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114 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
2023-03-20 · Resources · IF11754 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2023 Budget Request and Appropriations
2023-02-27 · Resources · IF12156 · HTML available · PDF available
Loss and Damage Associated with the Effects of Climate Change: Recent Developments
2023-02-09 · Resources · IF12324 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trends and Projections from the Inflation Reduction Act
2023-01-12 · Reports · R47385 · HTML available · PDF available
Indonesia: GHG Emissions and Climate Change Policy
2023-01-06 · Resources · IF12300 · HTML available · PDF available
The U.N. Climate Conference 2022 (COP27): Outcomes
2022-12-19 · Resources · IF12290 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Aluminum Manufacturing: Industry Trends and Sustainability
2022-10-26 · Reports · R47294 · HTML available · PDF available
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) in the United States
2022-10-05 · Reports · R44902 · HTML available
White House Initiative to Advance the Bioeconomy, E.O. 14081: In Brief
2022-10-05 · Reports · R47274 · HTML available · PDF available
Synthetic/Engineering Biology: Issues for Congress
2022-09-30 · Reports · R47265 · HTML available · PDF available
Injection and Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide: Federal Role and Issues for Congress
2022-09-22 · Reports · R46192 · HTML available · PDF available
Inflation Reduction Act Methane Emissions Charge: In Brief
2022-08-29 · Reports · R47206 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate Liability Suits: Is There a Path to Federal Court?
2022-08-12 · Posts · LSB10805 · HTML available · PDF available
The Carbon Cycle: Key Component of the Climate System, with Implications for Policy
2022-08-10 · Reports · R47214 · HTML available · PDF available
Supreme Court Addresses Major Questions Doctrine and EPA’s Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2022-07-12 · Posts · LSB10791 · HTML available · PDF available
Geoengineering: Ocean Iron Fertilization
2022-07-07 · Reports · R47172 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2022 Budget Request and Appropriations
2022-06-17 · Resources · IF11914 · HTML available · PDF available
Domestic Steel Manufacturing: Overview and Prospects
2022-05-17 · Reports · R47107 · HTML available · PDF available
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): FY2022 Appropriations and Background
2022-05-06 · Resources · IF11850 · HTML available · PDF available
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Sixth Assessment Report
2022-04-29 · Reports · R47082 · HTML available · PDF available
Recent Litigation over the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases
2022-04-28 · Posts · LSB10736 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA Hazard Mitigation: A First Step Toward Climate Adaptation
2022-03-23 · Reports · R46989 · HTML available · PDF available
Methane Emissions: A Primer
2022-03-16 · Resources · IF10752 · HTML available · PDF available
Approaches for the Sustainable Management of U.S. Ocean Waters and the Ocean Economy: Considerations for Congress
2022-02-08 · Resources · IF12037 · HTML available · PDF available
Congress’s Delegation of “Major Questions”: The Supreme Court’s Review of EPA’s Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions May Have Broad Impacts
2021-12-07 · Posts · LSB10666 · HTML available · PDF available
Agriculture and Forestry Offsets in Carbon Markets: Background and Selected Issues
2021-11-03 · Reports · R46956 · HTML available · PDF available
Clean Energy Standards: Selected Issues for the 117th Congress
2021-11-02 · Reports · R46691 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Climate Change Policy
2021-10-28 · Reports · R46947 · HTML available · PDF available
The Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP): In Brief
2021-10-07 · Reports · R46934 · HTML available · PDF available
Carbon Storage Requirements in the 45Q Tax Credit
2021-06-28 · Resources · IF11639 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues in the 117th Congress
2021-05-05 · Reports · R46787 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate Change: Selected Federal Economic Development Tools and Policy Considerations
2021-04-22 · Resources · IF11815 · HTML available · PDF available
Reporting Carbon Dioxide Injection and Storage: Federal Authorities and Programs
2021-04-13 · Reports · R46757 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate Change Adaptation: Department of Commerce
2021-04-01 · Reports · R46743 · HTML available · PDF available
Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Selected Policy Options
2021-03-15 · Resources · IF11791 · HTML available · PDF available
Pipeline Transportation of Hydrogen: Regulation, Research, and Policy
2021-03-02 · Reports · R46700 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate Change Adaptation: Department of the Interior
2021-02-25 · Reports · R46694 · HTML available · PDF available
A Brief History of U.S. Electricity Portfolio Standard Proposals
2021-02-24 · Resources · IF11316 · HTML available · PDF available
A Brief Comparison of Two Climate Change Mitigation Approaches: Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Tax (or Fee)
2021-01-12 · Resources · IF11103 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate Change Risk Mitigation by U.S. Foreign Assistance Agencies
2021-01-05 · Reports · R46585 · HTML available · PDF available
Electricity Portfolio Standards: Background, Design Elements, and Policy Considerations
2020-10-21 · Reports · R45913 · HTML available · PDF available
EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule: In Brief
2020-10-15 · Reports · R46568 · HTML available · PDF available
Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Climate Change: H.R. 2 and S. 2302
2020-07-15 · Reports · R46452 · HTML available · PDF available
CO2 Underground Injection Regulations: Selected Differences for Enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Sequestration
2020-06-16 · Resources · IF11578 · HTML available
Environmental Effects of Battery Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles
2020-06-16 · Reports · R46420 · HTML available · PDF available
Forest Carbon Primer
2020-05-05 · Reports · R46312 · HTML available · PDF available
Carbon Sequestration Legislation in the 116th Congress
2020-02-21 · Resources · IF11345 · HTML available · PDF available
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement: A Summary
2020-01-29 · Reports · R46204 · HTML available · PDF available
Nature-Based Infrastructure: NOAA’s Role
2020-01-02 · Reports · R46145 · HTML available · PDF available
The Endangered Species Act and Climate Change: Selected Legal Issues
2019-09-20 · Reports · R45926 · HTML available · PDF available