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Feb 21, 2025

News

In Trump’s shadow, IPCC set to make key decision on timing of climate science review

With the US not expected to show up at the IPCC meeting, countries have a final chance to agree whether assessment reports could inform the next UN scorecard of climate action

Aug 5, 2024

Politics

IPCC’s input into key UN climate review at risk as countries clash over timeline

Most governments want reports ready before the next global stocktake, but a dozen developing nations are opposed over inclusivity concerns

Mar 3, 2025

Science

Countries fail again to decide timing of key IPCC climate science reports

China, Saudi Arabia and India pushed back against a proposal to align the IPCC flagship reports with the timeline of the global stocktake of climate action

Jul 31, 2024

Comment

The IPCC must produce its flagship report in time for the next UN global stocktake

An IPCC author from the Global South on why aligning the two timelines is crucial for the integrity of international climate cooperation

Jan 22, 2024

Politics

Governments fail to agree timeline for climate science reports in fraught IPCC talks

Saudi, India and China led opposition against a proposal to link the IPCC’s assessment cycle with the global stocktake, sources told Climate Home.

Mar 22, 2023

Justice

Nations fight to be called climate vulnerable in IPCC report

Being recognised as partiuclarly vulnerable can help countries access climate finance and plan adaptation strategies

Mar 20, 2023

Politics

IPCC highlights rich nations’ failure to help developing world adapt to climate change

Scientists say funding needs to increase ‘many-fold’ in order to reach climate goals and protect communities disproportionately affected by global warming

Apr 14, 2014

News

IPCC report: Difficulty of carbon emissions cuts ‘in the mind’

NEWS: Support or opposition to climate policies determined by ’emotional factors’ says UN panel, highlighting political challenge

Apr 14, 2014

Politics

IPCC report: Urgent UN climate deal needed to meet CO2 targets

NEWS: Immediate and full participation in global climate agreements needed to curb temperature rises, says UN panel

Apr 14, 2014

Energy

IPCC report: Bet your house on low carbon energy growth

NEWS: Wind, solar and hydro will have to shoulder four fifths of the global power supply by 2050 to meet carbon targets

Apr 14, 2014

Comment

IPCC report: Gas just a short term fix to cut CO2 levels

ANALYSIS: Shale gas can help address climate change say UN panel, but will have to be cut substantially by 2050

Apr 13, 2014

Science

UN: Radical action needed to avert climate catastrophe

NEWS: IPCC warns swift transition to renewables needed to avoid dangerous temperature rise, but changes are affordable

Apr 13, 2014

Comment

IPCC WG3: Reaction as UN launches third climate report

NEWS: Views from John Kerry, Christiana Figueres, Ed Davey plus leading NGOs and business groups

Apr 11, 2014

Comment

Confusion over climate costs undermined IPCC message

ANALYSIS: Image of scientists bickering with Richard Tol weakened public perception of consensus within IPCC

Apr 10, 2014

Politics

IPCC report ‘key’ to 2C global warming target review – US, EU

NEWS: Nations must consider findings of IPCC when deciding whether to limit warming to 1.5 or 2C, say developed countries

Apr 7, 2014

Science

IPCC must issue shorter, less frequent reports, says reviewer

NEWS: Shorter reports produced once a decade could ease pressure on scientists responsible for enormous scientific overview

Apr 7, 2014

Science

Economists defend estimates of climate cost

NEWS: Putting price tag on climate change is key in spurring politicians into action, say economists, lawyers and scientists

Apr 4, 2014

Comment

IPCC’s latest report can galvanise political action on climate

COMMENT: UN climate science study surprised few, but warnings of serious impacts could drive UN talks forward

Apr 2, 2014

UN climate panel answers 11 key questions on its latest report

BLOG: Scientists working on the IPCC’s latest study answer questions on adaptation, positives from warming and timeframes

Apr 2, 2014

Science

Rajendra Pachauri: adaptation only works alongside carbon cuts

INTERVIEW: Chair of UN’s IPCC science panel tells RTCC calls to focus exclusively on coping with climate change are misplaced

Apr 2, 2014

Comment

Do governments need clearer climate messages from the IPCC?

ANALYSIS: UN climate panel only reports ‘facts’, but is it time to make clearer the implications for policy?

Apr 1, 2014

Finance

IPCC: specific costs of climate change impacts still unclear

NEWS: placing a dollar cost on potential climate threats proved hard for IPCC scientists and economists

Apr 1, 2014

Comment

How much worse is a 4 degrees world?

ANALYSIS: risks linked to warming above 2C likely to be unpredictable and dangerous, says IPCC report

Mar 31, 2014

Politics

IPCC report: Kerry and Hague call for tough climate action

NEWS: John Kerry and William Hague say latest UN science study is evidence global deal on climate is required

Mar 31, 2014

Science

IPCC report: Arctic, crops and coral reefs on climate frontline

NEWS: scientists say large investments may be needed to ensure some communities survive changing weather patterns

Mar 31, 2014

Science

Climate change is already here, poses serious threat – IPCC

NEWS: Costs of global warming outweigh benefits say UN scientists, with damages likely to rise without emission cuts

Mar 31, 2014

News

UN science panel releases climate impacts report – as it happened

Latest news, analysis, tweets and commentary from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report on the impacts of global warming

Mar 28, 2014

Science

Climate change will hike air pollution deaths says UN study

IPCC: Pollen, smoke and ozone levels likely to increase in warming world, affecting health of residents in major cities

Mar 27, 2014

Science

Crop benefits of higher CO2 may fall short – IPCC

Extra CO2 in the atmosphere may produce larger yields of crops, they will be less nutritious, says UN science report

Mar 27, 2014

Politics

Ban Ki-moon urges end to climate change ‘silence’

NEWS: Speaking during Greenland visit, UN Secretary General says he wants to work closely with world leaders on climate issue

Mar 27, 2014

News

Some 15% of Pacific islands wiped out by 1m sea level rise – IPCC

NEWS: New UN science study will say 1.3 metres sea level rise ‘locked in’ over next two thousand years