Topic Collection: Climate Change IssuesThis page lists the most recent publications related to climate change. It includes publications issued since 1990. |
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- Climate Change Policy: Preliminary Observations on Options for Distributing Emissions Allowances and Revenue under a Cap-and-Trade Program
- GAO-09-950T, August 4, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change Trade Measures: Estimating Industry Effects
- GAO-09-875T, July 8, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change Trade Measures: Considerations for U.S. Policy Makers
- GAO-09-724R, July 8, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text
- Aviation and Climate Change: Aircraft Emissions Expected to Grow, but Technological and Operational Improvements and Government Policies Can Help Control Emissions
- GAO-09-554, June 8, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 100 pages) Accessible Text
- Alaska Native Villages: Limited Progress Has Been Made on Relocating Villages Threatened by Flooding and Erosion
- GAO-09-551, June 3, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Climate Change: Observations on Federal Efforts to Adapt to a Changing Climate
- GAO-09-534T, March 25, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text
- Forest Service: Emerging Issues Highlight the Need to Address Persistent Management Challenges
- GAO-09-443T, March 11, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Clean Coal: DOE Should Prepare a Comprehensive Analysis of the Relative Costs, Benefits, and Risks of a Range of Options for FutureGen
- GAO-09-465T, March 11, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages) Accessible Text
- NASA: Projects Need More Disciplined Oversight and Management to Address Key Challenges
- GAO-09-436T, March 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 7 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: Observations on the Potential Role of Carbon Offsets in Climate Change Legislation
- GAO-09-456T, March 5, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Environmental Protection Agency: Major Management Challenges
- GAO-09-434, March 4, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text
- Department of the Interior: Major Management Challenges
- GAO-09-425T, March 3, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change Science: High Quality Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data are a Cornerstone of Programs to Address Climate Change
- GAO-09-423T, February 24, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text
- Federal Land Management: Potential Effects and Factors to Consider in a Move of the Forest Service into the Department of the Interior
- GAO-09-412T, February 24, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text
- Clean Coal: DOE's Decision to Restructure FutureGen Should Be Based on a Comprehensive Analysis of Costs, Benefits, and Risks
- GAO-09-248, February 13, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Transportation Research: The Department of Transportation Has Made Progress in Coordinating and Reviewing Its Research Activities
- GAO-09-361T, February 12, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text
- Federal Land Management: Observations on a Possible Move of the Forest Service into the Department of the Interior
- GAO-09-223, February 11, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 84 pages) Accessible Text
- Clean Air Act: Historical Information on EPA's Process for Reviewing California Waiver Requests and Making Waiver Determinations
- GAO-09-249R, January 16, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text
- Natural Hazard Mitigation and Insurance: The United States and Selected Countries Have Similar Natural Hazard Mitigation Policies but Different Insurance Approaches
- GAO-09-188R, December 22, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text
- International Climate Change Programs: Lessons Learned from the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme and the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism
- GAO-09-151, November 18, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 69 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Climate Change: Federal Actions Will Greatly Affect the Viability of Carbon Capture and Storage As a Key Mitigation Option
- GAO-08-1080, September 30, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Carbon Offsets: The U.S. Voluntary Market Is Growing, but Quality Assurance Poses Challenges for Market Participants
- GAO-08-1048, August 29, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Food Insecurity Persists in Sub-Saharan Africa despite Efforts to Halve Hunger by 2015
- GAO-08-1007R, July 17, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text
- Environmental Satellites: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays; Decisions Needed on Whether and How to Ensure Climate Data Continuity
- GAO-08-899T, June 19, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text
- Food Safety: Selected Countries' Systems Can Offer Insights into Ensuring Import Safety and Responding to Foodborne Illness
- GAO-08-794, June 10, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 101 pages) Accessible Text
- International Food Security: Insufficient Efforts by Host Governments and Donors Threaten Progress to Halve Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2015
- GAO-08-680, May 29, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 96 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Climate Change: Expert Opinion on the Economics of Policy Options to Address Climate Change
- GAO-08-605, May 9, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 81 pages) Accessible Text
- Aviation and the Environment: NextGen and Research and Development Are Keys to Reducing Emissions and Their Impact on Health and Climate
- GAO-08-706T, May 6, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Accessible Text
- Economic and Other Implications of Switching from Coal to Natural Gas at the Capitol Power Plant and at Electricity-Generating Units Nationwide
- GAO-08-601R, May 1, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 26 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Wildland Fire Management: Federal Agencies Lack Key Long- and Short-Term Management Strategies for Using Program Funds Effectively
- GAO-08-433T, February 12, 2008
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change Research: Agencies Have Data-Sharing Policies but Could Do More to Enhance the Availability of Data from Federally Funded Research
- GAO-07-1172, September 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 61 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Natural Hazard Mitigation: Various Mitigation Efforts Exist, but Federal Efforts Do Not Provide a Comprehensive Strategic Framework
- GAO-07-403, August 22, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Climate Change: Agencies Should Develop Guidance for Addressing the Effects on Federal Land and Water Resources
- GAO-07-863, August 7, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 184 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Climate Change: Financial Risks to Federal and Private Insurers in Coming Decades are Potentially Significant
- GAO-07-820T, May 3, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: Financial Risks to Federal and Private Insurers in Coming Decades are Potentially Significant
- GAO-07-760T, April 19, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: Financial Risks to Federal and Private Insurers in Coming Decades Are Potentially Significant
- GAO-07-285, March 16, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 74 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Crude Oil: Uncertainty about Future Oil Supply Makes It Important to Develop a Strategy for Addressing a Peak and Decline in Oil Production
