Trump's zero-sum game perspective on the deal isn't useful. Because China made a different climate commitment, he thinks it means the U.S. lost a negotiation. But countries like China and India are far behind the U.S. economically and can't match its ability to invest in clean technology. India still has more than 200 million people living without electricity. The significance of the Paris accord is that China and India took seats at the table because they recognized they must stop poisoning the air of their own cities.