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Synthesis and Assessment ProductsSynthesis and Assessment Product 4.4 (Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources). Final report posted. See also press release (dtd 20 June 2008) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and brochure. (links posted 20 June 2008). Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity). Final report posted. See also press release (dtd 27 May 2008) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). (links posted 27 May 2008) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.1 (Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations): Final (third) review draft [PDF] (dtd 15 May 2008) is posted. Also posted:
Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.1 (Uses and limitations of observations, data, forecasts, and other projections in decision support for selected sectors and regions): Final (third) review draft [PDF] (dtd 7 May 2008) is posted. Also posted:
Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2 (Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for long-lived radiatively active trace gases and future climate impacts of short-lived radiatively active gases and aerosols): Final (third) review draft [PDF] (dtd 7 May 2008) is posted. Also posted:
Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4 (Abrupt Climate Change ) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 30 April 2008 through 16 June 2008. (link posted 30 April 2008) Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2 (Best practice approaches for characterizing, communicating, and incorporating scientific uncertainty in decisionmaking) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 23 April 2008 through 9 June 2008. (link posted 23 April 2008) Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3 (Re-analyses of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 14 April 2008 through 29 May 2008. (link posted 14 April 2008) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6 (Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems): Final (third) review draft [PDF] (dtd 8 Apr 2008) is posted. Also posted:
Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3 (Decision Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4 (Trends in Establishment of CCSP Unified Synthesis Product Development Committee Announcement (dtd 18 Mar 2008) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted March 18 2008) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.1 (Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations) Federal Register notice (dtd March 14, 2008) announces the Notice of Renewal of the Climate Change Science Program Product Development Advisory Committee. (link posted March 14 2008). Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7 (Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study): Final report [PDF] is released. (posted 12 March 2008) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4 (Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources): Final (third) review draft [PDF] (dtd 28 Feb 2008) is posted. Also posted: Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate): Final (third) review draft [PDF] (dtd 26 Feb 2008) is posted. Also posted:
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 (Coastal elevations and sensitivity to sea level rise): Public review draft is posted. Comments will be accepted from 25 February 2008 through 10 April 2008. See also invitation to comment and Federal Register notice (dtd 25 February 2008). Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7 (Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study). The following items have been posted (links added 7 January 2008):
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. Report (November 2007) from the National Research Council. (link posted 7 December 2007)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.2 (North American carbon budget and implications for the global carbon cycle): Final report is released. See also Government Science Panel Publishes Report on North America’s Carbon Budget, press release (dtd 13 November 2007) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (posted 13 November 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7 (Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study). Public review draft of report is posted. Comments will be accepted from 25 October 2007 through 10 December 2007. See also invitation to comment and Federal Register notice (both dated 25 Oct 2007). (link posted 25 October 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.5 (Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States). Final Report (dtd October 2007) is posted. See also Third U.S. Climate Change Science Program Report Issued, press release (dtd 18 Oct 2007) from the Department of Energy. (links posted 18 October 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate): Federal Register notice (dtd 9 October 2007) announcing open meeting of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (CPDC-S&A 3.3). The meeting will be held 22 - 24 October 2007 in Asheville, North Carolina. Meeting information will be available online on the CPDC-S&A 3.3 Web site. (links posted 10 October 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.1 (Uses and limitations of observations, data, forecasts, and other projections in decision support for selected sectors and regions). Postings on 24 September 2007:
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.3 (Aerosol properties and their impacts on climate). Postings on 24 September 2007:
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4 (Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources): Federal Register notice (17 September 2007) announces Meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Resources Advisory Committee on October 22 and 23, 2007, in Bethesda, Maryland. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6 (Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems): Federal Register notice (17 September 2007) announces meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC) on October 15 and 16, 2007, in Alexandria, Virginia. