Climate talks pause as battle over key science report looms 0 SHARES Share it! “I think it was a key moment,” said Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists. As diplomats wrapped up a week of technical talks Saturday, almost all 200 countries present in Katowice, Poland, had wanted to “welcome” the IPCC report, making it the benchmark for future action. Observers at the talks said the two Gulf countries’ objection to the IPCC report came as no surprise. While many countries are sending ministers or even national leaders to the talks, the U.S. and Britain are among the countries that will be represented only by bureaucrats.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 09, 2018 16:41 UTC