Below are resources specifically related to climate change and New Jersey. Additional resources related to climate change and New Jersey can be found in the News/Highlights, Videos and in the Climate Change and Agriculture sections of our website as well as at the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center website.
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NJ Sea-Level Rise Reports
In 2016 Rutgers University convened a New Jersey Science and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) on Sea-Level Rise and Changing Coastal Storms on behalf of the New Jersey Climate Change Alliance to synthesize for practitioners the most recent climate science needed to inform efforts to increase the resilience of New Jersey’s people, places, and assets (including infrastructure, communities and natural resources) to regional sea-level rise (SLR), changing coastal storms and the resulting flood risk.
In 2019 Rutgers University re-convened the Panel on behalf of the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to update the 2016 report.
2019 STAP DOCUMENTS
The 2019 and 2016 reports are found below. Also provided are Frequently Asked Questions regarding the New Jersey Science and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) Study.New Jersey’s Rising Seas and Changing Coastal Storms: Report of the 2019 Science and Technical Advisory Panel (doi:10.7282/t3-eequ-mq48)
(This document is the full report of the 2019 New Jersey Science and Technical Advisory Panel on Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Storms).
New Jersey’s Rising Seas and Changing Coastal Storms: A Summary of the 2019 Science and Technical Advisory Panel (doi:10.7282/t3-z80y-5p69)
(This document is a handy summary of the 2019 report of the New Jersey Science and Technical Advisory Panel on Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Storms).
2016 STAP DOCUMENTSAssessing New Jersey’s Exposure to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Storms: Report of the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance Science and Technical Advisory Panel (doi:10.7282/T3ZP48CF)
(This document is the full report of the 2016 New Jersey Science and Technical Advisory Panel on Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Storms).
Assessing New Jersey’s Exposure to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Storms: A Companion Report to the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance Science and Technical Advisory Panel Report (doi:10.7282/T3765HK2)
(This document describes how coastal hazard data and coastal climate change impacts were addressed in New Jersey as of 2016).
Integrating Science into Coastal Resilience Planning and Decision Making (doi:10.7282/T3NP26P3)
(This document is a high level summary of the two 2016 reports noted above).
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State of the Climate New Jersey: 2021
The New Jersey State of the Climate Report summarizes annually updated scientific information on climate trends and projections that can be used by state and local decision-makers, researchers, hazard planning and climate resilience professionals, and residents. The New Jersey State of the Climate Report is developed by Rutgers University through its hosting of the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center. The report provides end users with the information they need to monitor changing climate conditions to prepare for future impacts.
An archived version of New Jersey’s State of the Climate New Jersey: 2013 can be found here.
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A Seat at the Table: Integrating the Needs and Challenges of Underrepresented and Socially...
As documented in this report, through a NOAA national Project of Special Merit, researchers from Rutgers University have developed decision-support tools, resilience planning guidance, and training and policy options to advance efforts to address the needs of socially vulnerable populations as part of coastal climate resilience planning. -
New Jersey Climate Change Alliance
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The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance (NJCAA) is a collective of organizations and individuals that share the goal of advancing science-informed climate change strategies and policy at the state and local levels in New Jersey.
The Alliance works towards this goal through:
Leading collaborative demonstration projects; Assessing and presenting evidence-based state and local policy options; Conducting outreach and education to decision-makers, practitioners and the general public; Linking scientists to policy-makers and practitioners to inform policy and practice; and Developing tools and guidance that can be used by planners and decision-makers in the public, private and non-governmental sectors. -
NJ's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2012 Update
This report provides greenhouse gas emissions estimates for New Jersey for the years 2010. 2011, and 2012.
2012 Update to New Jersey's Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory.
Researchers through the Rutgers Climate Institute and Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy undertook this research to fill a gap in reporting at the time it was conducted. New Jersey greenhouse gas emissions inventories prior to 2010 and after 2012 can be found here.
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NJForestAdapt
NJForestAdapt is a tool to assist in maintaining forest productivity, designed to inform forest stewardship and community forestry management plans, watershed protection, resiliency planning and adaptive management to climate change. Users can explore maps of forest carbon, pest and disease risk, forest health, current and projected temperature and precipitation, and anticipated changes in tree species throughout New Jersey.
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An Examination of Policy Options for Achieving Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction in New Jersey
This report explores policy options for the State of New Jersey to advance efforts to attain statewide greenhouse gas limits set 10 years ago by the Global Warming Response Act (N.J.S.A. 26:2C-37). The report examines five critical issues with respect to attainment of the statewide limits:
Whether the limits are still appropriate, reflecting the the latest science; The status of New Jersey's current greenhouse gas emissions in relation to the statewide limits; Opportunities within New Jersey's legal and policy framework for addressing greenhouse gas emissions; Notable mitigation policies in other states that could be applicable to New Jersey; and Policy opportunities to advance sound climate change policies that address the needs populations and communities that are most impacted by changing climate conditions. The report was developed as a collaboration among research staff at The Georgetown Climate Center, Rutgers Climate Institute, Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and The World Resources Institute. -
NJEDL
https://njedl.rutgers.edu/
New Jersey Environmental Digital Library (NJEDL) an open repository of digital research and educational materials on New Jersey's environment.