Albert Bates from a historical perspective from 1960's to today at COP21 gives us a place to start to engage in the changes needed READ his most recent article Soon it Begins, but First, We Celebrate http://peaksurfer.blogspot.com/2015/12/soon-it-begins-but-first-we-celebrate.html

The Open Letter of Gratitude to All by Christiana Figueres Executive Secretary UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Marches on the Street of Paris http://newsroom.unfccc.int/unfccc-newsroom/an-open-letter-of-gratitude/

Women and Climate Dec 8 Side Event
Over 200 hundred side events took place during the two weeks of the Conference.
http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop21/enbots/about.html
Women's Earth and Climate Action Network