Science for Climate Action Network (SCAN)

Mission

SCAN brings together different types of expertise – scientific and applied – to evaluate how to use what we know to make and implement better decisions. SCAN will organize collaborative learning and assessment processes focused on challenges such as managing wildfires, planning renewable and resilient energy systems, and incorporating climate risk in economic planning. It will identify information required to make, implement, and monitor decisions, and then conduct technical assessments of the quality and usability of scientific methods and data to provide the needed information.

SCAN will serve as a backbone organization for information “user” and “producer” communities, reinforcing their efforts and articulating a collective agenda of solutions-oriented science and assessments. SCAN is committed to supporting the needs of marginalized and particularly vulnerable communities.

SCAN will build on ongoing federal investments in research and National Climate Assessments, which are essential for increasing and applying knowledge to manage climate risk.