Research Guides: Climate Research: U.S. Government Publications

The President

FACT SHEET: President Biden Renews U.S. Leadership on World Stage at U.N. Climate Conference (COP26)
President Announces New Actions to Tackle Climate Change, Tap Economic Opportunity, and Tout Ambition of Collective Global Efforts
The President's climate action plan, 2013
"June 2013."

Congressional Budget Office

The CBO produces independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the Congressional budget process. The agency is strictly nonpartisan and conducts objective, impartial analysis.

Climate and the Environment (Congressional Budget Office)
CBO analyzes the effects of climate change on the economy and the federal budget and projects the effects of policies that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the impact of human activities on the climate.
CBO’s Projection of the Effect of Climate Change on U.S. Economic Output: Working Paper 2020-06
This paper describes how the Congressional Budget Office constructed its projection of the effect of climate change on U.S. output, how the projected effect should be interpreted, limitations of the analysis, and the central climate-change scenario that CBO used. (Publication date: September 21, 2020)
Testimony on Federal Support for Developing, Producing, and Using Fuels and Energy Technologies
"March 29, 2017"
Effects of a Carbon Tax on the Economy and the Environment (Congressional Budget Office)
Publication date: May 22, 2013
The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Report published online November 23, 2009 by the Congressional Budget Office.

From Globalchange.gov

Congressional Documents, Hearings & Reports

Congress holds many hearings, or orders documents or reports to be printed, on climate change and related topics. Hearings obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a Federal law. In addition, hearings may also be purely exploratory in nature, providing testimony and data about topics of current interest.

The following sites are places to search for these publications. Also, the Library is a federal depository and many of the pre-1980 hearings are cataloged and can be found by searching in RamCat.

Govinfo.gov
Provides free online access to official United States Federal Government publications
GPO Monthly Catalog
Indexing and citations for all types of U.S. government documents

Congressional Research Service

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the public policy research arm of Congress. This legislative branch agency works exclusively for Members of Congress, their committees and their staff. CRS reports are not made available until a member of Congress releases them. Search the collections below using the phrases "climate change" and "global warming."

Congressional Research Service Reports on Climate Matters
Federation of American Scientists CSR Reports
An example of reports available: Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS): a primer (July 16, 2013)
Global Council for Science and the Environment
Since 2000, GCSE has produced analyses on national trends in environmental and sustainability education and research that has provided the foundation for expansion of the field. GCSE now works to ensure science can have a role in decision-making across all levels of government, communities, and the private sector.