The Federal government supports an extensive array of scientific and technological research on climate change in addition to domestic and international actions to address greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration. The following list provides users with links to some of the resources available through the Federal government to address climate change.
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
The CDIAC is the primary global-change data and information analysis center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Its scope includes potentially anything and everything that would be of value to users concerned with the greenhouse effect and global climate change, including concentrations of carbon dioxide and other radioactively active gases in the atmosphere; the role of the terrestrial biosphere and the oceans in the biogeochemical cycles of greenhouse gases; emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere; long-term climate trends; the effects of elevated carbon dioxide on vegetation; and the vulnerability of coastal areas to rising sea level.
Global Change Master Directory
NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) is a comprehensive directory of descriptions of data sets of relevance to global change research. The GCMD database includes descriptions of data sets (DIFs) covering climate change, the biosphere, hydrosphere & oceans, geology, geography, and human dimensions of global change.
U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
The US Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) provides access to data and information on global change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global change related educational resources on behalf of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and its participating Federal agencies and organizations. GCRIO is implemented by The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
U.S. Global Change Research Program
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), working with research institutions in the United States and beyond our borders, provides the foundation for increasing the skill of predictions of seasonal-to-interannual climate fluctuations (which can bring excessively wet and dry periods) and long-term climate change. The USGCRP also sponsors research to understand the vulnerabilities to changes in important environmental factors, including changes in climate, ultraviolet (UV) radiation at the Earth's surface, and land cove.
International Agencies and Organizations
The following international agencies and organizations are useful sources of information on climate change.
Government of Canada's Web Site on Global Climate Change
Explains what the Government of Canada is doing to address the problems of climate change and how all Canadians--individuals, communities, businesses, industries and every level of government--can take action to help protect the environment.
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
The Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research is jointly funded by the United Kingdom Department of the Environment and the United Kingdom Meteorological Office. The main objective of the Centre is to provide, for the UK Government, an authoritative, up-to-date assessment of both natural and man-made climate change.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess the available scientific, technical, and socio-economic information in the field of climate change.
United Nations Environment Programme
Provides leadership and encourages partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
