Our Latest Work
Current Initiatives
The CCRC is involved in a wide range of projects, ranging from the development of planning tools and on-the-ground research to supporting community-led projects to reduce emissions and much more. Learn more about our latest projects below.
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. In consultation with the NJDEP, the NJ Climate Change Resource Center prepared a new data layer consistent with the new 2023 DFE standard (1% Chance Annual Flood Plus 3 Feet) for inclusion in its NJADAPT suite of data visualization and mapping tools.
15-Minute Neighborhoods: A Pathway to Creating Healthier, More Just, Resilient & Sustainable Communities in New Jersey
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.
Monetizing Health Benefits of Offshore Wind Expansion and Demand Reduction Strategies in New Jersey
Professor Mark Rodgers, Rutgers Business School, led an analysis of the potential health benefits of wind energy expansion and energy demand reduction strategies for New Jersey.
Heat Vulnerability Assessment Workgroup
The CCRC is facilitating a group of academic and state agency partners working on projects related to assessing community-based heat vulnerability in New Jersey. We are building a community of practice to share methods, lessons learned, and best practices for community-based air monitoring.
Enhanced data-visualization tools help New Jersey plan for climate change
An expansion of NJADAPT — a suite of decision-support tools developed at Rutgers — provides essential information to communities preparing for climate impacts.
Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP)
The CCRC has been assisting the NJDEP in development of a statewide Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) pursuant to the USEPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program. Specifically, the CCRC has been leading some of the PCAP stakeholder engagement efforts, conducting an assessment of benefits of priority climate actions to low-income and disadvantaged communities, and identifying workforce development opportunities associated with implementation of priority climate actions.
