The Sacred Science
They have come to Bonn, Germany, some 25,000 diplomats, scientists, and lobbyists from some 200 nations to put flesh on the bare bones of the climate agreement signed two years ago. That's when members of the congregation, gathered in Paris, pledged to limit further global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels (a target few knowledgeable observers believe is attainable).It was Fiji's turn to play host, but the congregation had swollen to a size the small island-nation could not accommodate them all.The meetings, budgeted to cost $136.3 million and scheduled to run until...