After seven days of robust deliberations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded its 61st session. Among other outcomes, the Panel successfully reached consensus on the outlines for the methodology report on short-lived climate forcers and the Special Report on Cities and Climate Change.
The Panel also agreed to postpone further consideration of its strategic plan, including the schedule for delivery of the three Working Group reports, until after the scoping meeting for these reports. The Panel agreed to take a decision on the scope, outline, and work plan, including the schedule and budget, at its next plenary session.
Former IPCC Vice-Chair Ko Barrett, now Deputy Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, joined IPCC-61 for its closing session. She highlighted the importance of the IPCC’s work in educating the public, citing the impact of the Panel’s sixth assessment report through its inputs to the first Global Stocktake under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. She called on the IPCC to continue working effectively in its seventh assessment cycle.
Lauding delegates for their considerable efforts throughout the week, Chair Skea gaveled the meeting to a close at 6:56 pm.
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Plenary Sessions
WGI Co-Chair Xiaoye Zhang, China
WGI Co-Chair Robert Vautard, France
Cheryl Jeffers, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sierra Woodruff, United States
Hannah Chorley, New Zealand
Yasmeen Khoja, Saudi Arabia
IPCC Vice-Chair Ramón Pichs-Madruga, Cuba
View of the room during the morning session
Thiagarajan Jayaraman, India
Léna Chinchio, France
Yukihiro Haisa, Japan
IPCC Vice-Chair Ladislaus Chang'a, Tanzania
Ole-Kristian Kvissel, Norway
Christiane Textor, Germany
Sandra Motshwanedi, South Africa
Sean Harte, Australia
WGII Vice-Chair Laura Gallardo Klenner, Chile
Sonia Afesa, Syrian Arab Republic
Merve Güreş, Türkiye
José Abraham Ortinez Álvarez, Mexico
Rebecca Manzou, Zimbabwe
Delegates exchange views.
Edurne Carrillo Martí, Spain
Ricardo Salas Castillo, Venezuela
Averti Suspense Ifo, Republic of the Congo
Ghaith Hamdi, Iraq
Jennifer Lew Schneider, IPCC Legal Officer
Delegates applaud the work done during the day.
Andrew Ferrone, Luxembourg
Mary Church, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Anne Adams Simpson, Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)
Closing Plenary
IPCC Deputy Secretary Emira Fida, IPCC Secretary Abdalah Mokssit, and IPCC Chair Jim Skea
Ko Barrett, WMO Deputy Secretary-General
IPCC Deputy Secretary Emira Fida
IPCC-61 volunteers were thanked for their contribution during the week.
The Panel also congratulated Technical Support Unit members for their work.
Between Sessions
Around the Venue
Working Group II and its Technical Support Unit
Delegates from Belgium
Delegates from the United Arab Emirates
IPCC Secretary Abdalah Mokssit and IPCC Chair Jim Skea with young scientists and IPCC-61 volunteers
