COP31: Dispute over 1.5-degree limit and IPCC reports strains summit

COP31 kicks off on November 9 in Turkey with differences over references to climate science and the IPCC calendar, as vulnerable countries call for maintaining the 1.5-degree target.

What warming limit should guide decisions and with what scientific information they will be taken. These two issues are straining negotiations ahead of COP31, which begins on November 9 in Antalya, Turkey. Attempts by several countries to water down references to 1.5 degrees coincide with the blocking of the timetable for the next IPCC reports. Small island states and the European Union advocate maintaining that threshold as a benchmark for assessing climate commitments. Saudi Arabia and India are among the countries that questioned such mentions in the preparatory meetings.

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