established in 1988, the IPCC is made up of 195 governments that are members of the United Nations or the World Meteorological Organization. The Panel provides governments with scientific information that can be used to create climate policies and provides input into multilateral climate change negotiations. Since its inception, the Panel has prepared a series of comprehensive assessment reports and special reports that provide scientific information on climate change to the international community. Its reports are based on the work of thousands of experts who volunteer as IPCC authors.

IPCC-62 will convene in Hangzhou, China, from 24-28 February 2025.

The Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) writers for this meeting are Jessica Templeton, Ph.D.; Laura Bullon-Cassis, Ph.D.; María Gutiérrez, Ph.D.; and Moritz Petersmann. The Digital Editor is Anastasia Rodopoulou. The Editor is Pam Chasek, Ph.D.