Report The Panel agreed on the outline of the 2027 IPCC Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (Additional guidance) at its 63rd Session held in Lima, Peru from 27-30 October 2025 (Decision IPCC-LXIII-6). The report will be a single Methodology Report comprising an Overview Chapter and six volumes consistent with the format of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. The structure of the Methodology Report is consistent with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines so as to make it easier for inventory compilers to use this Methodology Report with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines. Topics that will be addressed include: Transport, injection and sequestering of CO2 in relation to enhanced oil, gas, and coal-bed methane recovery Production of products containing or derived from captured and/or removed CO2 Carbonation of cement and lime-based structures Soil carbon sinks and related emissions enhanced through biochar and weathering and other elements Coastal wetlands carbon dioxide removal types not in previous IPCC Guidelines as well as additional information on mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass in coastal waters Durable biomass products Carbon dioxide capture from combustion and process gases Direct air capture Carbon dioxide utilisation Carbon dioxide transport including cross border issues Carbon dioxide injection and storage CO2 removal through direct capture of CO2 from water already processed by inland and coastal facilities; and related elements across the range of categories of the IPCC Guidelines. The national greenhouse gas inventory includes sources and sinks occurring within the territory over which a country has jurisdiction. Over 150 experts are expected to participate in the writing process, which will be completed by 2027. The participants will be selected by the Task Force Bureau taking into account scientific and technical expertise, geographical and gender balance to the extent possible in line with Appendix A to the Principles Governing IPCC Work. The First Lead Authors’ meeting will be held in Rome, Italy, in April 2026. Preparatory Work The decision by the Panel to prepare this Methodology Report was informed by the work of experts at the scoping meeting held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 14-16 October 2024. Prior to the scoping meeting, an expert meeting was held at Vienna, Austria 1-3 July 2024. These meetings considered Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) methods mentioned in the AR6 WGIII Report as a starting point for discussion and noted that several CDR activities have been already covered by the existing IPCC Guidelines. More Information The IPCC Secretary has written to national government focal points inviting nominations of authors by 12 December 2025.

Fast Facts Medicaid programs that cover prescription drugs are generally required to cover drugs that are (1) FDA approved and (2) made by a manufacturer that participates in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. 13 Medicaid programs didn’t cover Mifeprex and its generic equivalent, Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg, when required. These drugs are used for medical abortion. We recommended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ensure Medicaid programs comply with federal requirements for covering Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg. We also reiterated our 2019 recommendation on Mifeprex, which hasn’t been implemented. White pills spilling from a pill bottle. Skip to Highlights Highlights What GAO Found Medicaid programs that choose to cover outpatient prescription drugs are required to cover all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs for their medically accepted indications when those drugs are made by a manufacturer that participates in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP), except as outlined in federal law. The FDA has approved two drugs—Mifeprex in 2000 and its generic equivalent in 2019, referred to as Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg—for the medical termination of an intrauterine pregnancy, known as a medical abortion. Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro are the exclusive manufacturers of Mifeprex and Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg, respectively, and both manufacturers participate in the MDRP. Medicaid programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico cover prescription drugs and participate in the MDRP. According to officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—the federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) responsible for ensuring Medicaid programs’ compliance—none of the MDRP’s statutory exceptions apply to Mifeprex or Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg. Thus, these 52 Medicaid programs must cover these drugs when prescribed for medical abortion in circumstances eligible for federal funding, such as when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. GAO identified gaps in Medicaid programs’ coverage of Mifeprex and Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg. Officials from 35 of the 49 programs who responded to GAO questions said their programs covered Mifeprex and Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg for medical abortion, as of December 31, 2024. In contrast, officials from 13 programs told GAO their programs did not cover either drug for medical abortion. An official from the remaining program did not specify the medical indications for which its program covered the drugs. Medicaid Programs’ Coverage of Danco Laboratories’ Mifeprex and GenBioPro’s Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg, as of December 31, 2024 Note: For more details, see fig. 1 in GAO-25-107911. State officials’ responses to GAO’s questions indicated that some states may not be complying with the MDRP requirements for covering Mifeprex and Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg. However, CMS has not determined the extent to which states comply with the MDRP requirements for these drugs. CMS officials told GAO they were not aware of the following: Nine programs did not cover Mifeprex and Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg for any medical indication, as of December 31, 2024; GAO reported four of these programs did not cover Mifeprex in 2019. Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg was not available at the time of GAO’s 2019 report. Four additional Medicaid programs did not cover either drug when prescribed for medical abortion, as of December 31, 2024. CMS was not aware of these coverage gaps, in part, because it had not implemented GAO’s 2019 recommendation to take actions to ensure Medicaid programs comply with MDRP requirements to cover Mifeprex. CMS also has not taken actions related to the coverage of Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg, as of August 2025. Without such actions, CMS lacks assurance that Medicaid programs comply with MDRP requirements and Medicaid beneficiaries may lack access to these drugs when appropriate. Why GAO Did This Study GAO was asked to describe Medicaid programs’ coverage of mifepristone. This report examines Medicaid programs’ coverage of Mifeprex and Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg, among other things. GAO reviewed laws and CMS guidance on the MDRP, and coverage of Mifeprex and Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg. GAO also sent written questions to officials from the 52 Medicaid programs that participate in the MDRP regarding their coverage of these drugs, and reviewed officials’ responses from the 49 programs that provided GAO information. Recommendations GAO reiterates its 2019 recommendation that CMS take actions to ensure states’ compliance with MDRP requirements to cover Mifeprex. GAO also recommends that CMS determine the extent to which states comply with federal Medicaid requirements regarding coverage of GenBioPro’s Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg, and take actions, as appropriate, to ensure compliance. In response to the recommendation, HHS noted it is reviewing applicable law and will determine the best course of action to address it moving forward. Recommendations for Executive Action Agency Affected Recommendation Status Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Administrator of CMS should determine the extent to which states comply with federal Medicaid requirements regarding coverage of GenBioPro's Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg, and take actions, as appropriate, to ensure compliance. (Recommendation 1) Open Actions to satisfy the intent of the recommendation have not been taken or are being planned. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information. Full Report Full Report (11 pages)

