The dire warnings from the 200 Morocco delegates that we had now reached an "irreversible" position on stopping climate change were made under the spectre of US president-elect Donald Trump's cynicism over global warming. In direct contrast to this target, Mr Trump, who describes climate change as a "hoax", has promised to boost oil, gas and coal to help reinvigorate the US economy. Officials said to meet the target government funding would be required, along with "international climate finance". As a nation, Thailand should be more worried than others about the impact of climate change as evidenced by extreme weather conditions in recent years. It must be proactive and aggressive in pursuing its own climate change initiatives.

Source: Bangkok Post November 19, 2016 21:20 UTC