Success on Substance, Deadlock on Procedure.

The article reports on the proceedings of the 24th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Montreal, Quebec that took place from 26 to 28 September 2005. This presents a discussion of the "Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage". Other issues were also discussed and these are with regard to a secretariat proposal setting out a policy and process for admitting observer organizations and the finalization of the draft of an updated set of guidelines for the preparation of national greenhouse gas inventories in 2006.