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity): Public review draft is posted. The draft is open for public comment from 11 September through 26 October 2007. See invitation to comment, the Federal Register notice, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture press release. (links posted 11 Sep 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate): Public review draft posted. The draft is open for public comment from 21 August 2007 through 5 October 2007. See invitation to comment and Federal Register notice (published 21 Aug 2007). (links posted 21 Aug 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4 (Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources): Public review draft posted. The draft is open for public comment from 21 August 2007 through 5 October 2007. See invitation to comment and Federal Register notice (published 21 Aug 2007). (links posted 21 Aug 2007) Clarification of review and clearance process for CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products. Memorandum (dated 3 August 2007) to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (of the National Science and Technology Council) and the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Principals from William Brennan, Acting Director, CCSP. The memorandum also is available as PDF file. Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2 (Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes): Final prospectus (dtd 18 July 2007) published along with public review comments on the draft prospectus. (links posted 31 July 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6 (Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems): Public review draft released. The 45-day public review period extends from 20 July 2007 through 4 September 2007. See the invitation letter from CCSP Acting Director, Bill Brennan. (links posted 20 July 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.1 (Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations for User Applications): Notice of public meeting published in the Federal Register (18 July 2007). Notice announces meeting of the Climate Change Science Program Product Development Advisory Committee for Product 3.1 on 8 August 2007. (link posted 19 July 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity): Summary of 19-20 June 2007 meeting of the Committee for the Expert Peer Review of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (CERSAP). (link posted 19 July 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.1 (Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations; and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application). Final report posted (10 July 2007). See also Second Major U.S. Climate Change Science Program Report Issued, press release (dtd 10 July 2007) from the Department of Energy. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2 (Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems): Final Prospectus (30 June 2007). Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2 (Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes): Federal Register notice (dtd 28 June 2007) announces 12-13 July 2007 meeting of the USGS-CCSP Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2. See the agenda [PDF]. (posted 28 June 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate): Review (document dated 18 June 2007) by the National Research Council. (link posted 26 June 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7 (Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study). Peer Review Plan posted. Also available as PDF file (documents posted on 21 June 2007). Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.5 (Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States). The following items have been posted (links added 7 June 2007):
Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3 (Re-analyses of historical climate data for key atmospheric features. Implications for attribution of causes of observed change): Notice of open meeting of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3. Notice (dtd 4 June 2007) published in the Federal Register announcing meeting to be held 25-27 June 2007. See draft agenda (also available as PDF file) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate). Notice of open meeting of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3. Notice (dtd 6 June 2007) posted in the Federal Register announcing meeting to be held 25-28 June 2007. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity). (links posted 6 June 2007)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.2 (North American carbon budget and implications for the global carbon cycle): Fourth draft [PDF] (dtd May 2007) posted (on 25 May 2007). Executive summary [PDF] also is available as a separate file. (links posted 7 June 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.1 (Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application). Draft reports (both dated April 2007) posted (April 25, 2007) pending final CCSP approval:
Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.1 (Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations for User Applications). Items posted on 22 May 2007:
Request for expert review of Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report. The U.S. Climate Change Science Program requests expert review of this fourth and final volume of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report. Comments must be submitted by 27 June 2007. See also the Federal Register notice (dtd 21 May 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2 (Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes): Committee Establishment: United States Geological Survey--Climate Change Science Program Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2. Notice published (11 May 2007) in the Federal Register. (link posted 15 May 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2 (Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems): Committee Establishment: Climate Change Science Program Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2. Notice published (11 May 2007) in the Federal Register.(link posted 15 May 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6 (Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems): Establishment of the Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC). Notice posted (10 May 2007) in the Federal Register. (link posted 15 May 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 (Coastal elevation and sensitivity to sea level rise): Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee Meeting. Notice published (10 May 2007) in the Federal Register announcing 8 June meeting. (link posted 15 May 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2 (Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems): Draft prospectus released along with invitation for public review and comment. See also Federal Register notice (dated 7 May 2007). (links posted 7 May 2007). Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4 (Abrupt Climate Change):
Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2 (Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for long-lived radiatively active trace gases and future climate impacts of short-lived radiatively active gases and aerosols): The National Academies Board on Atmospheric Sciences (BASC) and Climate announces formation of a committee to provide a peer review of the draft S&A Product 3.2; and solicits nominations for committee membership. (link posted 26 Feb 2007). Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (National Academies announce provisional appointments to committee to review the US CCSP draft Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 3.3. Comments on the provisional appointments to a committee of the National Academies are being accepted until early March 2007. (posted 26 Feb 2007). Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.2 (North American carbon budget and implications for the global carbon cycle): Comments on the Public Review Draft, along with the authors' responses (posted 23 February 2007). Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4 (Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure): Final prospectus posted (also available as PDF file) (posted 9 February 2007). Also available: Comments on draft prospectus -- and authors' responses (posted 23 February 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 (Coastal elevation and sensitivity to sea level rise). Federal Register Notice (dtd 9 January 2006) announcing 29 January 2007 meeting of the Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee (CESLAC). See also Members of the Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee (CESLAC). (links posted 24 January 2007). 9 January 2006. Meeting of the Product Development Committee (CPDC) for S&A Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate). Meeting information will be available online on the CPDC-S&A 3.3 Web site. See Federal Register notice published on 18 December 2006. 8-10 January 2007. Open meeting of the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product Development Committee (CPDC) for S&A Product 5.3 (Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data). See the Federal Register notice published on 18 December 2006. Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3 (Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data): Notes from 11 December 2006 meeting [PDF] are posted. (29 December 2006). Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4 (Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources): Request for nominations to the proposed Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources Advisory Committee (ACSERAC). Federal Register notice published (on 28 December 2006) by the Environmental Protection Agency. Nominations should be received by January 18, 2007. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6 (Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems): Request for nominations to the proposed Human Impacts and Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC). Federal Register notice issued (on 28 December 2006) by Environmental Protection Agency. Nominations should be received by January 18, 2007. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 (Coastal elevation and sensitivity to sea level rise). Final prospectus posted (27 December 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.5 (Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States). Public review draft [PDF] released. The 45-day public review period extends from 18 December 2006 through 1 February 2007. See the invitation letter from CCSP Acting Director, Bill Brennan. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity). Final prospectus and comments on draft prospectus are posted. (7 December 2006) Comments on the following Synthesis and Assessment Product draft prospectuses are posted (7 December 2006).
Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2 (Best practice approaches for characterizing, communicating, and incorporating scientific uncertainty in decisionmaking): On 5-7 December 2006 there will be a meeting of the National Research Council committee reviewing the draft report. See the NRC's committee Web site for the agenda and other details. (posted 25 November 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3 (Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data): Federal Register notice (dtd 20 November 2006) announces 11 December 2006 meeting of the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product Development Committee (CPDC). "The meeting will include, but not be limited to, the following topics: (1) Discussion of procedures for completion of the first draft of the Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3; (2) Discussion of plans for completion and submission of future drafts and procedures; (3) Discussion of a stakeholder workshop to be held in early January." (posted 25 November 2007) Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2 (Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes): Draft prospectus is issued along with invitation to comment. Deadline for comments: 7 December 2006 [comment period now closed]. See Federal Register notice (dtd 7 November 2006). Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4 (Abrupt Climate Change): Draft prospectus is issued along with invitation to comment. Deadline for comments: 7 December 2006 [comment period now closed]. See Federal Register notice (dtd 7 November 2006). Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3 (Re-analyses of historical climate data for key atmospheric features. Implications for attribution of causes of observed change). Federal Register notice (dated 2 Nov 2006) establishing Product Development Committee (CPDC) under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere will appoint no more than 20 members, with "a balanced representation among preeminent scientists, educators, and experts." Final prospectuses issued (30 October 2006) for the following Synthesis and Assessment Products:
