# Patch Notes #008: Climate / Energy Transition Source Appendix

Version: v0.1 public source appendix
Date: 2026-07-03
Status: Baseline source list, not final evidence review.

## Official Data And System Sources

- EPA, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks
- EIA, Annual Energy Outlook: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/
- EIA, Monthly Energy Review: https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/
- DOE, National Transmission Needs Study: https://www.energy.gov/gdo/national-transmission-needs-study
- FERC Order No. 1920: https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-issues-transmission-reform-rule
- NREL, Grid Modernization: https://www.nrel.gov/grid/
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, interconnection queue research: https://emp.lbl.gov/queues
- NERC, Reliability Assessments: https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ra/Pages/default.aspx
- DOE, Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap: https://www.energy.gov/eere/doe-industrial-decarbonization-roadmap
- DOE, Critical Materials Assessment: https://www.energy.gov/cmm/critical-materials-assessment

## Global Context

- IEA, World Energy Outlook: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook
- IPCC reports: https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/

## Source Rules For This Issue

- Separate emissions goals from energy-system implementation.
- Identify the sector and constraint for every claim.
- Use EIA/EPA/DOE/FERC/NERC for U.S. baseline data where possible.
- Treat affordability and reliability as core design constraints, not objections.
- Track built infrastructure and emissions reductions, not announcements alone.