Since the second half of the 1970s the Unit has also received funding through a series of contracts with the United States Department of Energy to support the work of those involved in climate reconstruction and analysis of the effects on climate of greenhouse gas emissions.
1970年代後半から、CRUは、気候の再構築や温室効果ガス排出の気候に対する効果の解析を含む、これらの仕事を支援するアメリカ合衆国エネルギー省との一連の契約を通じて財政的支援を受けている。