By addressing the magnitude of the climate threat with urgency, a powerful global climate change treaty would help establish a firm foundation for a sustainable economic future...This would set a more predictable framework for companies to plan and invest...Economic recovery and urgent action to tackle climate change are complementary...[T]his will require...Agreement on a science-based greenhouse gas stabilization path...Effective measurement, reporting and verification of emissions...Incentives for a dramatic increase in financing low emissions technologies...Deployment of existing low-emissions technologies and the development of new ones...Funds to make communities more resilient and able to adapt to the effects of climate change...Innovative means to protect forests and balance the carbon cycle.