Climate Reports

Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability by IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — United Nations
Publication Date: February, 2022
The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report assesses the impacts of climate change, looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. It also reviews vulnerabilities and the capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to adapt to climate change.

GlobalChange.gov --- Reports Library by U.S. Global Change Research Program
The Reports Library features scientific assessments, annual reports, strategic research plans, and other resources produced by USGCRP and the collaborative efforts of our member agencies. Select reports by other authoritative scientific bodies with whom we work, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Research Council (NRC).

IPCC Library - Past Reports from 1990 to 2022 by UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC Library is a repository of IPCC Assessment Reports, Special Reports, Methodology Reports, Technical Papers and reports from IPCC Expert meetings and Co-sponsored Workshops also known us Supporting Material.

NOAA --- State of the Climate by National Centers for Environmental Information
Publication Date: 1998 - present
The State of the Climate is a collection of monthly summaries recapping climate-related occurrences on both a global and national scale.

USDA - Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Strategy: 90 Day Progress Report by U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publication Date: 2021
“With the right tools and partnerships, American agriculture and forestry can lead the world in solutions that will increase climate resilience, sequester carbon, enhance agricultural productivity, and maintain critical environmental benefits,” said Agriculture Secretary Vilsack. “At this pivotal time, President Biden has called upon USDA to develop a strategy for climate smart agriculture and forestry as part of a whole-of-government effort to addressing the climate crisis. Central to USDA’s approach is the concept that to be effective, whatever we do must work for farmers, ranchers, and landowners.”

Finding Additional Government Reports

To find additional US and state government reports on climate change use a variety of Google search commands such as the site: command, the intitle: command, and quotes.

Reports and Briefs from Policy Groups, Think Tanks, NGOs, and IGOs

Think Tank Search (Harvard Kennedy School)
"Think Tank Search searches the websites of institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity. These sites are affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, and non-governmental organizations. Inclusion is based upon the relevancy of subject area to HKS coursework and scholarship, the availability of the think tank’s research in full-text on the website, and the think tank’s reputation and influence upon policy making. The list represents a mixture of partisan and non-partisan think tanks." --- Harvard Kennedy School

When searching Think Tank Search consider using the Google search command intitle:

e.g. intitle:"climate change" intitle:2022

NGO Custom Search Engine (UC Berkeley)
Search reports from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

Search engine found mid-page.

When searching the NGO Custom Search Engine consider using the Google search command intitle:

e.g. intitle:"climate change" intitle:2022

IGO Custom Search Engine (Yale)
The reports from Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) - search engine found at the bottom of the page.

When searching the IGO Custom Search Engine consider using the Google search command intitle:

e.g. intitle:"climate change" intitle:2022