As I am writing this, hundreds of world leaders, government representatives, experts from the private sector, academics and many more specialists have gathered at COP27, the United Nations climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to discuss ways to forestall and adapt to the climate crisis.

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.