THE presence of an expected 147 world leaders at least at the opening of the long-awaited Paris climate summit today will represent something of a triumph for France and the world in general. That the global gathering is taking place as planned and coming so soon after the appalling terrorist attacks of Nov. 13 is a comforting expression of defiance against violent extremism.

There are fears, however, that the summit will achieve little more than that.

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