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Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action (2015)

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This 2015 report summarizes and communicates the results of the first modeling phase of EPA’s ongoing Climate Change Impacts and Risk Analysis (CIRA) project. The scenarios evaluated provide insight regarding the benefits to the Unites States of reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases such that the increase in warming above preindustrial levels is limited to 2°C.

Recommended citation:

EPA. 2015. Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Atmospheric Programs, EPA 430-R-15-001.

2015 Report (pdf) (31.3 MB)
2015 Technical Appendix (pdf) (2.59 MB)