About the Integrated Climate Sciences Division (ICSD)
The Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) provides the science needed to understand the complex interrelationship between people and nature in support of assessments and policies to protect human health and ecological integrity. Within CPHEA sits the Integrated Climate Sciences Division (ICSD).
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What We Do
EPA's Integrated Climate Sciences Division advances two climate-focused initiatives that address urgent climate priorities expressed by EPA program, regional, state, and Tribal partners.
- ICSD scientists deliver quantitative assessments of climate damages in support of the EPA’s need to assess the costs of climate change and the benefits of national, state, and local actions to control greenhouse gases and inform metrics, such as the Social Cost of Carbon (PDF).
- ICSD scientists deliver regionally relevant assessments, technical assistance, and capacity building to support adaptation planning and resilience building, especially in frontline communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts. This effort includes communities facing historical inequities and disproportionate environmental burdens. It also provides technical support for the implementation of greenhouse gas mitigation actions, such as the deployment of clean energy technologies under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
These efforts require a wide range of disciplines and infrastructure to facilitate critical interactions between research stakeholders. ICSD’s work is done through an Environmental Justice lens, ensuring that the science produced addresses EPA's focus on equity in providing climate solutions. In so doing, a full breadth of expertise across the social and natural sciences is leveraged to solve these complex environmental issues.
This work improves our ability to respond to the climate crisis and supports EPA partners in advancing our mission to protect human health and the environment.
Management
Chris Weaver, Division Director
- Phone: (919) 541-1396
Britta Bierwagen, Associate Director
- Phone: (202) 564-7676
Branches/Locations
- Interdisciplinary Climate Assessment Branch (DC/NC), Branch Chief: Liz Naess
- Integration & Evaluation Branch (DC/NC), Branch Chief: Caroline Ridley
- Regional Climate Assistance Branch (DC/NC), Branch Chief: Megan Fleming