In the face of historically high temperatures, increasing numbers of droughts, extreme heat waves, wildfires, and intense storms, the U.S. Department of Energy released a report assessing the vulnerability of America’s critical energy and electricity infrastructure to climate change.

The U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather report builds on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. These trends are only expected to continue, further impacting energy systems critical to the nation’s economy. Implications highlighted in the report include: