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Climate Change: Greater Clarity and Consistency Are Needed in Reporting Federal Climate Change Funding

GAO-06-1122T Published: Sep 21, 2006. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2006.
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The Congress has required annual reports on federal climate change spending. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reports funding for: technology (to reduce greenhouse gas emissions), science (to better understand the climate), international assistance (to help developing countries), and tax expenditures (to encourage emissions reduction). The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), which coordinates many agencies' activities, also reports on science funding. This testimony is based on GAO's August 2005 report Climate Change: Federal Reports on Climate Change Should Be Clearer and More Complete (GAO-05-461). GAO examined federal climate change funding for 1993 through 2004, including (1) how total funding and funding by category changed and whether funding data are comparable over time and (2) how funding by individual agencies changed and whether funding data are comparable over time.

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Climate statisticsComparative analysisData collectionEnvironmental monitoringFederal fundsFinancial analysisFunds managementRegulatory agenciesReporting requirementsResearch programsTax expenditures