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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Nigel Purvis

Nigel Purvis

Nonresident Senior Fellow , Global Economy and Development

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

Featured

Save to My PortfolioRecipe for European Climate LeadershipNovember 17, 2007Financial Times Deutschland

Save to My PortfolioIndonesia’s Green ProsperityNovember 21, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioThe World Bank and Coal AidOctober 2011Global Views
Save to My PortfolioClimate Dèjà VuDecember 10, 2007Süddeutsche Zeitung
Save to My PortfolioThe Real Importance of the Kyoto TreatyDecember 15, 2004International Herald Tribune
Save to My PortfolioClimate Change and the L20: Options for Non-Emission Target CommitmentsSeptember 20, 2004Post-Kyoto Architecture: Toward an L20?
Save to My PortfolioThe Evolving U.S. Politics of Climate ChangeSeptember 09, 2004Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and the National Institute for Environmental Studies Open Symposium, ""International Climate Regime Beyond 2012: Long-Term Goals and Near-Term Actions""
Save to My PortfolioBuilding a Transatlantic Biotech PartnershipFall 2004Issues in Science and Technology
Save to My PortfolioThe Security Implications of Climate Change for the UN SystemMay-04Environmental Change and Security Project
Save to My PortfolioRenewing Transatlantic Climate Change CooperationApril 19, 2004High Level Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change
Save to My PortfolioEurope and Japan Misread Kerry on Kyoto; Global WarmingApril 05, 2004International Herald Tribune
Save to My PortfolioThe Other War: Global Poverty and the Millennium Challenge AccountApril 09, 2003The Brookings Institution and the Center for Global Development
Save to My PortfolioClimate Change Negotiations: A Foreign Policy PerspectiveMarch 28, 2003Resources for the Future

Contact Information

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