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Report Overview Analysis
Pages 7-14

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From page 7...
... The current SOCCR2 draft has an important omission in addressing this question. In particular, the question references socioeconomic trends and management decisions, yet there is no review or discussion of relevant economics research in the draft report.
From page 8...
... One issue worth consideration is the balance of attention given in SOCCR2 to terrestrial versus aquatic sciences. A main goal of this assessment work is to advance accounting of carbon sources and sinks of North America, in order to facilitate engagement in policy frameworks that address greenhouse gas emissions (such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change)
From page 9...
... One place that raised concerns is Key Finding 2 in Chapter 13, which bases major conclusions on the results of original data analyses by the chapter authors. To maintain the credibility of the report as a review and summary of current knowledge, their results should be compared to related findings in the published literature, or else not presented.
From page 10...
... • Some of the key findings are about methodology, and not about what has been learned. The Committee suggests emphasizing specific advances in understanding of the North American carbon cycle, rather than simply noting that "understanding has improved".
From page 11...
... As there is little link across the chapters regarding soil depths, explicit mention of depth should be included where possible in the text, tables, and figures. • It would be helpful to the reader if the discussion of carbon sources, sinks, and flows in individual chapters were placed into a common framework that provides context relative to the overall carbon cycle.
From page 12...
... Carbon Cycle Science Program. A major concern of the Committee however, is that the report does not also provide adequate explicit discussion of carbon management issues -- that is, the actions that can be taken to reduce carbon emissions (e.g., through new energy policies and technologies)
From page 13...
... It is worth careful consideration of how best to incorporate carbon cycle science into future USGCRP assessment efforts. A determination should be made about whether the carbon cycle should be more interwoven into other assessment products, or how to best structure future SOCCR reports to be more distinct from future NCA reports.


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