Fiji, Oct. 17 -- The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) is calling for all three reports under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) to be approved by 2028, warning that delays could weaken global climate action and undermine the next assessment of progress under the Paris Agreement.
In a position statement prepared for the 65th session of the IPCC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this month, PICAN said the timing of the reports was critical for Pacific Small Island Developing States facing escalating climate impacts.
The network wants the reports covering climate science, impacts and adaptation, and mitigation delivered in time to inform the second Global Stocktake (GST2), which asses...