With a Thailand delegation preparing to travel to COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in early November, it is crucial we reflect on, and learn from, the momentous world events that have disrupted commitments made at the last climate summit in Glasgow less than a year ago.

GLASGOW, Scotland - The pomp and promises that marked the initial days of the COP26 climate conference here are giving way to the difficult task of hammering out an agreement on what nations will actually do together to combat global warming - and how.