"the immense interest that the COPs have attracted during the last 5 years is a bit of a bubble phenomenon"

Paris projected as pivotal climate point

"The main point I tried to make is that the growth cannot really continue forever. This also means that the immense interest that the COPs have attracted during the last 5 years is a bit of a bubble phenomenon," Neeff says.

So, in other words, it's Paris or bust, he suggests, for COP meetings to deal with climate change on the international level, because he doubts that the COP process will survive if agreement fails at such a notable meeting. We'll see. At least the meeting participants should be able to find a good meal, as they see how this climate prediction pans out.

A chart modeling past and project climate meeting participation