Overview

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced a formal review of all past National Climate Assessments with plans to reissue annotated editions.
• A Department of Energy spokesperson clarified that NOAA is responsible for publishing the reports and that Wright will not personally alter their scientific findings.
• Earlier this year the White House removed archived assessment files from federal websites and dismissed the scientists working on the next required report.
• The Global Change Research Act of 1990 legally requires the federal government to produce a comprehensive climate impact report every four years.
• Last month the Energy Department released a separate study suggesting that CO2-induced warming may cause less economic damage than commonly projected.