The real drivers of a low carbon future appear to be China and India. In the barely three months since Paris both countries have launched a staggering set of initiatives to cut their emission trajectories. 

What should be at the center of discussions is the increased inequality in wealth and income that is affecting U.S. economic growth in particular, but also the rest of the world. But instead, most of the attention has been focused on China's growth problems, as if China is the world's piggy bank.

Paris climate talks leader Christiana Figueres joins Jo Confino during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss how positive thinking and powerful women helped drive the change in the climate conversation.

At the heart of the Paris Agreement are 195 voluntary national pledges to reduce climate pollution. These pledges broke through decades of gridlock, but if fulfilled, get us only halfway to climate rescue.

The warmest year on record is drawing to a close with a flurry of good intentions and bad actions.