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Nonresident Brookings Scholar on Environment and Development

Nigel Purvis

Nigel Purvis

Nonresident Brookings Scholar on Environment and Development, Foreign Policy

Nigel Purvis’ research focuses on how U.S. foreign policy can protect the earth’s climate and promote sustainable development of its natural resources. He was a vice president of The Nature Conservancy and deputy assistant secretary of state for Oceans, Environment and Science. Purvis is currently the President of Climate Advisers and a visiting scholar at Resources for the Future.



Expertise

Climate change and energy policy; environmental diplomacy; international law; multilateral negotiations; U.S. foreign aid and development policy

  • Language Fluency:
  • French

Background

Current Positions
President, Climate Advisers; Visiting Scholar, Resources for the Future

Past Positions
Vice President, The Nature Conservancy (2005-2007); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Oceans, Environment and Science (2001); Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow (2000); Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (1998-2000); Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University (1997); Attorney, Office of the State Department Legal Adviser (1993-1997); Attorney, Sullivan & Cromwell (1990-1993)

Education

J.D., Harvard Law School, 1990; B.A., University of Minnesota, 1987


Research and Commentary

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