At a time when responding to our changing climate is one of the nation's most complex endeavors, reports from the National Academies provide thoughtful analysis and helpful direction to policymakers and stakeholders.

This booklet presents recommendations from the National Academies' many expert reports on climate change in an easy-to-read format. Now in its third edition (2008), the booklet includes an expanded section on impacts and updated figures and graphics.

Reports highlighted in this booklet:

Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States (2008)

Analysis of Global Change Assessments: Lessons Learned (2007)

Colorado River Basin Water Management: Evaluating and Adjusting to Hydroclimatic Variability (2007)

Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond (2007)

Evaluating Progress of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (2007)

Research and Networks for Decision Support in the NOAA Sectoral Applications Research Program (2007)

Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2000 Years (2006)

Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing Network (2006)

Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nation (2005)

Population, Land Use, and the Environment (2005)

Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties (2005)

Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program (2005)

A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007-2008 (2004)

Climate Data Records from Environmental Satellites (2004)

The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers and R&D Needs (2004)

Implementing Climate and Global Change Research: A Review of the Final U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan (2004)

Novel Approaches to Carbon Management: Separation, Capture, Sequestration, and Conversion to Useful Products (2003)

Planning Climate and Global Change Research: A Review of the Draft U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan (2003)

Understanding Climate Change Feedbacks (2003)

Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises (2002)

Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards (2002)

A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Towards the Future (2001)

Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions (2001)

Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research from 1978 to 2000 (2001)

Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling (2001)

Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease (2001)

Making Climate Forecasts Matter (1999)

Global Environmental Change: Understanding the Human Dimension (1992)

Policy Implementations of Greenhouse Warming: Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base (1992)