USDA Climate Resilience Science Plan (2017) [pdf]

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(found via https://twitter.com/Revkin/status/1153140641406377985 )

No mention of CO2. It does not seem to mention an opinion of the underlying cause of Climate Change.

They mention CO2. Under Priority Areas > Ecosystem Structure, Processes, and Services:

"Identify and quantify the effects of increasing temperatures, precipitation extremes, and atmospheric CO2 concentration on ecosystem processes, disturbance regimes, water, food, feed, fuel, fiber, recreation, other goods, and ecosystem services, and identify critical tipping points or thresholds for change."

Aah, I see it on the bottom of Page 7. It does not have searchable text.

I wonder why it was not meant for distribution (did it make it past the draft stage?) & subsequently leaked by Politico.

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