DOE Contributors to the Fifth National Climate Assessment Share Their Stories

Climate change is already here. It’s here in the warming experienced across the globe, as well as storms and other extreme weather that are posing increased risks to people around the U.S. It’s in the hotter summers and flooding that are devastating communities. It’s especially hitting communities that been historically marginalized, resulting in worsening of social inequities.

But the U.S. is taking ambitious action to reduce future impacts. In fact, climate action provides us with the opportunity to create a more resilient and just nation.

Fortunately, we already have many of the strategies we need to substantially reduce emissions. From renewable energy to energy efficiency technologies supported by the Department of Energy (DOE), people can save money and produce fewer emissions. However, we need additional options to reach net zero emissions by 2050. DOE's Energy Earthshots are making those options a reality.

We can also use climate science to help people make their own communities more resilient. DOE Office of Science’s urban integrated field laboratories bring together scientists and community members to inform local climate and energy solutions.

The Fifth National Climate Assessment provides an overview of these issues and more. It equips Americans with the best available science and understanding of climate change impacts in the United States. Released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the NCA5 is the work of more than 500 authors, including those from the DOE and our national labs.

DOE Office of Science Director Asmeret Asefaw Berhe described the context of the report and DOE’s role in it.

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