| Fourth Climate Action Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate ChangeIn June 1992, the United States signed, and later ratified in October, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Pursuant to the national communication reporting requirements under Articles 4.2 and 12 of the Convention and to guidelines later adopted by the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), the United States submitted the first U.S. Climate Action Report (USCAR) to the UNFCCC Secretariat in 1994, the second in 1997, and the third in 2002. The draft of the fourth report was available on this site from May 4 through June 1, 2007 to allow the public to comment on the draft text of the national communication before the final document was completed. The final report was submitted July 27, 2007. Copies of the comments are available upon request, and the report is available through the links below. The Fourth United States Climate Action Report (CAR) If you have any questions regarding the document or require any additional assistance, please contact Mr. Drew Nelson, Office of Global Change, U.S. Department of State, at (202)736-7444. The Final Report is available as a series of PDF files linked below. The HTML version will be posted as soon as it is available. The draft of the report is also available. Table of Contents of the Fourth U.S. CAR:
-- 1. Introduction and Overview [ PDF version ] |