30-31 October 2006. Workshop for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2 (Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for long-lived radiatively active trace gases and future climate impacts of short-lived radiatively active gases and aerosols). Princeton, New Jersey. This workshop is open to the interested public. Its purpose is to present the results of numerical model projections of future climate driven by specific scenarios listed in the Prospectus and to provide information for producing the report. See details, including agenda. (posted 26 October 2006). Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4 (Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure): Draft prospectus is issued along with invitation to comment. Deadline for comments: 16 November 2006. See Federal Register notice (dtd 17 October 2006). (posted 17 October 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.2 (North American carbon budget and implications for the global carbon cycle [also known as the Prototype State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR) focused on North America]) (links posted 19 Sep 2006)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3 (Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data). Federal Register Notice (dtd 18 Sep 2006) announces Product Development Committee (CPDC) under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the General Services Administration (GSA) rule of Federal Advisory Committee Management (link posted 18 September 2006). Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.1 (Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application): Peer-review comments on first draft of Part B (dtd 28 March 2006) along with the responses of the author team. (posted 11 August 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Products 2.1 (Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application) and 3.1 (Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations for User Applications). Federal Register notice (31 July 2006) announces meeting of Climate Change Science Program Product Development Advisory Committee (CPDAC), to be held on 17-18 August 2006. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4 (Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources). Final prospectus is issued along with comments on the draft prospectus. (posted 31 July 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6 (Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems). Final prospectus is issued along with comments on the draft prospectus. (posted 31 July 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2 (Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for long-lived radiatively active trace gases and future climate impacts of short-lived radiatively active gases and aerosols). Draft prospectus is issued along with invitation to comment [comment period now closed]. Deadline for comments: 28 August 2006. See Federal Register notice (dtd 28 July 2006). Available upon request: U.S. Government collation in support of the Expert and Government Review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Fourth Assessment Report. To obtain a copy, please submit a request to . (posted 25 July 2006). Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate): Final prospectus is issued along with comments on the draft prospectus. (links posted 20 July 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 (Coastal elevation and sensitivity to sea level rise). Request for nominations to the Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee (CESLAC). Notice by EPA published (19 July 2006) in the Federal Register. Deadline for nominations: twenty-one days of the date of this Federal Register notice. Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7 (Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study) (links posted 7 July 2006):
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 (Coastal elevation and sensitivity to sea level rise) (links posted 6 July 2006):
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.1 (Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application): Public review draft (Part B) released along with invitation for public review and comment. Comments on the draft report will be accepted through August 14, 2006. [Review period has ended; comments no longer are accepted] (posted 30 June 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (The effects of global change on agriculture, biodiversity, land, and water resources): Draft prospectus released along with invitation for public review and comment. Comments on the draft prospectus will be accepted through 26 July [Public review period now closed; comments no longer are accepted]. (posted 26 June 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.1 (Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application): Public review draft (Part A only) released along with invitation for public review and comment. Comments on the draft report will be accepted through August 10, 2006. [Review period has ended; comments no longer are accepted] (posted 26 June 2006) Draft prospectuses for the following Synthesis and Assessment products were posted on 12 June 2006:
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7. Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study. Final prospectus is posted. (31 May 2006) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC: Government and Expert Review. The second-order draft of Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability is available for expert and government review. Comments are due 28 June 2006. The draft report is available along with instructions and related materials. See also Federal Register notice (dtd 26 May 2006). (links posted 26 May 2006). [Note: The comment period is closed and the draft report no longer is available.]
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.5: Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States. Final prospectus and Public review comments on draft prospectus posted. (dtd 24 April 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3: Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data. Final prospectus and Public review comments on draft prospectus posted. (dtd 24 April 2006) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3: Climate Extremes: Analysis of the Observed Changes and Variations and Prospects for the Future. Draft prospectus is issued along with invitation to comment. Deadline for comments: 12 May 2006 [review period now is closed]. See Federal Register notice (all items posted 12 April 2006). Synthesis & Assessment Product 1.1 (Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences). These items were posted on 15 March 2006: Synthesis & Assessment Product 5.1 (Uses and limitations of observations, data, forecasts, and other projections in decision support for selected sectors and regions). These items were posted on 28 February 2006:
Synthesis & Assessment Product 4.5 (Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use ): Draft prospectus open for review & comment. See invitation from CCSP Director James R. Mahoney. (posted 23 February 2006) Synthesis & Assessment Product 2.2 (North American carbon budget and implications for the global carbon cycle):
