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The Reports Library features scientific assessments, annual reports, strategic research plans, and other resources produced by USGCRP and the collaborative efforts of our member agencies. Select reports by other authoritative scientific bodies with whom we work, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Research Council (NRC), are also accessible here. Most reports are available for download (open and click View); some can be ordered in print free of charge (open and click Add to Cart). 

Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol I + II

The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), completed in November 2018, is a comprehensive and authoritative report on climate change and its impacts in the United States. 
NCA4 Vol II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
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NCA4 Vol I: Climate Science Special Report
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Other Popular Reports

  • Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2017
  • The National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: A Triennial Update​​
  • The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment​
  • National Global Change Research Plan 2012–2021
  • IPCC. Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report

America’s Climate Choices

America's Climate Choices
America's Climate Choices makes the case that the environmental, economic, and humanitarian risks posed by climate change indicate a pressing need for substantial action now to limit the magnitude of climate change and to prepare for adapting to its impacts.

America’s Climate Choices: Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change

Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change
Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change , a volume in the America's Climate Choices series, describes and assesses different activities, products, strategies, and tools for informing decision makers about climate change and helping them plan and execute effective, integrated responses.

America’s Climate Choices: Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change

Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change
Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change , part of the congressionally requested America's Climate Choices suite of studies, focuses on the role of the United States in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The book concludes that in order to ensure that all levels of government, the private sector, and millions of households and individuals are contributing to shared national goals, the United States should establish a "budget" that sets a limit on total domestic greenhouse emissions from 2010-2050.

Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate

Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate
Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate examines the growing need for climate-related decision support—that is, organized efforts to produce, disseminate, and facilitate the use of data and information in order to improve the quality and efficacy of climate-related decisions. Drawing on evidence from past efforts to organize science for improved decision making, it develops guidance for government agencies and other institutions that will provide or use information for coping with climate change .

Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making

Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making
Federal agencies have taken steps to include the public in a wide range of environmental decisions. Although some form of public participation is often required by law, agencies usually have broad discretion about the extent of that involvement. This book concludes that, when done correctly, public participation improves the quality of federal agencies' decisions about the environment.

Understanding Multiple Environmental Stresses: Report of a Workshop

Understanding Multiple Environmental Stresses
This report summarizes a workshop that focused on two case studies to provide different perspectives on multiple environmental stressors: 1) drought ; 2) atmosphere-ecosphere interactions. Workshop participants identified the development of comprehensive regional frameworks for conducting environmental studies as a key part of understanding multiple environmental stresses.

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