Peter Lobner
It used to be called “global warming”, then came “global climate change.” Now it seems that the simpler, but less informative term “global change” has become the politically-correct variant. National Academies Press (NAP) has just published the final document, “Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Update to the Strategic Plan Document.”
Source: NAP
The NAP abstract states:
“The Update to the Strategic Plan (USP) is a supplement to the Ten-Year Strategic Plan of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) completed in 2012. The Strategic Plan sets out a research program guiding thirteen federal agencies in accord with the Global Change Research Act of 1990. This report reviews whether USGCRP’s efforts to achieve its goals and objectives, as documented in the USP, are adequate and responsive to the Nation’s needs, whether the priorities for continued or increased emphasis are appropriate, and if the written document communicates effectively, all within a context of the history and trajectory of the Program.”
You might find this interesting reading. If you have a MyNAP account, you can download a PDFs copy of this report for free at the following link:
You can download the 2011 report, “Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Strategic Plan,” at the following link:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/13330/a-review-of-the-us-global-change-research-programs-strategic-plan
Draw your own conclusions on how this updated plan implements science and politics.