The U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program, in consultation with the Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group (CCIWG), coordinates and facilitates activities relevant to carbon cycle science, climate and global change issues under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Interagency Committee or USGCRP Principals.

The CCIWG supports the peer-reviewed research of carbon cycle science across the federal government and is responsible for defining program goals, setting research priorities, and reviewing the progress of the research programs that contribute to carbon cycle science.

Twelve federal agencies and departments coordinate and support our program activities.

For more information, follow this link, read about our programs or take a look at this poster.

• Carbon Cycle Science Program (CCSP)

• Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group (CCIWG)

• Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group (CCSSG)

• North American Carbon Program (NACP)

• Ocean Carbon and Climate Change / Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB)

• International Activities

• State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR)

October 2011

U.S. Scientists call for integrated study of carbon cycle

The carbon cycle science community in the United States has just finished its planning process for carbon cycle research for the upcoming decade. This reassessment of the U.S. carbon cycle science priorities was initiated by the U.S. Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group (CCIWG) and the Carbon Cycle Science Steering Group (CCSSG) in 2008. This planning process has culminated in the publication of the new U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan. The new Plan is intended to provide guidance for U.S. research efforts on the global carbon cycle for the next decade. The Plan outlines priorities for research in carbon cycle science, including a substantial expansion in the scope of the field. In addition to reaffirming the need for basic research and for continuing the current areas of research in carbon cycle science, the Plan outlines specific recommendations for new priorities...[Read entire summary of recommendations.]

Printed copies or copies on CD can be requested from the U.S Carbon Cycle Science Program Office, Dr. Gyami Shrestha at gshrestha[at]usgcrp.gov.

Background

The new 2011 Plan outlines a strategy for refocusing U.S. carbon cycle research based on the current state of the science. The development of this Plan was led by a committee of 25 active members of the carbon cycle research community, and the result is intended to provide U.S. funding agencies with information on community-based research priorities for carbon cycle science over the next decade. Please follow this link for further background information on the 2011 Carbon Cycle Science Plan.