Public review comments on draft prospectus for Product 3.1 (Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations for User Applications). (posted 6 February 2006) Final prospectus for Synthesis & Assessment Product 3.1 (Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations for User Applications). Also available as PDF file. (posted 31 January 2006) 8-9 February 2005. Meeting of Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.1 (CPDC--S&A 1.1). Location: Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. See Notice published in the Federal Register on 19 January 2006 and agenda [PDF] . (posted 19 January 2006). Product 2.1 (Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application):
Invitation to Comment on Draft Prospectuses. Invitation (from from James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & Director, U.S. Climate Change Science Program) to comment on the following draft prospectuses (posted 14 December 2005)
These drafts describe the proposed focus of each product and the process that will be used to prepare it. Expert and public comments are requested to ensure that each product meets the highest scientific standards, that the information provided is relevant, and that the preparation process is open and perceived to be fair. See also Federal Register notice dated 14 December 2005. Open for review and comment through 30 January 2006. Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.1: "Temperature trends in the lower atmosphere – steps for understanding and reconciling differences." Open for comment until COB 4 January 2006. See invitation to comment and instructions. (posted 17 November 2005) Guidelines for Producing CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products: Announcement Letter. Letter (dtd 2 Dec 2004) from James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & Director, U.S. Climate Change Science Program, announcing release of Guidelines for Producing CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products. See also notice (dtd 13 Dec 2004) in Federal Register. The Federal Register notice also is available as a PDF file. (links updated 13 Dec 2004) Review of Draft Guidelines, CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products. Also available as PDF file. (posted 2 Dec 2004) Invitation to Comment on Draft Prospectus for Synthesis & Assessment Product 1.1, Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences. (posted 7 July 2004) [public comment period ended 12 August 2004]. The prospectus describes the proposed focus of the report and the process that will be used to prepare it. The CCSP requests expert and public comments on the prospectus to ensure that Product 1.1 meets the highest scientific standards, that the information provided is relevant, and that is prepared openly and fairly. The prospectus will be revised if necessary to conform fully with the final version of Guidelines for Developing CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products. Announcements related to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (last updated 11 June 2004) Synthesis and Assessment Products:
Strategic PlanU.S. Climate Change Science Program Revised Research Plan: An update to the 2003 Strategic Plan. A report by the Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. See also press release (dtd 29 May, 2008). (links posted 29 May 2008) Summary of Revised Research Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP). The CCSP in 2008 will supplement its 2003 Strategic Plan with a Revised Research Plan. This summary of the Revised Research Plan is open for public comment for 60 days (through 26 February 2008). Comments will be considered in developing the final Revised Research Plan as well as a Scientific Assessment, both due by June 2008. (posted 28 Dec 2007) The CCSP Strategic Plan plan calls for the creation of a series of more than 20 synthesis and assessment reports. Listed below are links to the latest information on these products.
Presentations
to the National Research Council (NRC) at its Public
Meeting to Discuss U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan
(on 25 August 2003 in Washington, DC).
The NRC
Committee is charged with reviewing the Strategic Plan. In addition
to statements from representatives of the U.S. Climate Change Science
Program, the agenda included a presentation from Dave Conover, Director
of the U.S. Climate
Change Technology Program. (posted 3 September 2003) Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and related material. The plan was issued by the Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research:(posted 24 July 2003) Commerce Secretary Evans and Energy Secretary Abraham Unveil Climate Change Initiatives. Commerce Secretary Don Evans and Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham will unveil the Bush Administration's strategic plan on long-term global climate variability and change at a press conference on Thursday, July 24. Press Release (dtd 23 July 2003) from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. (posted 23 July 2003) CCSP Announces New Release Date for Revised Strategic Plan. Press Release (dtd 27 March 2003) from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. (posted 27 March 2003) Fiscal Year 2004 Climate Change Research Initiative [PDF]. Document (dtd 13 March 2003) from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. (link posted 14 March 2003) Science Program Director Lauds NRC Study Plan Review. Press release (dtd 27 Feb 2003) from the US Climate Change Science Program. (link posted 27 Feb 2003) Government Climate-Change Research Plan Is Good Start, But Major Improvements Needed to Meet Nation's Needs. Press release (dtd 25 Feb 2003) from the National Academy of Sciences. Announces release of report by the National Research Council reviewing the Climate Change Science Program's draft Strategic Plan. The NRC report, Planning Climate and Global Change Research: A Review of the Draft U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan, is available online. See also webcast of public briefing by the National Academies held on Wed, 26 February 2003 (links updated 27 Feb 2003). Public Comments on the Strategic Plan. Read through the written comments submitted by Strategic Plan reviewers. (posted 22 January 2003) Strategic Plan: Draft strategic plan (posted 11 November 2002) encompassing both the USGCRP and CCRI. White Papers prepared in support of the Strategic Plan for the Climate Change Science Program:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeThe three Working Groups full reports and the Synthesis Report, the final part of the AR4, are available online. Towards New Scenarios for Analysis of Emissions, Climate Change, Impacts, and Response Strategies. Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Expert Meeting, held on 19-21 September, 2007, in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands. Available for expert review until 23 January 2008. [comment period now closed](posted 3 January 2008) Summary for Policymakers of the Fourth Assessment Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [PDF]. Released 17 November 2007. See also: Press Briefing Via Conference Call by Senior Administration Officials on IPCC Report, transcript issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary on 16 November 2007. (link posted 17 Nov 2007) Frequently Asked Questions from the IPCC's "Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis." Nineteen FAQs (each as a separate PDF file) from the Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, first published in 2007 (link posted 29 Aug 2007) International Scientific Panel Approves Report on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Panel indicates high confidence that “anthropogenic warming over the last three decades has had a discernible influence on many physical and biological systems” Press release (dated 6 April 2007) from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. See also: Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Summary for Policymakers, links to information related to the Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (posted 6 April 2007) Climate Change 2007. The Physical Science Basis. Links to information related to the Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (link added 2 Feb 2007 Available upon request: U.S. Government collation in support of the Expert and Government Review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III Fourth Assessment Report. To obtain a copy, please submit a request to . (posted 18 September 2006). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC: Government and Expert Review. The second-order draft of Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change is available for expert and government review. Comments were due 23 August 2006 [comment period now closed]. The draft report is available along with instructions and related materials. See also Federal Register notice (dtd 24 July 2006). (links posted 1 August 2006). Available upon request: U.S. Government collation in support of the Expert and Government Review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I Fourth Assessment Report. To obtain a copy, please submit a request to . (posted 13 June 2006) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC: Government and Expert Review. The second-order draft of Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis is available for expert and government review. The draft report is available along with instructions and related materials. Comments were due 9 May 2006 [comment period now closed] . See also Federal Register notice (dtd 7 April 2006). (posted 7 April 2006). Start of Government/Expert Review of 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Letter (dtd 12 September 2005) to expert reviewers from Thelma Krug and Taka Hiraishi (Co-Chairs, Task Force Bureau, National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC]). The letter invites reviewers to contribute to the Expert Review of the Second Order Draft of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (2006 Guidelines). The review started on 12 September 2005 and lasts for eight weeks until 7 November. (posted 4 October 2005) IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Storage and Capture, U.S. Government Review. Invitation to comment on the draft special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group III. Page includes links to instructions and to drafts. To have comments considered as part of the official U.S. position, all U.S. expert comments must be sent to CCSPO at srccs-USGreview@climatescience.gov by COB 23 February 2005. [comment period closed on 23 Feb 2005](links posted 13 January 2005) IPCC/TEAP Special Report on Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System: Issues Related to Hydrofluorocarbons and Perfluorocarbons. U.S. Government Review. Draft special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP). The draft report, posted for review, assesses scientific and technical information related to alternatives to ozone-depleting substances. The draft was open for comments until 2 November 2004. [review period now closed] (posted 22 September 2004) Call for U.S. Nominations to serve as Authors and/or Reviewers of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). Issued by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State on 4 December 2003. Note: The deadline for nominations was 12:00 noon on Monday January 5, 2004. The U.S. government no longer is accepting nominations. Our Changing PlanetOur Changing Planet: The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Year 2008. A report by the Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. A Supplement to the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2008. (posted 16 November 2007). Preview of Our Changing Planet:
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Year 2008. Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Year 2007. A report by the Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. A Supplement to the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2007. (posted 15 December 2006). Our Changing Planet. The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Year 2006. A Report by the Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. A Supplement to the President’s Fiscal Year 2006 Budget. (posted 9 November 2005). See also U.S. Climate Change Science Program Releases Our Changing Planet:The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Year 2006, press release (dated and posted 10 November 2005) from the CCSP. The hardcopy version of the report is available free of charge from the GCRIO Online Catalog U.S. Climate Change Science Program Releases Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005. Press release (dtd 25 Aug 2004) from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (posted 25 Aug 2004). Our Changing Planet. The Fiscal Year 2003 US Global Change Research Program and Climate Change Research Initiative [PDF, 1.6 Mb] Records of the Planning Workshop for Scientists and Stakeholders (Washington, DC, 3-5 December 2002). Press ReleasesU.S. Climate Change Science Program Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States. A report of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council. See also press release (dtd 29 May, 2008). (links posted 29 May 2008) U.S. Climate Change Science Program Provides Key Contributions to IPCC Fourth Assessment. Press release (dtd 16 February 2007) from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.