05.12.2025 – The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, established under the European Climate Law, will continue to be supported in its second term (2026-2030) by Ottmar Edenhofer. The Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) has now been appointed by the Management Board of the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen for another four-year term on the Advisory Board, beginning on 24 March 2026. Advising EU policymakers on the path to the declared goal of climate neutrality: PIK Director Ottmar Edenhofer. Photo: PIK/Karkow The Advisory Board gives independent advice and produces reports on EU policies, and their coherence with the Climate Law and the EU’s commitments under the Paris Agreement. It consists of 15 high-level scientific experts covering a wide range of relevant fields. Edenhofer is serving as the Advisory Board’s current Chair during its first term (2022-2026). Highlights during this period have included scientific recommendations for an ambitious EU climate target for 2040, an analysis of the action needed to achieve climate neutrality, and a study on scaling up atmospheric carbon removals. “I am very thankful for the great opportunity to continue supporting EU climate policy in this service role for the next four years,” says Edenhofer, who is also Professor for The Economics and Politics of Climate Change at the Technische Universität Berlin. “The European Union has taken some important steps in recent years towards its declared goal of climate neutrality by 2050. It remains important to make climate policy cost-effective, socially balanced and consistent with the requirements of an internationally competitive economy. As a member of the Advisory Board, I will do my best to provide scientific advice to policymakers on this task.” The composition of the Advisory Board for the next four-year term has now been decided through an open, fair and transparent selection process lasting several months. The decision on who will chair the body in future is not expected until beginning of the second term. The other members of the Advisory Board in the second term are: • Annela Anger-Kraavi – University of Cambridge • Constantinos Cartalis – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens • Suraje Dessai – University of Leeds’ School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability • Laura Díaz Anadón – University of Cambridge • Vera Eory – Scotland’s Rural College • Lena Kitzing - Technical University of Denmark • Kati Kulovesi – University of Eastern Finland • Lars J. Nilsson – Lund University • Åsa Persson – KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s Climate Action Centre • Keywan Riahi – International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis • Jean-François Soussana – French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment • Giorgio Vacchiano – University of Milan • Detlef van Vuuren – PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency • Zinta Zommers – University of Toronto

Join us for Geo-Explorers, our brand new after-school kids’ club for children aged eight to eleven based at our main campus in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire. The clubs run in five-week cohorts and cost £30 for all five sessions. Courses will run between 16:00 and 17:00 on: Programme 1 – 25 February to 25 March Programme 2 – 22 April to 20 May Relative topics public engagement

The Australian Government has opened Round 2 of the Safeguard Transformation Stream (STS). STS Round 2 will support trade-exposed Safeguard Mechanism facilities to reduce their emissions. Up to $321 million in grant funding is available. The STS is technology neutral. Technologies supported in Round 1 included: renewable energy energy efficiency electrification. The STS is part of the Powering the Regions Fund announced under the Powering Australia plan. The STS complements other initiatives, such as a Future Made in Australia and Net Zero by 2050. You can now read the Round 2 Guidelines and apply via business.gov.au(external link). Information sessions will take place in late February and early April. To find out more or register your interest in attending, email PRF@dcceew.gov.au. Read more Powering Australia Powering the Regions Fund Safeguard Transformation Stream Round 2(external link)

