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Announcements are posted here as part of an overall effort to inform the public about U.S. participation in the IPCC. Fourth Assessment Report:
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IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Site maintained by the UK Met's Hadley Centre.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Finalizes Report. Press release (dtd 2 Feb 2007) from the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President. (link posted 2 Feb 2007)
NOAA Support for IPCC: People, Expertise, Technology. Press release (dtd 2 Feb 2007) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 2 Feb 2007)
NCAR Scientists Available to Discuss New IPCC Report on Climate Change. Press release (dtd 25 January 2007) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Office of Programs. (link posted 2 Feb 2007)
Statement of Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez on Today's Release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report. Press release (2 Feb 2007) from the U.S. Department of Commerce. (link posted 5 Feb 2007)
DOE Secretary Bodman, EPA Administrator Johnson and NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher hold a media availability to discuss the IPCC report on climate change and U.S. contributions to advance climate science research. Source: DOE. Bush Administration Plays Leading Role in Studying and Addressing Global Climate Change. Press release (2 Feb 2007) from Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy. See also Senior Administration Officials To Discuss Climate Change Science and Technology. Media Advisory (2 Feb 2007) from U.S. Department of Energy. "U.S Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson, and National Oceanic and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher will host a media availability to discuss the U.S. contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 report and U.S investments to advance climate science and clean energy technology research." (links updated 5 Feb 2007) . A video of the briefing is available online from C-SPAN.org under the Science/Technology section of the Video Library. |
U.S. Plays A Leading Role In Advancing Climate Science And Addressing The Issue of Global Climate Change [PDF]. Fact sheet (dated 2 Feb 2007) posted by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Finalizes Report. Press release (2 Feb 2007) from NASA.
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).
Tenth Session of Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: 29 January - 1 February 2007. Vol. 12, No. 319 (4 February 2007) of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin. Summary Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). (link posted 26 April 2007)
Report: Humans 'Very Likely' Cause of Climate Change. Segment from National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation, 2 February 2007. Guest: Kevin Trenberth, senior scientist and head of the Climate Analysis Section for the National Center for Atmospheric Research
Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The full Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report includes Chapter 14 on North America. (link posted 6 August 2007)
Summary for Policymakers [PDF]. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Approved at the 8th Session
of Working Group II of the IPCC, Brussels, Belgium, April 2007. SPM figures and tables (high resolution):
What's in the 2007 IPCC Working Group II Summary for Policymakers on Climate Change Impacts? Summary (dtd 2007) from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
The State of Climate Change Science 2007, Pt II. Hearing of the U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Science and Technology on the Working Group II report, held on 17 April 2007. See hearing charter. Witnesses include (links posted 17 April 2007):
See also: U.S. Government Scientists Urge Preparation for Climate Change: Congress considers effects of global warming, posting (dtd 23 April 2007) by the U.S. Department of State.
Eighth Session of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: 2-6 April 2007. Vol. 12, No. 320 (8 April 2007) of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin. Summary Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). (link posted 26 April 2007)
Latest IPCC report highlights need for integrated climate/human behavior models. Press release (dtd 6 April 2007) from the International-Geosphere Biosphere Programme. (posted 10 April 2007)
IPCC Working Group II press conference. Held on 6 April 2007 in Brussels, Belgium.
Press Briefing on the Second International Panel on Climate Change. Via Teleconference, 6 April 2007, 6:04 A.M. EDT. Participants: Dr. Sharon Hays, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Jim Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality.
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.
Worldwide Impact from Climate Change Predicted. Press release (dtd 6 April 2007) from the U.S. Department of State. (link posted 18 April 2007)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Finalizes Summary Report. Press release (dtd 6 April 2007) from the White House Press Office.
NOAA Leads Climate Impact and Adaptation Activities. Agency Contributes to Scientific Foundation of IPCC. Press release (dtd 5 April 2007) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Recent press releases from the National Science Foundation related to the impacts of climate change:
Recent postings from NASA related to the impacts of climate change:
Other recent postings related to climate change impacts and based on federally supported research:
NCAR Scientists Available to Discuss New IPCC Report on Climate Change Impacts. Press release (dtd 23 March 2007) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
National Public Radio's Science Friday. Hour One, 6 April 2007. The broadcast includes discussion of the IPCC WGII report. Among the guests were Linda Mearns, Senior Scientist and Institute for the Study of Society and Environment at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado.
U.N. Climate Report Predicts Droughts, Flooding. Segment from National Public Radio's All Things Considered, 6 April 2007.
Others sites:
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 .
Full Report. Pre copy-edit version.
Summary for Policymakers[PDF]. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Approved at the 9th Session of Working Group III, 3 May 2007,Bangkok, Thailand. (link posted 4 May 2007).
Press Briefing on the Third Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report on Climate Change. Harlan Watson, U.S. Senior Climate Negotiator And Special Representative; Jim Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council On Environmental Quality; Stephen Eule, Director Of The Climate Change Technology Program, U.S. Department Of State. Remarks Via Teleconference. Transcript from the White House, 4 May 2007.
United States Joins In Approving Summary Report on Climate Change Mitigation. Media note (4 May 2007) from the U.S. Department of State.
Highlights from Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change. Summary for Policy Makers [PDF]. Twelve page summary (dtd 2007) from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
U.N. Report Suggests Ways to Cut Carbon Emissions. Segment from National Public Radio's Morning Edition, 4 May 2007. Part of Climate Connections, a series produced by National Public Radio and National Geographic.
U.N. Report Focuses on Climate Change Mitigation. Segment from National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation, 4 May 2007. Guests:
Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report |
Climate Change 2001: The Scientific BasisDocument from Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), approved by the Working Group on 20 January 2001. Additional information:
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Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and VulnerabilityDocument from Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), approved by the Working Group in mid-February 2001.
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