- GAO-07-283, February 28, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 82 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Climate Change: Federal Agencies Should Do More to Make Funding Reports Clearer and Encourage Progress on Two Voluntary Programs
- GAO-06-1126T, September 27, 2006
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: Greater Clarity and Consistency Are Needed in Reporting Federal Climate Change Funding
- GAO-06-1122T, September 21, 2006
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 27 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: EPA and DOE Should Do More to Encourage Progress Under Two Voluntary Programs
- GAO-06-97, April 25, 2006
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Climate Change: Federal Reports on Climate Change Funding Should Be Clearer and More Complete
- GAO-05-461, August 25, 2005
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Climate Change Assessment: Administration Did Not Meet Reporting Deadline
- GAO-05-338R, April 14, 2005
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- Climate Change: Analysis of Two Studies of Estimated Costs of Implementing the Kyoto Protocol
- GAO-04-144R, January 30, 2004
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: Selected Nations' Reports on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Varied in Their Adherence to Standards
- GAO-04-98, December 23, 2003
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: Trends in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Emissions Intensity in the United States and Other High-Emitting Nations
- GAO-04-146R, October 28, 2003
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: Preliminary Observations on the Administration's February 2002 Climate Initiative
- GAO-04-131T, October 1, 2003
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text
- Freshwater Supply: States' View of How Federal Agencies Could Help Them Meet the Challenges of Expected Shortages
- GAO-03-514, July 9, 2003
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 118 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: Information on Three Air Pollutants' Climate Effects and Emissions Trends
- GAO-03-25, April 28, 2003
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 68 pages) Accessible Text
- International Environment: U.S. Actions to Fulfill Committments Under Five Key Agreements
- GAO-03-249, January 29, 2003
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text
- International Environment: U.S. Actions to Fulfill Commitments Under Five Key Agreements
- GAO-02-960T, July 24, 2002
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text
- Climate Change: Observations on EPA's March 2000 Climate Change Report
- RCED-00-166R, June 5, 2000
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages)
- Aviation and the Environment: Aviation's Effects on the Global Atmosphere Are Potentially Significant and Expected to Grow
- RCED-00-57, February 18, 2000
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages)
- International Environment: Experts' Observations on Enhancing Compliance With a Climate Change Agreement
- RCED-99-248, August 23, 1999
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages)
- Climate Change: Observations on EPA's April 1999 Climate Change Report
- RCED-99-235R, July 14, 1999
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages)
- International Environment: Information on Global Environment Facility's Funding and Projects
- RCED-99-149, June 15, 1999
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages)
- Climate Change: Observations on the April 1999 Report on Climate Change Programs
- T-RCED-99-199, May 20, 1999
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages)
- International Environment: Literature on the Effectiveness of International Environmental Agreements
- RCED-99-148, May 1, 1999
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages)
- Climate Change: Basic Issues in Considering a Credit for Early Action Program
- RCED-99-23, November 27, 1998
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 28 pages)
- Environmental Protection: EPA's Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request
- RCED-98-259R, September 29, 1998
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages)
- Climate Change: Information on Limitations and Assumptions of DOE's Five-Lab Study
- RCED-98-239, September 8, 1998
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages)
- Climate Change: Information on the U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation
- RCED-98-154, June 29, 1998
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages)
- Global Warming: Administration's Proposal in Support of the Kyoto Protocol
- T-RCED-98-219, June 4, 1998
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages)
- Department of Energy: Proposed Budget in Support of the President's Climate Change Technology Initiative
- RCED-98-147, April 10, 1998
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages)
- Federal Workforce: Agencies' Policies and Views on Flexiplace in the Federal Government
- GGD-97-116, July 3, 1997
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages)
- Global Warming: Information on the Results of Four of EPA's Voluntary Climate Change Programs
- RCED-97-163, June 30, 1997
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages)
- Environmental Protection Issue Area: Active Assignments
- AA-97-20(2), April 15, 1997
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- International Environment: U.S. Funding of Environmental Programs and Activities
- RCED-96-234, September 30, 1996
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages)
- Global Warming: Difficulties Assessing Countries' Progress Stabilizing Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
- RCED-96-188, September 4, 1996
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages)
- Environmental Protection Issue Area: Active Assignments
- AA-96-20(4), September 3, 1996
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 9 pages)
- Information on EPA's Air and Radiation Program's Budget, 1990-95
- RCED-96-201R, July 1, 1996
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages)
- Global Warming: Limitations of General Circulation Models
- T-RCED-96-43, November 16, 1995
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages)
- Global Warming: Limitations of General Circulation Models and Costs of Modeling Efforts
- RCED-95-164, July 13, 1995
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages)
- Air Pollution: Reductions in EPA's 1994 Air Quality Program's Budget
- RCED-95-31BR, November 29, 1994
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages)
- High Performance Computing: Advanced Research Projects Agency Should Do More to Foster Program Goals
- IMTEC-93-24, May 17, 1993
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages)
- EOS Data Policy: Questions Remain About U.S. Commercial Access
- IMTEC-92-44, June 25, 1992
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages)
- Global Warming: Emission Reductions Possible as Scientific Uncertainties Are Resolved
- RCED-90-58, September 28, 1990
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 76 pages)
- Greenhouse Effect: DOE's Programs and Activities Relevant to the Global Warming Phenomenon
- RCED-90-74BR, March 5, 1990
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages)
- Global Warming: Administration Approach Cautious Pending Validation of Threat
- NSIAD-90-63, January 8, 1990
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages)
- [Request for Settlement Review]
- B-204863, October 27, 1981
- Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 2 pages)