Although the international climate conference (COP30) is being held in Belem (Brazil) until November 21 in a tense geopolitical context, climate science must also address strategic differences between countries. At the end of October, member states of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), meeting in Lima (Peru), failed to agree on a publication date for the next assessment report. A procedure that seems trivial, but in reality hides important issues. This is the fourth meeting in two years the cessation of discussions around the schedule for preparing the UN agency’s main report, which is the most complete climate science. The standoff highlights increasing political efforts to influence scientific expertise.
The debate which took place from 27 to 30 October was marked with “tense considerations” where questions that were once formalities have become “very controversial”tell him Earth Negotiations BulletinAlone The media is authorized to take part in closed deliberations. “The debate over this schedule is unprecedented in the history of the IPCC”underline the publication.
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