Climate change is the most important existential threat thathumanity faces at the moment. There is an urgent need for aframework for international cooperation, research and development,technology, finance, market mechanisms, as well as consensus on therole of business in addressing the issue. This book presentsauthoritative contributions from international experts, laying outthe issues, the options, and the prospects of mitigation andadaptation. Table of Contents The scientific assessment of climate change: new findings Carbon Budget Proposal Challenges in climate change adaptation Research and Development priorities for climate change mitigation and adaptation Climate change: a problem and an opportunity The last decade-convergence of environmental and financial markets: a practitioner's view The global climate change regime: a time for consolidation or fundamental reform? The climate change debate: view from India Emission reduction targets: a Pandora's Box in climate negotiations