FrontMatter -- Foreword: About America's Climate Choices -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Many Different Decision Makers Are Making Choices to Respond to Climate Change -- 3 Decision Frameworks for Effective Responses to Climate Change -- 4 Resources for Effective Climate Decisions -- 5 Climate Services: Informing America About Climate Variability and Change, Impacts, and Response Options -- 6 Informing Greenhouse Gas Management -- 7 International Information Needs -- 8 Education and Communication -- References -- Appendix A: Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change Statement of Task -- Appendix B: The American Experience with Complex Decisions: Past Examples -- Appendix C: Comparison of CO2 Emissions for States Versus National, United States, in 1999 and 2000 -- Appendix D: State Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets and Baselines -- Appendix E: America's Climate Choices: Membership Lists -- Appendix F: Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change Biographical Sketches.