Will the Paris climate talks speed up the change in the world's energy landscape? Carl Pope, former executive director of the Sierra Club, writes—Paris Climate Talks Could Bring as Much Progress as Previous 20 COPs Combined: Neither Paris nor Lyon are burning—yet. But sweltering, roasting under 400 centigrade (1060 F) skies, they definitely are—and the delegates gathering in Lyon to channel the climate action potential of cities, states and provinces feel the heat.