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Climate change is the most important existential threat that humanity faces at the moment. There is an urgent need for a framework for international cooperation, research and development, technology, finance, market mechanisms, as well as consensus on the role of business in addressing the issue. This book presents authoritative contributions from international experts, laying out the issues, the options, and the prospects of mitigation and adaptation Salient Features Contributions from leading experts in the field Articles well researched and analytical Authoritative and up-to-date data Scientific data supported by graphs, figures, and tables Offers a global and historical perspective on the issue of climate change Table of Contents Foreword Nitin Desai The scientifi c assessment of climate change: new findings R K Pachauri Carbon Budget Proposal Jiahua Pan and Ying Chen Challenges in climate change adaptation Jessica Ayers and Saleemul Huq Research and Development priorities for addressing climate change (mitigation and adaptation) Thomas J Wilbanks Climate change: a problem or an opportunity Bjorn Stigson The last decade—convergence of environmental and financial markets: a practitioner’s View Richard L Sandor The global climate change regime: a time for consolidation or fundamental reform? Farhana Yamin and Joanna Depledge Climate change debate: the story from India Prodipto Ghosh Emission reduction targets: a Pandora’s Box in climate negotiations Leena Srivastava and Neha Pahuja