Shanghai Daily: THE first formal talks in the long process of drawing up a replacement for the Kyoto climate change pact opened in Thailand yesterday with appeals to a common human purpose to defeat global warming. "The world is waiting for a solution that is long term and economically viable," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said in a video address to the 1,100 delegates from about 160 nations gathered in Bangkok. The week-long meeting stems from a breakthrough …