# Presentation: 366559

## NOAA Science Advisory Board The U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan

**James R. Mahoney, Ph.D.**
**Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere,**
**and Director, Climate Change Science Program**
**www.climatescience.gov**

## U.S. Climate Change Science Program – Themes

**Global climate change: a capstone issue for our generation.  Major new technology is needed.  **
**Accelerate the application of basic climate research to the evaluation of response strategy options**

## Science-Policy Interface

**SCIENCE/POLICY**
**ANALYSIS ****FRAMEWORK**

**POLICY**

**Science-Policy Interface**

**SCIENCE**

**SCIENCE/POLICY**
**ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK**

## U.S. Climate Change Science Program – History 

**U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP): 1987 and 1990**
**President Bush announces Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI)       June 11, 2001**
**President  Bush announces U.S. Climate Change Science Program, incorporating USGCRP and CCRI****	****	****	****   February 14, 2002**

## Climate Science and Technology Management Structure

**Committee on Climate Change Science and Technology Integration**
- Chair: Secretary of Commerce*       Vice Chair: Secretary of Energy*
- Executive Director: OSTP Director
- Secretary of State	NEC Director	Secretary of Transportation
- Secretary of Agriculture	NASA Administrator	Secretary of Defense
- EPA Administrator	Secretary of the Interior	CEQ Chairman
- OMB Director	Secretary of HHS	NSF Director

**Climate Change Science Program**
- Director: Assistant Secretary of Commerce 	                  for Oceans and Atmosphere
- Members: DOC, DOD, DOE, DOI, DOS, DOT, EPA, HHS, NASA, NSF, OMB, OSTP, Smithsonian, USAID, USDA

**Climate Change Technology Program**
- Director: Assistant Secretary of Energy                          for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Members: DOC, DOD, DOE, DOI, DOS, DOT, EPA, HHS, NASA, NSF, OMB, OSTP, USAID, USDA

**Interagency Working Group on **
**Climate Change Science and Technology**
- Chair: Deputy/Under  Secretary of Energy*
- Vice Chair: Deputy/Under Secretary of Commerce*
- Secretary: OSTP Associate Director for Science
- Members DS/US Level:
- CEQ, DOD, DOI, DOS, DOT, EPA,
- HHS, NASA, NEC, NSF, OMB, USDA

- *Chair and Vice Chair of Committee and Working Group rotate annually

**Office of the President**
- Climate Change Policy and
- Program Review by NSC, DPC, NEC

**International Activities**
- (Including Task Force on International Energy Cooperation)
- DOS, DOE, USAID and Other Agencies

**Climate Science and Technology Management Structure**

- November 2002

## Recent National Academy Studies on Climate Science

**Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade***** ***
**Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences **
**Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling**
**Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions **

## U.S. Climate Change Science Program – Four part focus

**Science**
**Observations and Data **
**Decision Support Resources**
**Communication and Education**

## U.S. Climate Change Science Program – Time Line

**Ongoing research and observations**
**Updated Strategic Plan, November 2002**
**Broad community review of Strategic Plan at workshop, December 2002**
**Individual comments received on web site until January 18, 2003**
**First National Research Council (NRC) Report issued, February 25, 2003**
**Completion of Strategic Plan, Spring 2003**
**Ongoing implementation and reporting**

## U.S. Climate Change Science Program – Guidelines

**Question-based strategic plan**
**Integration of USGCRP and CCRI**
**Combined scientific community and stakeholder review**
**Policy relevant and policy neutral standards**
**Transparency, comprehensiveness and comparability standards**
**Reporting of basis and degree of certainty in findings**

## December 2002 CCSP Workshop Details

**Keynote Speakers**
**24 Breakout Sessions**
**Summary and Feedback Reports **
**1300 participants**
**47 states**
**35 other nations**
**225 Presenters, Panelists, Moderators**

## Workshop Results/Public Comments – General

**Many useful specific suggestions—and many contradictory ones**
**Overall support for science questions **
**Overall support for robust technology initiative**
**Appreciation for new focus of program**
**Much work remains to be done**

## Workshop Results/Public Comments –   Issues

**Resources and prioritization**
**Realistic timelines**
**Short vs. long term balance**
**Interagency process**
**Agency responsibilities**
**Stakeholder communication, incl. international**
**Build on prior work**
**Linkages and cross-cutting themes **
**Regional analyses**
**Ecosystem monitoring**
**Model development**

## National Academy Review

**Special committee formed, October 2002**
**First meeting held, November 2002**
**Committee participated in Workshop**
**Committee will review all written comments**
**February 2003 Report: Input to final plan**
**September 2003 Report: Review of entire process**

## National Research Council First Report–Compliments

**Builds on well-established USGCRP foundation**
**Stresses need for science input to decision making**
**Identifies many cutting-edge research activities**
**Calls for greatly improved observational capabilities**

## National Research Council First Report–Recommendations

**Clarify vision, goals, and priorities of the CCSP and CCRI**
**Improve program management description**
**Fill key information needs**
**Enhance efforts to support decision making**
**Create basis for implementation**
**Create external review board**

## Revised Plan will include:

**Decision support **
**Adaptation**
**Regional analyses**
**Ecosystem perspective**
**Technology**
**Crosscut issues**
**International cooperation**
**Stakeholder communication**
**Resources and Budget**

## Example Science-Policy Framework Topics

**Sequestration**
**Greenhouse Gas Stabilization**
**Technology Development and Adoption**
**Regional Sensitivity**

## Earth Observation Summit

**Hosted by the U.S. Government ****in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2003 **
**Senior international government and non-government leaders in climate science, technology and environment**** **

## Earth Observation Summit

**Develop a framework for a comprehensive Earth observation system**
**Build on existing infrastructure and capabilities**
**Develop a commitment to a new level of comprehensive global climate and ecosystem monitoring**
**Initiate the planning to implement this commitment****  **