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U.S. Government Climate Change Programs
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Climate VISION
Climate VISION-Voluntary Innovative Sector Initiatives: Opportunities Now-is a voluntary public-private partnership initiative launched by the Department of Energy in 2003 to contribute to the President's goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity and improve energy efficiency in energy-intensive industrial sectors. Other agencies participating in Climate VISION include the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, and the Department of Agriculture.
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U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP)
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) integrates federal research on climate and global change, as sponsored by thirteen federal agencies and overseen by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Council on Environmental Quality, the National Economic Council and the Office of Management and Budget.
Federal agencies include: Agency for International Development, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (also, National Institute of Standards and Technology), Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services-National Institutes of Health, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of the Interior-US Geological Survey, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution.
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U.S. Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP)
The U.S. Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP) is a multi-agency planning and coordination entity, whose mission is to strengthen the Federal research and development portfolio across more than a dozen participating agencies. Its purpose is to accelerate the development and deployment of technologies that can reduce, avoid, or capture and store greenhouse gas emissions.
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U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) supports research on the interactions of natural and human-induced changes in the global environment and their implications for society. The USGCRP began as a presidential initiative in 1989 and was codified by Congress in the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-606), which mandates development of a coordinated interagency research program. Participants in the USGCRP include: Agency for International Development, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of the Interior-US Geological Survey, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution.
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U.S. Geological Survey