China's electric vehicle mandate has driven innovation around the globe, an illustration of the kind of "ambition loop" that drives businesses and governments to bring out the best in one another.

The Yellow Vests movement is a reminder to governments that in the face of worsening social disparities, climate action cannot advance without ensuring benefits for all.

Most people think of the adaptation and mitigation goals when they think of Paris. But these goals cannot be achieved without the success of a third, underlying goal: Aligning climate finance with low-carbon development. Here's what can be done at COP24 and beyond towards this integral goal.