Strongly worded press-release by France on the IPCC timeline standoff:

"France expresses its deep concern about attempts to slow down and delay the timetable for publishing the IPCC’s seventh-assessment-cycle reports. These actions aim to defer the publication of certain reports beyond the date of the conclusion of the Paris Agreement’s second global stocktake at the end of 2028.”
https://uk.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france-reaffirms-its-support-ipcc-defend-role-science-implementation-paris-agreement