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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). 

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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

  • The U.S. Global Change Research Program 2022–2031 Strategic Plan
  • Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2022
  • 2nd State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2)
  • The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment

Technical Background Report for the Global Mercury Assessment: 2013

This technical background report serves as the basis for the Global Mercury Assessment 2013: Sources, Emissions, Releases and Environmental Transport (a summary for policymakers). It presents sources of mercury emissions to air and water, with the latest information on atmospheric and aquatic chemistry, fate, and transport. 

 

Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment: Summary for Policymakers

Ocean acidification is occurring at a rapid and accelerating pace, and the Arctic Ocean is on the frontline of this global change. AMAP’s 2013 assessment of Arctic Ocean acidification provides the first Arctic-wide perspective on today’s progressively increasing seawater acidity.

Conocimiento de Energia: Principios Esenciales y Conceptos Fundamentales para la Educacion de Energia

Conocimiento de Energia

Conocimiento de Energía: Principios Esenciales y Conceptos Fundamentales para la Educación de Energía presenta conceptos de energía que, cuando se entienden y se aplican, ayudan a individuos y a comunidades a tomar decisiones sobre la energía con conocimiento de causa.

Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education

Energy Literacy

Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education presents energy concepts that, if understood and applied, will help individuals and communities make informed energy decisions. The intended audience for this document is anyone involved in energy education.

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

Earth Science and Applications from Space

This report presents a vision for the Earth science program; an analysis of the existing Earth Observing System and recommendations to help restore its capabilities; an assessment of and recommendations for new observations and missions for the next decade; an examination of and recommendations for effective application of those observations; and an analysis of how best to sustain that observation and applications system.

IPCC. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

IPCC Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

This report is the contribution of Working Group II to the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report. It is a comprehensive assessment of the current knowledge of the impacts of climate change, the vulnerability of natural and human environments, and the potential for response through adaptation.

IPCC. Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change

IPCC Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change

This report is the contribution of Working Group III to the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report. It includes a detailed assessment of costs and potentials of mitigation technologies and practices, implementation barriers, and policy options for key sectors such as energy and agriculture.

IPCC. Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report

IPCC Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report

This report synthesizes the contributions of Working Groups I, II, and III to the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report, and also draws on recent IPCC Special Reports. It draws together policy-relevant scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information related to climate change, with the goal of assisting governments and other decision makers in formulating and implementing responses.

IPCC. Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis

IPCC Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis

This report is the contribution of Working Group I to the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report. It provides insights into the effects of human activity on the atmosphere; contains an evaluation of observed climatic changes using the latest measurement techniques; includes a detailed review of climate change observations and modeling for every continent; and features the first probabilistic evaluation of climate model simulations.

IPCC. Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis

IPCC Climate Change 2013: Summary for Policymakers

The Working Group I contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGI AR5) provides a comprehensive assessment of the physical science basis of climate change.

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