Report Outline

Our team is summarizing the best available climate science across four key sectors: climate trends, impacts and projections, natural systems including working lands, built systems, and social systems. Below is a draft outline of our report. Tribal perspectives and environmental justice are cross-cutting report themes which are planned to be represented in multiple sections. The report will primarily focus on the SSP 2-4.5 “intermediate emissions scenario” forecasted to mid-century (2041-2070), and may include information on higher- or lower-emissions scenarios and the late-century period (2071-2100).

Introduction

Climate Science, Historical & Projected Trends

• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Extreme Drought
• Extreme Storms / Floods
• Sea Level Rise
• Fog, Clouds and Humidity
• Wildfire
• Debris Flows-Landslides
• Air Quality
• Wind

Natural Systems

• Working Lands
• Land Use / Land Conversion
• Water
• Agriculture
• Carbon Sequestration
• Terrestrial Ecosystems
• Grassland
• Shrubland
• Forests
• Freshwater Wetlands & Riparian Areas
• Protected Areas
• Ocean Ecosystems
  • Fisheries
  • Kelp Forests
  • Rocky Coasts & Intertidal
  • Sandy Beaches
  • Tidal Wetlands & Estuaries

Built Systems

• Housing
• Transportation
• Energy
• Emergency Systems, Telecommunications, and Capacity

Social Systems

• Climate Justice
• Labor & Workforce  
• Human Displacement – Case study
• Finance, Insurance , Economics
• Public Health
• Policy & Governance

Conclusion

• Crosscutting Impacts and Adaptations
• Perspectives of Tribal Communities

Appendices

• Climate projection tables – for individual cities, parks, and tribal lands