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Nature 458, 1107-1108 (30 April 2009) | doi:10.1038/4581107a; Published online 29 April 2009

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Could climate change capitalism?

Robert Costanza1

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Economist Nicholas Stern's latest book is a rare and masterly synthesis of climate-change science and economics. His 'global deal' could change capitalism for the better, says Robert Costanza.

BOOK REVIEWEDA Blueprint for a Safer Planet: How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity

by Nicholas Stern

Bodley Head: 2009. 256 pp. £16.99

When economist Nicholas Stern released his 700-page review of the economics of climate change for the UK government in 2006, it fundamentally reoriented discussions of the subject. The review opened the way for a broader, more realistic and more relevant approach than economists had provided until then.