IPCC-58 went into overtime on Saturday, and delegates made their way to the Congress Kursaal venue before 6:00 am for the first plenary session of the day. With substantial text remaining to be approved, governments continued to work in contact groups and huddles to try to reach agreement for formal approval in plenary.
The pressure increased as the day progressed, and by Saturday night delegates were preparing to work around the clock to complete their review.
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Plenary Session
A view of the dais during the morning plenary
Delegates consulting in a huddle
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Belgium
Hans-Otto Pörtner, Working Group (WG) II Co-Chair
IPCC Vice-Chair Ko Barrett
Lucia Perugini, Italy
Jacqueline Spence-Hemmings, Jamaica
Leila Niamir, Contributing Author
Peter Thorne, Core Writing Team
Chris Derksen, Canada
Farhan Akhtar, US
Qingchen Chao, China, and Jiangquan Wang, China
Øyvind Christophersen, Norway
IPCC Vice-Chair Thelma Krug celebrating the approval of a paragraph
Authors consulting before suggesting a new text proposal
Authors and delegates consulting in a huddle
Maritza Jadrijevic, Chile
Adrian Lema, Denmark
Léna Chinchio, France
Ryudai Oshima, Japan
L-R: June-Yi Lee, Core Writing Team, Shonali Pachauri, Core Writing Team, and Aditi Mukherji, Core Writing Team
Anna Pirani, Head, WGI TSU, and Shreya Some, Contributing Author
Contact Group
Frank McGovern, Ireland, and Maesela John Kekana, South Africa, facilitating a contact group
Minal Pathak, Core Writing Team
Sophie Szopa, Core Writing Team
Between Sessions
Aroud the Venue
