The Synthesis Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) brings together the latest climate knowledge and integrates the main findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Cycle, which includes three Working Group reports and three Special Reports. It is broken down into three sections that cover the current state of climate knowledge, the impacts of and risks from climate change, and the measures available to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
This is likely the last IPCC report to be published before 2030, a key date for measuring the world's success or failure in aligning with its climate commitments and meeting the target of staying under 1.5℃ (2.7℉). The message of the Synthesis Report is clear: the decisions made in the next few years will shape the future of life on earth for millennia and every degree of warming matters in determining the quality of that life.
It is key to note that while the Summary for Policymakers is a negotiated text agreed to by all 195 member states, the underlying research and technical reports are not subject to negotiation.