Restructuring federal climate research to meet the challenges of climate change

• Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Strategic Advice on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program., National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies., Center for Studies of Behavior and Development (U.S.)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009.
• Subjects: Climatic changes > Research > United States.; Global warming > Research > United States.; Greenhouse gases > Research > United States.; Federal aid to research > United States.; Science and state.; NATURE > Weather.; SCIENCE > Meteorology & Climatology. > Earth Sciences; Electronic books.; Computer network resources.
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With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately, many decision makers are focusing unprecedented attention on the need for strategies to adapt to climate changes that are now unavoidable....

Table of Contents:

• Restructuring the climate change science program
• Future priorities
• Appendixes: A. Examples of bills with a significant climate change component considered in the 110th congress
• B.U.S. climate change science program
• C. Process for identifying priority areas
• D. Fundamental research priorities to improve the understanding of human dimensions of climate change
• E. Research priorities for improving our understanding of the natural climate system and climate change
• F. Workshop agendas and participants
• G. Biographical sketches of committee members
• H. Acronyms and abbreviations.