The opening of Shein's first brick and mortar store in Paris Wednesday was marred by protests but also saw large numbers of people queuing to shop. France has said it will suspend Shein’s access to the French market following a headline-grabbing scandal over sales of “childlike” sex dolls.

In 2015, nearly 200 countries adopted the Paris Agreement, the first global pact to fight climate change. Here's a comparison of then and now — in terms of the state of the climate, the way we live and our technologies,