Climate Change - Reports

The National Academies have published a wide range of reports on climate change-related topics. Landmark consensus reports such as Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2000 Years (2006), Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Key Questions (2001) and Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming (1992) have been instrumental in informing the dialogue on how to understand and respond to climate change. Other reports have provided more focused findings and recommendations on specific scientific issues.

Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change (2009)

Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate (2009)

Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies--A Focus on Hydrogen (2008)

Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making (2008)

Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Contributions to Infectious Disease Emergence: Workshop Summary (2008)

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation (2008)

Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3: Reanalyses of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change. (2008)

Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3: Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data. (2008)

Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable (2008)

Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy Increasing Capacity for Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts: A Priority for the 21st Century Review of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Research and Development Program (Phase 2) (2007)

Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States (2007)

Options to Ensure the Climate Record from the NPOESS and GOES-R Spacecraft: A Workshop Report (2007)

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

Analysis of Global Change Assessments: Lessons Learned (2007)

Evaluating Progress of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program: Methods and Preliminary Results (2007)

Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research & Development Program (2007)

Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for China and the United States (2007)

Earth Observations from Space: The First 50 Years of Scientific Achievements (2007)

Review of the U.S. Climate Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3, "Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate" (2007)

Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2, "Climate Projections Based on Emission Scenarios for Long-lived and Short-lived Radiatively Active Gases and Aerosols" (2007)

Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4: Trends in Emissions of Ozone Depleting Substances, Ozone Layer Recovery, and Implications for Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure (2007)

Coal: Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy (2007)

Environmental Data Management at NOAA: Archiving, Stewardship, and Access (2007)

Review of the U.S. Climate Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2, "Best Practice Approaches for Characterizing, Communicating, and Incorporating Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Decision Making" (2007)

Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects (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)

Mitigating Shore Erosion along Sheltered Coasts (2007)

Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE

Phase One (2005)
Phase Two (2007)

Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future (2007)

Completing the Forecast: Characterizing and Communicating Uncertainty for Better Decisions Using Weather and Climate Forecasts (2006)

Understanding Multiple Environmental Stresses: Report of a Workshop (2006)

Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing Network (2006)

Preliminary Principles and Guidelines for Archiving Environmental and Geospatial Data at NOAA: Interim Report (2006)

Review of the Department of Energy's Genomics: GTL Program (2006)

Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years (2006)

Alternatives to the Indian Point Energy Center for Meeting New York Electric Power Needs (2006)

Tires and Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy: Informing Consumers, Improving Performance -- Special Report 286 (2006)

Trends in Oil Supply and Demand, Potential for Peaking of Conventional Oil Production, and Possible Mitigation Options: A Summary Report of the Workshop (2006)

Review of NOAA's Plan for the Scientific Stewardship Program (2005)

The Geological Record of Ecological Dynamics: Understanding the Biotic Effects of Future Environmental Change (2005)

Review of the (GEWEX [Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment] America Prediction Project) (GAPP) Science and Implementation Plan (2005)

Decision Making for the Environment: Social and Behavioral Science Research Priorities (2005)

Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and operations Communities, Interim Report (2005)

Improving the Scientific Foundation for Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Simulations: Report of a Workshop (2005)

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

Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product on Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere (2005)

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

Population, Land Use, and Environment: Research Directions (2005)

Letter Report for the Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs. (2005)

Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase One): A First Look Forward (2005)

Decreasing Energy Intensity in Manufacturing: Assessing the Strategies and Future Directions of the Industrial Technologies Program (2005)

Direct and Indirect Human Contributions to Terrestrial Carbon Fluxes: A Workshop Summary (2004)

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

Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data: Ensuring Readiness for 2010 and Beyond (2004)

Climate Data Records from Environmental Satellites: Interim report (2004)

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

Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties (2004)

Methodology for Estimating Prospective Benefits of Energy R&D Programs (2004)

Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States (2004)

Burning Plasma: Bringing a Star to Earth (2004)

The Carbon Dioxide Dilemma: Promising Technologies and Policies (2003)

Understanding Climate Change Feedbacks (2003)

Estimating Climate Sensitivity: Report of a Workshop (2003)

NEON: Addressing the Nation's Environmental Challenges (2003)

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

Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services (2003)

Satellite Observations of the Earth's Environment: Accelerating the Transition of Research to Operations (2003)

Future Hydrogen Production and Use: Letter Report (2003)

Letter Report on Review of Research Proposals on Carbon Management (2003)

Review of DOE's Vision 21 Research and Development Program -- Phase 1 (2003)

Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary (2002)

Review of the USGCRP Plan for a New Scientific Initiative on the Global Water Cycle (2002)

Human Interactions with the Carbon Cycle: Summary of a Workshop (2002)

Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises (2002)

The Drama of the Commons (2002)

New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures (2002)

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

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

Carbon Management: Implications for R&D in the Chemical Sciences and Technology (2001)

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

The Science of Regional and Global Change: Putting Knowledge to Work (2001)

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

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

Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV), Seven Reports 1994-(2001)

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

Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research (2000)

Part I: Science and Design

Part II. Implementation

Global Change Ecosystems Research (2000)

Improving Atmospheric Temperature Monitoring Capabilities (2000)

Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change (2000)

Cooperation in the Energy Futures of China and the United States (2000)

Adequacy of Climate Observing Systems (1999)

Ensuring the Climate Record from the NPP and NPOESS Meteorological Satellites (2000)

Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade (1999)

Capacity of U.S. Climate Modeling to Support Climate Change Assessment Activities (1999)

Making Climate Forecasts Matter (1999)

Hydrologic Science Priorities for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, An Initial Assessment (1999)

From Monsoons to Microbes: Understanding the Ocean's Role in Human Health (1999)

Grand Challenges in Environmental Science (1999)

A Scientific Strategy for U.S. Participation in the GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) Component of the CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Programme (1998)

Decade-to-Century-Scale Climate Variability and Change: A Science Strategy (1998)

Environmentally Significant Consumption: Research Directions (1997)

Toward a Sustainable Future: Assessing the Long-Term Effects of Motor Vehicle Transportation on Climate and Ecology. TRB Special Report 251 (1997)

A Plan for a Research Program on Aerosol Radiative Forcing and Climate Change (1996)

Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales (1996)

Learning to Predict Climate Variations Associated with El Nino and the Southern Oscillation, Accomplishments and Legacies of the TOGA Program (1996)

Understanding Risk: Informing Decisions in a Democratic Society (1996)

Effects of Past Global Change on Life (1995)

The Ocean's Role in Global Change: Progress of Major Research Programs (1994)

Science Priorities for the Human Dimensions of Global Change (1994)

GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) for Predicting Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate: A Program of Observation, Modeling, and Analysis (1994)

Solar Influences on Global Change (1994)

Applications of Analytical Chemistry to Oceanic Carbon Cycle Studies (1993)

One Earth, One Future: Our Changing Global Environment (1992)

Global Environmental Change: Understanding the Human Dimensions (1992)

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming (1991)

Confronting Climate Change: Strategies for Energy Research and Development (1990)

The Ocean's Role in Global Change: The Contemporary System - An Overview of Major Research Programs (1990)

Improving Risk Communication (1989)

Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Behavioral Issues (1985)