NJ Climate Change Resource Center
Providing actionable science, planning tools, and technical guidance to policymakers, practitioners, and communities addressing climate change in New Jersey.
PROJECT AREAS
We maximize the impact of our work by focusing on five overlapping project areas.
![NJ ADAPT](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NJ-ADAPT-icon.jpg)
NJ ADAPT
A suite of online
data-visualization and
mapping tools
![Climate Corps](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Climate-Corps-icon.jpg)
CLIMATE CORPS
Research, analysis and
project work by a team of seasoned grad students
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RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
Science with real-world applications to New Jersey's climate challenges.
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TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE & TRAINING
Guidance on using our tools, webinars on emerging issues
![Climate Justice](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Climate-Justice-icon.jpg)
CLIMATE JUSTICE
Climate action in New
Jersey's overburdened communities
![State of the Climate New Jersey 2023](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/State-of-the-Climate-New-Jersey-2023-icon.jpg)
State of the Climate: New Jersey 2023
This report provides an overview of outstanding 2023 weather events, followed by an in-depth analysis of historical climate data and future projections for New Jersey. The authors focus on temperature, sea-level rise, precipitation, and extreme events, including a discussion of the summer 2023 Canadian wildfires that impacted air quality throughout New Jersey … Read more →
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Rutgers NJ Inland Design Flood Elevation Layer
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently adopted its Inland Flood Rule which, among other actions, establishes a new Design Flood Elevation (DFE) standard for specific types of new construction and redevelopment … Read more →
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15-Minute Neighborhoods
This report summarizes the results of a two-year planning and research study designed to investigate how a comprehensive, multi-goal planning and policy framework can be used to achieve carbon-neutral transportation choices that simultaneously support healthy, just, and resilient communities for all New Jersey residents.
![Raritan River and Route 18 near New Brunswick NJ Raritan River and Route 18 near New Brunswick NJ](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Raritan-River-and-Route-18-near-New-Brunswick-NJ.jpg)
Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP)
The CCRC is providing assistance to the NJDEP in development of a statewide PCAP pursuant to the USEPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program. Specifically, the CCRC is leading some of the PCAP stakeholder engagement efforts, conducting an assessment of benefits of … Read more →
![Heat Vulnerability Map Heat Vulnerability Map](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Heat-Vulnerability-Map.jpg)
Heat Vulnerability Assessment Workgroup
![NJADAPT-map-icon.jpg NJ Adapt](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NJADAPT-map-icon.jpg)
Enhanced data-visualization tools help New Jersey plan for climate change
![Elizabeth-River-and-County-Courthouse.jpg Elizabeth-River-and-County-Courthouse.jpg](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Elizabeth-River-and-County-Courthouse.jpg)
Understanding climate risks in Elizabeth, N.J
An analysis by Climate Corps member Jessica Parineet is helping an organization in Elizabeth focus on neighborhoods most vulnerable to flooding and extreme heat.
![Construction plans Construction plans](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Construction-plans.jpg)
Supporting climate action in New Jersey's overburdened communities
WHAT’S NEW AT THE CCRC
![State of the Climate New Jersey 2023](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/State-of-the-Climate-New-Jersey-2023-icon.jpg)
Rising temperatures and poor air quality signal future impacts
KITTA MacPHERSON / RUTGERS TODAY
![Farm field and wetlands](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Farm-field-and-wetlands.jpg)
Climate change and Garden State agriculture
MARJORIE B. KAPLAN, MARK ROBSON, and JAMES SHOPE / ANJEC REPORT
![Construction worker sweating in heat](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Construction-worker-sweating-in-heat.jpg)
New Jersey leaders draft plan to help residents cope with rising temperatures
BRANDON GOLDNER and ALAN WHEELER / CBS PHILADELPHIA
New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center
Project Areas
OUR LATEST WORK
![15-Minute-Neighborhoods](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/15-Minute-Neighborhoods-in-New-Jersey.jpg)
15-Minute Neighborhoods
This report summarizes the results of a two-year planning and research study designed to investigate how a comprehensive, multi-goal planning and policy framework can be used to achieve carbon-neutral transportation choices that simultaneously support healthy, just, and resilient communities for all New Jersey residents.
![Raritan River and Route 18 near New Brunswick NJ Raritan River and Route 18 near New Brunswick NJ](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Raritan-River-and-Route-18-near-New-Brunswick-NJ.jpg)
Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP)
The CCRC is providing assistance to the NJDEP in development of a statewide PCAP pursuant to the USEPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program. Specifically, the CCRC is leading some of the PCAP stakeholder engagement efforts, conducting an assessment of benefits of … Read more →
![Heat Vulnerability Map Heat Vulnerability Map](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Heat-Vulnerability-Map.jpg)
Heat Vulnerability Assessment Workgroup
![NJADAPT-map-icon.jpg NJ Adapt](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NJADAPT-map-icon.jpg)
Enhanced data-visualization tools help New Jersey plan for climate change
![Elizabeth-River-and-County-Courthouse.jpg Elizabeth-River-and-County-Courthouse.jpg](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Elizabeth-River-and-County-Courthouse.jpg)
Understanding climate risks in Elizabeth, N.J
An analysis by Climate Corps member Jessica Parineet is helping an organization in Elizabeth focus on neighborhoods most vulnerable to flooding and extreme heat.
![Construction plans Construction plans](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Construction-plans.jpg)
Supporting climate action in New Jersey's overburdened communities
NJ Climate News
![State of the Climate New Jersey 2023](https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/State-of-the-Climate-New-Jersey-2023-icon.jpg)
Rising temperatures and poor air quality signal future impacts
KITTA MacPHERSON / RUTGERS TODAY