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Draft by the agencies and staff of the US Climate Science Program.

Report Reconciles Atmospheric Temperature Trends

First of 21 reports from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program significantly revises, updates conclusions from previous key reports

Hydrogen prototype A-Class is a total gas

The evolution of hydrogen fuel cells has been remarkable. Just a few years ago the propulsion systems were so bulky that only large vehicles and trucks had enough space for them. Now, small vehicles are whirring around in demonstration fleets, their motors spinning on electricity produced by hydrogen fuel cells tucked neatly out of the way.

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President Bush Speaks to U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Conference, April 20, 2005

"We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge. The energy bill now being considered before Congress would help us make cleaner use of this resource by authorizing more than a billion dollars for the Clean Coal Power Initiative, a program that will encourage new technologies that remove virtually all pollutants from coal-fired power plants."

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's California Hydrogen Highway Network Action Plan
 

"The goal of the California Hydrogen Highway Network initiative is to support and catalyze a rapid transition to a clean, hydrogen transportation economy in California, thereby reducing our dependence on foreign oil, and protecting our citizens from health harms related to vehicle emissions."

Clean Coal Conference, Remarks by Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, Nov 17, 2003

"Clean coal is a cornerstone of our current energy portfolio, particularly for power generation, and it will continue to be for the long-term future."

 

Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3 (Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap5-3/final-report/sap5-3-press-release.pdf">press release</a> from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (posted 17 Nov 2008) Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4 (Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap2-4/final-report/sap2-4-press-release.pdf">press release</a> and <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap2-4/final-report/sap2-4-brochure.pdf">brochure</a> from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (links posted 13 Nov 2008) Final (third) review draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2. (Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-2/public-review-comments/">public review comments</a>. (posted 4 November 2008) Final (third) review draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2 (Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-2/public-review-comments/">public review comments</a> and <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-2/public-review-comments/sap1-2-peer-review-comments.pdf">peer review comments</a>. (posted 28 October 2008) Final (third) review draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 (Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-1/public-review-comments/sap4-1-public-comments.pdf">public review comments</a> and <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-1/public-review-comments/sap4-1_pr_results.pdf">FAC review comments</a>. (posted 22 October 2008) Final (third) review draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4 (Abrupt Climate Change) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-4/public-review-comments/sap3-4-public-comments.pdf">public review comments</a> and <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-4/public-review-comments/sap3-4_pr_results.pdf">peer review summary document</a>. (posted 8 October 2008) Final (third) review draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3 (Re-analyses of historical climate data for key atmospheric features. Implications for attribution of causes of observed change) posted online. See also: <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-3/public-review-comments/default.htm">Public review comments</a> on second review draft. (links posted 29 Sep 2008) The United States National Report on Systematic Observations for Climate for 2008: National Activities with Respect to the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Implementation Plan Prepared for Submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) posted online. (links posted September 15, 2008) Final (third) review draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3 (Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data) posted online. See also: <A HREF="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap5-3/public-review-comments/default.htm">Public review comments</A> on second review draft. (links posted 10 Sep 2008) Final (third) review draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4 (Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure) posted online. See also: <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap2-4/public-review-comments/default.htm">Public review comments</a> on second review draft. (links posted 09 Sep 2008) Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.1 (Uses and limitations of observations, data, forecasts, and other projections in decision support for selected sectors and regions) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap5-1/final-report/sap5-1-press-release.pdf">press release</a> from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). (links posted 8 Sep 2008) Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2 (Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for Long-Lived and Short-Lived Radiatively Active Gases and Aerosols) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-2/final-report/sap3-2-press-release.pdf">press release</a> and <a href="http://ww.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-2/final-report/sap3-2-brochure.pdf">brochure</a> from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (links posted 4 Sep 2008) Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2 (Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems) posted online. Comments will be accepted from 2 September 2008 through 17 October 2008. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-2/public-review-draft/sap4-2draft-invite.htm">invitation to comment</a> and <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20275.pdf">Federal Register notice</a> (links posted 2 September 2008) Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2 (Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes) posted online. Comments will be accepted from 11 August 2008 through 25 September 2008. See also <A href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-2/public-review-draft/sap1-2draft-invite.htm">invitation to comment</A> and <A href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-18405.htm">Federal Register notice</A> (links posted 11 August 2008) 3rd Meeting of the Unified Synthesis Product Development Committee (USPDC) Federal Register notice announcing the 3rd Meeting of the Unified Synthesis Product (USP) Development Committee (USPDC). The meeting will be held August 21-22, 2008 at the Erik Jonsson Center of the National Academies in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. See also the <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-17960.htm" target="_blank">Federal Register notice</a> of August 5, 2008 Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Year 2009 A report by the Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. A Supplement to the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2009. (posted 01 August 2008) Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.1 (Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations) posted online. See also <A HREF="http://www.energy.gov/news/6442.htm" target="_blank">press release</A> (dtd 31 July 2008) and <A HREF="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-1/final-report/sap3-1-brochure.pdf">brochure</A> from the Department of Energy. (links posted 31 July 2008) Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6 (Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems) posted online. See also <A href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-6/final-report/sap4-6-press-release.pdf">press release</A> (dtd 17 July 2008) and <A HREF="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-6/final-report/sap4-6-EPA-brochure.pdf">brochure</A> from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (links posted 17 July 2008) Public Review Draft of the Unified Synthesis Product (Global Climate Change in the United States) posted online. Comments will be accepted from 17 July 2008 through 14 August 2008. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/usp/public-review-draft/invitation.php">invitation to comment</a> and <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-16386.htm">Federal Register notice</a> (links posted 17 July 2008) Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.3 (Aerosol properties and their impacts on climate) posted online. Comments will be accepted from 11 July 2008 through 25 August 2008. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap2-3/public-review-draft/sap2-3draft-invite.htm">invitation to comment</a> and <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-15800.htm">Federal Register notice</a> (links posted 11 July 2008) Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4 (Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-4/final-report/sap4-4-press-release.pdf">press release</a> (dtd 20 June 2008) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (links posted 20 June 2008) Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080619_climatereport.html">press release</a> from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and <a href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-3/final-report/Brochure-CCSP-3-3.pdf">brochure</a>. (links posted 19 June 2008) U.S. Climate Change Science Program Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States. A report of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council. See also <A HREF="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/scientific-assessment/PRESS-RELEASE-CCSP-Climate-Assessment.pdf">press release</A> (dtd 29 May, 2008). (links posted 29 May 2008) U.S. Climate Change Science Program Revised Research Plan: An update to the 2003 Strategic Plan. A report by the Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. See also <A HREF="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/scientific-assessment/PRESS-RELEASE-CCSP-Climate-Assessment.pdf">press release</A> (dtd 29 May, 2008). (links posted 29 May 2008) Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity) posted online. See also <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/05/0136.xml">press release</a> (dtd 27 May 2008) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). (links posted 27 May 2008) Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4 (Abrupt Climate Change) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 30 April 2008 through 16 June 2008. (link posted 30 April 2008) <br> Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2 (Best practice approaches for characterizing, communicating, and incorporating scientific uncertainty in decisionmaking) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 23 April 2008 through 9 June 2008. (link posted 23 April 2008) Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3 (Re-analyses of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 14 April 2008 through 29 May 2008. (link posted 14 April 2008)