Fiji, Oct. 17 -- The 65th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been suspended after discussions ran beyond the scheduled time, forcing delegations from least developed countries and Small Island Developing States to leave before key decisions could be reached.
IPCC Chair Jim Skea suspended the plenary session, saying the decision upheld the inclusivity of the process, where major decisions are made by consensus among member governments.
Two major agenda items remain unresolved - the timelines for the three Working Group contributions to the IPCC's Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) and the Panel's budget.
The IPCC said deliberations on the outstanding issues would resume at the earliest opportunity.
The timin...