IPCC Report Will Mention Potential For "Abrupt Or Irreversible Impacts" - AFP

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The UN's Nobel-winning panel on climate change on Friday completed a draft report that said the consequences of global warming could be far-reaching and irreversible.

The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) encapsulates a massive review of the global-warming issue, with the goal of guiding policymakers for the next five years. IPCC delegates agreed on the draft summary after night-long negotiations, chief French delegate Marc Gillet told AFP. Human activities "could lead to abrupt or irreversible climate changes and impacts," the agreed text said.

The report will be officially adopted on Saturday, followed by a press conference attended by UN chief Ban Ki-moon, delegates aid.

The so-called synthesis report summarises the main points from three massive documents issued this year covering the evidence for climate change; the present and possible future impacts of it; and the options for tackling the peril.

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1. Finally they're getting some backbone.

Here wishing us luck. We're going to need it.