The IPCC should complete its principal assessments before the 2028 global climate stocktake

Long-term shifts in Earth's climate driven by greenhouse-gas emissions and the global response.

Government and intergovernmental decisions on limiting greenhouse-gas emissions, adapting to climate impacts and financing the transition, including international negotiations, scientific assessment processes and national targets.

Governments remain divided over publication dates for the IPCC's Seventh Assessment Report. Some want the principal assessments available before the 2028 global climate stocktake, while others seek more time for scientific review and developing-country participation. No final timetable or confirmed postponement had been agreed at the reporting cut-off.