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Climate change in Georgia encompasses the effects of climate change, attributed to man-made increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, in the U.S. state of Georgia . Studies show that Georgia is among a string of "Deep South" states that will experience the worst effects of climate change, [1] [2] with effects including "more severe floods and ...
Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) 2017/2018 is a 1,500 page two-part congressionally mandated report by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) [1] —the first of its kind by the Trump administration, who released the report on November 23, 2018. [2] The climate assessment process, with a report to be submitted to Congress ...
Government scientist Jane Lubchenco said that the emails "do nothing to undermine the very strong scientific consensus" that the Earth is warming, largely due to human actions. [46] Climate change sceptics gained wide publicity in blogs and news media, [32] making allegations that the hacked emails showed evidence that climate scientists ...
The Global Change Research Act 1990 is a United States law requiring research into global warming and related issues. It requires a report to Congress every four years on the environmental, economic, health and safety consequences of climate change . According to a summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Act: [1] [2]
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is conducted under the auspices of the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The GCRA requires a report to the President and the Congress every four years that integrates, evaluates, and interprets the findings of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP); analyzes the effects of global change on the ...
The list of climate change controversies (or list of global warming controversies) concerns past or present public debates over certain aspects of climate change: whether it is occurring ( climate change deniers dispute this), how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, what its effects will be, whether action should be taken to ...
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program is a joint program of over twenty U.S. cabinet departments and federal agencies, all working together to investigate climate change. In June 2008, a report issued by the program stated that weather would become more extreme, due to climate change. [160] [161]
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) is an agency of the U.S. state of Georgia that directs programs that work to conserve and improve Georgia's energy, land and water resources. GEFA provides loans for water, sewer and solid waste infrastructure; manages energy efficiency and renewable ...