OPINION

Bold energy steps await

News, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2017

» The first important international meeting on climate change convenes this evening in Bonn, Germany. Thailand is sending a modest delegation this time. There are two reasons the world will be watching the UN-sponsored Conference of the Parties, or COP 23. It is the first gathering of all countries since US President Donald Trump announced he intends to pull the US out of the process. And it is called to get solid, verifiable pledges from countries on just how much they will cut emissions to ameliorate the effects of global warming.