Guardian: Just three days after my homeland was devastated by typhoon Haiyan, the biggest storm ever to hit land, I attended the opening of the UN climate change talks in Poland. With a deep sense of anxiety about the fate of my family and friends, I pleaded with delegates to recognise that vulnerable countries such as the Philippines cannot cope with the overwhelming impacts of climate change alone.
On Tuesday, governments meet in Japan to discuss a major new scientific report by the Intergovernmental...