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Bookmark or Share- What EPA Is Doing About Climate Change | US EPAEPA conducts research on climate change to understand its impacts and help manage its risks. EPA partners with other federal agencies and international organizations to coordinate research. EPA’s research includes efforts to better understand the links between climate change and air quality, ecosystems, and human health .
- Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystems | US EPAClimate change affects ecosystems in many ways. Climate controls how plants grow, how animals behave, which organisms thrive, and how they all interact with the physical environment. 3 , 4 As habitats experience different temperatures, precipitation patterns, and other changes, the organisms that make up ecosystems feel the effects.
- Research on Community Resilience to Climate ChangeEPA is at the forefront of research to empower communities to become more resilient to climate change. The research goals are to: Better identify communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts, including communities with environmental justice concerns. Assess effects of climate change and associated extreme events on health and well-being.
- Climate Change Research Grants | US EPAEPA funds climate change research grants to improve knowledge of the health and environment effects of climate change, and provide sustainable solutions for communities to effectively manage and reduce the impacts of a changing climate.
- Impacts of Climate Change | US EPAClimate change is happening. Global average temperature has increased about 1.7°F from 1970 to 2023. 1 Changes of one or two degrees in the average temperature of the planet can cause potentially dangerous shifts in climate and weather.
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