Regulation Database - Office of Science and Technology Policy

Reports on climate change

• Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States (2009)

• Scientific Assessment of Hypoxia in U.S. Coastal Waters (September 2010)

• Air Quality Observation Systems in the United States (November 2013)

• Improving the Fuel Efficiency of American Trucks - Bolstering energy Security, Cutting Carbon Pollution, Saving Money and Supporting Manufacturing Innovation (February 2014)

• Solar Progress Report: Advancing Toward a Clean Energy Future (May 2014)

• National Plan for Civil Earth Observations (July 2014)

• National Science and Technology Council, Ecosystem-Service Assessment: Research Needs for Coastal Green Infrastructure (August 2015)

• Global Change Research Program, Our Changing Planet (October 2015)

• The State and Future of U.S. Soils: Framework for a Federal Strategic Plan for Soil Science (December 2016)

• National Science and Technology Council, Arctic Research Plan: FY 2017-2021 (December 2016)

• National Science and Technology Council, Fourth Report on Federally Funded Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Activities (December 20, 2016)

• Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Biennial Report 2016-2017 (March 2018)

• Space Weather Phase 1 Benchmarks (June 2018)

• Science and Technology for America’s Oceans: A Decadal VIsion (November 2018)

• Coordinated Strategic Plan to Advance Desalination for Enhanced Water Security (March 2019)

• Ocean Policy Committee, Summary of the 2019 White House Summit on Partnerships in Ocean Science & Technology (November 2019)

• Fast Track Action Committee on Earth System Predictability Research and Development, Earth System Predictability Research and Development Strategic Framework and Roadmap (October 2020)

Office Plans

• National Science and Technology Council, Arctic Research Plan: FY 2013-2017 (February 2013)

• The President’s Climate Action Plan (June 2013)

• The Open Government Partnership: Third Open Government National Action Plan for the United States of America (October 27, 2015)

Office Announcements and Fact Sheets

• President Obama Announces National Fuel Efficiency Policy (May 19, 2009)

• Fact Sheet: Homestar Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program (March 2, 2010)

• Federal Agencies Release Energy and Sustainability Performance Updates (May 31, 2013)

• Presidential Memorandum, Transforming our Nation’s Electric Grid Through Improved Siting, Permitting, and Review (Jun 7, 2013)

• The President’s Budget FY 2016, Investing in Coal Communities, Workers, and Technology: The POWER+ Plan (2015)

• Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Announces Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative (July 19, 2016)

• Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Announces Federal and Private Sector Actions to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption in the United States (July 21, 2016)

• Fact Sheet: President Obama to Create the World’s Largest Marine Protected Area (August 26, 2016)

• Remarks by the President to Leaders from the Pacific Island Conference of Leaders and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress (september 1, 2016)

• Fact Sheet: President Obama to Continue Global Leadership in Combatting Climate Change and Protecting Our Ocean by Creating the First Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean (September 15, 2016)

• Fact Sheet:  Launching New Public-Private Partnership and Announcing Joint Declaration on Leveraging Open Data for Climate Resilience (September 22, 2016)

• Fact Sheet: Tackling Climate through Sports (October 6, 2016)

Office Divisions

• On November 24, 2021, the White House announced the launch of the Office of Science and Technology’s new Energy Division. According to the White House announcement, the Energy Division will develop national clean energy innovation plans to help the United States achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.