With just two days left in the meeting, delegates to the 63rd session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-63) worked intensively throughout the day and into the evening. They convened in plenary and contact groups, making the most of the limited time left for deliberations.
Throughout this meeting, Panel members have sought a path to consensus on two challenging issues. The first is the workplan for the seventh assessment cycle – an issue that has historically been viewed as procedural. It has taken on political weight in this cycle, as the workplan will determine whether the seventh assessment report will be ready in time to inform the 2028 Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement. While many view this as an essential part of the IPCC’s mandate to provide policy-relevant information to decision makers, others have expressed concern throughout the first two years of this cycle that aligning the Panel’s work with the timeline of another intergovernmental body will create significant challenges for governments, and especially those with limited capacity.
The second major issue relates to the methodology report on Carbon Dioxide Removal and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage. While most of the outline of the report has been agreed, the Panel must decide whether to include chapters on direct removal of carbon dioxide from waterbodies and alkalinity enhancement of waterbodies. These technologies are new, unproven, and controversial; as such, many Panel members have expressed reservations about including these in a methodology report.
Both issues were discussed at length during IPCC-62.
The Panel will continue its work on Thursday, the final day scheduled for IPCC-63.
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Plenary Session
Delegates observe a minute of silence for victims of Hurricane Melissa.
Joy Jacqueline Pereira, WGIII Co-Chair
Chris Derksen, Canada
Carmen del Rocío Azurín Araujo, Peru
Abdelrahman AlGwaiz, Saudi Arabia
Fabrice Lambert, Chile
IPCC Vice-Chair Diana Ürge-Vorsatz
Nikolay Lomakin, Russian Federation
Mariana Kasprzyk, Uruguay
Kattia Carvajal Tovar, Costa Rica
Arry Aquille Simon, Antigua and Barbuda
Yimnang Golbuu, Palau
Thiagarajan Jayaraman, India
Delegates from China
Santiago Germán Sánchez-Checa García-Godos, Peru
Joyce Kimutai, Kenya
Shanea Young, Belize
Jolene Cook, United Kingdom
A timer on the screen reminds delegates of the remaining speaking time.
Hamza Merabet, Algeria
Robert Vautard, WGI Co-Chair, and IPCC Vice-Chair Ladislaus Chang’a
Zainorfarah Zainuddin, Malaysia
Lina Pico, Colombia
Jacqueline Spence-Hemmings, Jamaica
Juliana Bempah, Ghana
Sindra Sharma, Vanuatu
Mark Howden, Vice-Chair, WGII
Camilla Andersson, Sweden
Francis McGovern, Ireland
Sebastian König, Switzerland
Manjeet Dhakal, Nepal
Andersone de Sousa da Silva, São Tomé and Príncipe
Arthy Hartwell, Wellcome Trust
IPCC Vice-Chair Ladislaus Chang’a
Contact Groups
A view of the room during the Contact Group on the AR7 workplan
A view of the room during the Contact Group on the Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Between Sessions
Around the Venue
