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The U.S. Department of Energy is a federal agency that operates within and conducts research, projections, and policy recommendations for the United States, as evidenced by its electricity demand forecasts [1], [2], [3], carbon capture site identification [4], and industrial R&D recommendations [5] specific to the U.S.
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Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias ... science.feedback.org 4 facts
quoteThe U.S. Department of Energy report stated: 'the number of fires [in the U.S.] is not increasing. The area burned did increase but only until about 2007.'
perspectiveA. Park Williams (Professor at UCLA) argues that the Department of Energy report obscures wildfire trends by aggregating data for the entire U.S. instead of focusing on the western contiguous U.S., where wildfire activity is rapidly increasing.
perspectiveThe U.S. Department of Energy report implies that human actions like forest management practices have impacted U.S. wildfire activity, while climate change has not.
perspectiveDavid Lobell, an Associate Professor at Stanford University, argues that the DOE report fails to address the net effects of CO2, which many studies have shown to be negative, even for the United States.
The Power of Change: Innovation for Development and Deployment ... nationalacademies.org 2 facts
claimThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) could facilitate large-scale carbon capture demonstration projects by supporting a formal, comprehensive site survey led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to identify and characterize suitable underground CO2 storage sites in the United States.
claimThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) projections for the electricity system indicate far less decarbonization than is required to achieve an 80 percent reduction in overall U.S. carbon emissions by 2050, as called for by United Nations agreements.
The Energy Department "Red Team" Critique of Greenhouse-Gas ... revkin.substack.com 1 fact
claimThe Energy Department report claims that U.S. historical data does not support assertions of increased frequency or intensity of hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and droughts.
The role of hydrogen in decarbonizing US industry: A review - OSTI osti.gov 1 fact
claimThe U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) is the sponsoring organization for the research article 'The role of hydrogen in decarbonizing U.S. industry: A review'.
Trump's climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading ... interactive.carbonbrief.org 1 fact
claimThe US Department of Energy published a 140-page report titled 'A critical review of impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on the US climate' on 23 July.