Climate Change and Global Poverty ─ A Billion Lives in the Balance?

Contributors from a plethora of business advocacy organizations explain how efforts to deal with climate change should and can further economic growth, for which the code has shifted from job creation to poverty alleviation. Their topics include what the climate crisis means for the poor, toward a new international climate change agreement, progress and opportunities in greenhouse gas mitigation efforts in China, multiple benefits of integrating climate change into development, the climate-security connection, and corporate action to build climate change resilience in developing countries and communities. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Lael Brainard served as vice president and director of the BrookingsInstitution's Global Economy and Development program, 2006?09. She hasbeen nominated by President Barack Obama to be under secretary of theU.S. Treasury for international affairs.

Abigail Jones is a research analyst with Brookings.

Nigel Purvis is the president of Climate Advisers and a visitingscholar at Resources for the Future. He is a former senior U.S. climate changenegotiator, acting most recently as deputy assistant secretary of state foroceans, environment, and science.