Release Date: February 5, 2026 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An amendment to Alaska’s disaster declaration following the October 25 West Coast storms adds Kashunamiut Regional Educational Attendance Area, Yupiit Regional Educational Attendance Area and the City of Saint Mary’s for Individual Assistance. Homeowners and renters in these areas may apply for federal disaster assistance. In addition, Bering Strait Regional Educational Attendance Area, Iditarod Regional Educational Attendance Area, Kashunamiut Regional Educational Attendance Area, Pribilof Regional Educational Attendance Area, Yukon-Koyukuk Regional Educational Attendance Area, Yupiit Regional Educational Attendance Area, and the City of Saint Mary’s areas were approved for Public Assistance for repair or replacement of disaster-damaged public facilities. Disaster assistance may include financial help with temporary lodging and home repairs, as well as other disaster-related expenses. To Apply for FEMA Individual Assistance: Call the Alaska Call Center at 1-866-342-1699 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Yup’ik interpreters are available Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Register on DisasterAssistance.gov. Use the FEMA App. Visit the Bethel Assistance Hub (BAH), from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, at: AVCP Tugkar Building 570 3rd Ave., Bethel, AK 99559. **Yup’ik interpreters are available. To Apply for State Individual Assistance, visit https://ready.alaska.gov/IA or call 1-844-445-7131. To Apply for FEMA Public Assistance: Register on Grantee.FEMA.gov. Call 907-744-1922 Email dhsem.publicassistance@alaska.gov. Small Business Administration SBA offers low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters, nonprofits and businesses. Homeowners and renters may qualify to repair or replace their home or personal property. Businesses and nonprofits can apply for physical damage loans -- including loss of income. For more information, call 1-800-659-2955, register online at sba.gov/disaster, or visit one of the two Disaster Loan Outreach Centers, located at the Bethel City Hall at 300 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or at the University of Alaska at 1901 Bragaw St., Anchorage, AK 99508, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 20 is the deadline to apply with SBA for a low-interest loan for physical property damage. ### FEMA is committed to ensuring disaster assistance is accomplished impartially, without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. Any disaster survivor or member of the public may contact the FEMA Civil Rights Office if they feel that they have a complaint of discrimination. FEMA’s Civil Rights Office can be contacted at FEMA-OCR-ECRD@fema.dhs.gov or toll-free at 833-285-7448. Follow FEMA Region 10 on X and LinkedIn for the latest updates and visit FEMA.gov for more information. FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during and after disasters. Download Press Release PDF Accessible TXT Tags: Region 10 Alaska 4893

After months of repeated threats to “take over” Greenland, President Trump said last week that he had reached the framework of a deal with NATO over the island’s future. Amid the geopolitical chaos, researchers have compiled a “statement from U.S. scientists in solidarity with Greenland” to voice their support for the autonomous territory of Denmark. So far, more than 200 scientists who have conducted research in Greenland and worked with Greenlanders have signed the letter, including at least 20 from CU Boulder. “We vehemently oppose President Trump’s aggressive stance regarding Greenland and reiterate – as Greenland’s leaders have clearly stated – that Greenland is not anyone’s to ‘buy’ or ‘take.’ Greenland belongs to its people,” the letter stated. Twila Moon, deputy lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), signed the letter. Twila Moon “I have been studying the ice sheet and going to Greenland for more than 20 years,” said Moon. “The Greenlanders have been very generous in sharing information with us and providing resources to us. We would like to see this peaceful collaborative relationship continue.” CU Boulder Today sat down with Moon to chat about the letter, the role Greenland and its people play in global research and what would be at stake if the U.S.-Greenland relationship collapses. What is Greenland like? I first visited the Greenland Ice Sheet in 2006 as a graduate student. I probably have been there more than a dozen times. It is a stunningly beautiful landscape. On the west coast, you have large, smoothed-over hills and mountains, which were covered by the ice sheet at one point in history. There are huge fjords all around the coast, so there is a lot of contrast with the ocean meeting up with these big hills and mountains. As you move further inland, you run into the massive ice sheet that still covers 80% of the island. What do you study there? When I first began studying Greenland, I was focused on the ice sheet. I was participating in research to understand how quickly the ice sheet was retreating, or advancing, and where the edge of the ice sheet was in recent history. Over the years, I’ve expanded my research to study how the ice sheet and the ocean interact with each other, how ecosystems are connected to ice sheet changes and how the changes are affecting communities in Greenland and communities really far from Greenland. Why is Greenland so important in climate research? The Greenland Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by roughly 24 feet. It has now lost ice every year since the late 1990s, and the rate is much faster than that of Antarctica’s. When we think about sea level rise over the next few decades, and about changes in currents and weather driven by shifts in the Atlantic Ocean, all of these are tied back to the Greenland Ice Sheet and the very rapid, substantial changes we’re seeing there right now. In addition to climate research, Greenland also has a wide variety of biodiversity to study. Just a few years ago, I worked with biologists to discover the world’s 20th sub-population of polar bears in southeast Greenland. Scientists are even in Greenland to study space and astrophysics. What do you hope to achieve by signing the letter? We want to help people in the United States who maybe haven't been paying attention to Greenland understand that we have a really good past relationship with Greenland. The Greenlanders have been important partners in being able to understand environmental changes that impact the United States directly. Greenlanders have been incredibly generous in getting researchers around the island and on the ice sheet, helping people understand the landscape around them, and taking care of instruments at times when international scientists can't be there. We also wanted to tell our Greenlandic partners that we support them and stand with them. How important is it to continue the research collaboration between Greenlanders and the United States? Rapid changes are happening in the Arctic, and we have to run to keep pace with understanding them. I worry that if we see a decline in our relationship with Greenlanders, they might not be as open to providing information or assistance, and this would really be a challenge for U.S. researchers. I've already seen some hesitancy from Greenlanders to participate in projects that include U.S. federal funding. Science in Greenland is really important for us in America and for all other countries of the world.