GoKawiilIPCC stalls on next climate report timeline amid funding crisis
At its Addis Ababa meeting, the IPCC failed to agree a timetable for its Seventh Assessment Report (AR7), with some countries pushing for a 2028 release ahead of the UN Global Stocktake and others, including India, Iran, Kenya, Russia and Saudi Arabia, arguing poorer nations need more time to participate. The body also disclosed it is facing serious financial shortfalls, a first in its nearly 40-year history.
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A delayed AR7 could mean climate pledges at the Global Stocktake are made without the latest scientific assessment, potentially weakening the evidence base for policy decisions. The funding crisis raises questions about whether the IPCC can sustain the scale of review it has historically relied on, which involved thousands of pages and hundreds of thousands of comments for AR6.
- IPCC failed to set a timetable for its Seventh Assessment Report after talks in Addis Ababa.
- A divide exists between countries wanting AR7 by 2028 and others, including India and Russia, seeking more time.
- The IPCC is reportedly facing a serious funding shortfall for the first time in its history.
Source: nature.com, 2026-10-27
Published there as: “Global climate body fights for survival: why the IPCC must be saved”
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