Reflections on Bonn

Lindsey Fielder Cook writes about the recent climate change gathering

by Lindsey Fielder Cook 1st December 2017

When COP23 (conference of the parties) ended I had my usual post-COP experience: deep grief that I alone did not – could not – solve the climate crisis. But unlike past COP endings, with exhausting carbon-intensive flights, or a winter coat stolen (on the train from Paris), this time I rolled into bed, my Bonn house still afresh with the energy and creativity of Quakers, and colleagues sleeping in the attic, the office, on the floor or with nearby friends, and in our kitchen each day to enlighten and encourage, while my husband Robin cared for us all.