Fifth National Climate Assessment: Key Takeaways and Actions to Take

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Fifth National Climate Assessment: Key Takeaways and Actions to Take

In November of 2023, the U.S. released the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). Since the First National Climate Assessment in 2000, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has led a team of climate scientists and subject matter experts from a wide variety of backgrounds and institutional sectors to develop this assessment of the best available science. NAC5 is complemented by a new web-based NCA Atlas that allows people to explore climate projections in U.S. states and counties. In addition, a Spanish language version of NCA5 was just released earlier this year.

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JULY 2020 - Nuclear Power: Today’s Climate Change Solution or Tomorrow’s Predicament?

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JULY 2020 - Nuclear Power: Today’s Climate Change Solution or Tomorrow’s Predicament?

With substantially lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than fossil fuel-generated electricity, nuclear power has received new attention as one measure to lower global GHG emissions and help mitigate climate change. While there is mounting urgency to develop and deploy carbon-free energy technologies, it is important to consider related environmental, health, and safety risks regardless of those technologies. Is the U.S., and indeed the world, prepared to deal with the unique risks and challenges that nuclear energy presents in return for its carbon benefits?

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