(posted 16 February 2007) Brennan takes helm of U.S. Climate Change Science Program. Press release (dtd 19 June 2006) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (posted 19 June 2006) CCSP, NRC Agree to Create Review Committee for Advising, Evaluating Climate Research Activities. Press release (dtd 27 June 2005). Updated Schedule and Scope of the CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products. Letter from Jim Mahoney (Director, CCSP) to Senator Jim DeMint (Republican, South Carolina). (link posted 20 July 2005) Director of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Announces Retirement Plans. Press release (dtd 19 July 2005) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 19 July 2005) Climate Change Science Program Hosts Ecosystems Workshop. Press release (dtd 23 Feb 2004) announcing workshop hosted by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Ecosystems Interagency Working Group. The three day workshop starts on 23 February 2004 and is being held in Silver Spring, Maryland. During the three-day workshop, participants will provide input on specific areas of ecosystem science and work to develop approaches for conducting further research that will yield improved ecosystem management in the context of a changing climate. (posted 23 Feb 2004) Testimony of James R. Mahoney, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. Presented before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Hearing on Climate Change -- Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Trading System, 8 January 2003, Washington, DC. See also press release (dtd 8 January 2003). A video file of the entire hearing is available on the C-SPAN Technology/Science page. Additional statements and testimony from the hearing is available from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. (posted 8 January 2003) Meetings and WorkshopsReport of the Climate Information Users Round Table, held October 10, 2007 at the US Climate Change Science Program Office in Washington, DC. (posted Jan 2008) Climate Science in Support of Decision Making. Final report of the CCSP Workshop held November 14-16, 2005. (posted 20 June 2006) Participants in the CCSP Workshop on Climate Science in Support of Decision Making. (posted 13 December 2005) Presentations to the CCSP Workshop on Climate Science in Support of Decision Making. Through the workshop agenda, most presentations now are available as MS Powerpoint and Adobe PDF files. (posted 2 December 2005).
Town Hall Meeting: The Climate Change Science Program [PDF, 5.7 Mb, 79 pages]. Presentation of CCSP officials at a meeting held in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 11 December 2003, San Francisco, California. Earth Observation Summit. Materials from the U.S.-sponsored meeting held on 31 July 2003. (posted 4 August 2003) Planning Workshop for Scientists and Stakeholders: Photo Gallery. Includes hundreds of photos from the 3-5 December 2002 workshop. Other DocumentsOzone Day, 2007: 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol. Twenty years ago, on 16 September 1987, a group of countries signed the Montreal Protocol in a pivotal step towards protecting stratospheric ozone. To commemorate the day -- now known internationally as "Ozone Day" -- we provide links to a selection of online material related to ozone depletion and the Montreal Protocol. (link posted 12 Sep 2007) New CCSP "InfoSheets." These brief documents (dated January 2006) are available in both HTML format and as 2-4 page PDF files.
CCSP Communications Program: Information on Abrupt Climate Change. (updated 27 May 2004) FY02 and FY03 Climate and Global Change Interagency Inventory. The Climate and Global Change Interagency Inventory Data Sheet (dtd August 2002) is a working document that includes information provided by federal agencies regarding their climate and global change research activities. The data differ in some respects from information reported in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 and FY 2003 editions of Our Changing Planet, the annual U.S. Global Change Research Program report to Congress. Some of these discrepancies are the result of differences between requested and enacted levels of funding. In addition, some programs in the President's FY03 request as part of CCRI were not labeled as CCRI programs in the inventory. Letter to President Bush on Climate Change Science and Technology Plan. Letter (dtd 9 Sep 2002) from Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and Donald Evans, Secretary of Commerce. Also available as PDF file. See also U.S. Climate Research and Technology Progress Outlined, press release (dtd 24 September 2002) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (posted 26 September 2002). Interagency Program Inventory (July-August 2002) Briefings on Climate Programs by CCSPO Agencies, July 2002 James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere. Testimony on Global Climate Change and the U.S. Climate Action Report (PDF) Hearing before the US Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, held on 11 July 2002.James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary for
Nomination of Dr James R. Mahoney to be Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Hearing (24 January 2002) before the U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (posted 30 June 2006) The US Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI):Survey of Research Strategies to Reduce Scientific Uncertainties. Document (August 2001) Presented By Donald L. Evans, Secretary, Department of Commerce, at the Request of President George W. Bush, Jr. President Bush Discusses Global Climate Change. Remarks from the White House Rose Garden, 11 June 2001.
Leading Climate Scientists Advise White House on Global Warming. Press release (dtd 6 June 2001) from the US National Academies, announcing release of the National Research Council report, Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions. See also:
Testimony of David L. Evans (PDF), Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, before the US Senate, Commerce Committee, Hearing on Climate Change Technology and Policy Options, July 10, 2001. |
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