"The outcome [of the upcoming IPCC plenary meeting in Addis Ababa next week] will shape more than the publication calendar. It could influence how governments approach the next phase of climate negotiations and whether they can maintain a common scientific foundation while disagreeing over who should bear the costs of addressing global warming."
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/10/09/why-is-the-worlds-top-climate-science-body-struggling-to-agree-on-its-next-report/
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"Participants have traded accusations of politicizing the IPCC’s work. Some pushing to publish before the 2028 GST summit note that major oil-producing nations are among the most vocal advocates for more time, accusing them of trying to avoid pressure to reduce carbon dioxide emissions more quickly. “The elephant in the room is the politics,” said Lisa Schipper, an IPCC editor from Sweden. Some countries, she said, are using the debate as a “stalling tactic.”
https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/10/09/inside-the-deadlock-at-the-world-s-top-climate-science-body