Preparing New Jersey for Climate Change
A Workshop for Decision Makers
November 29, 2011
Organized by Clean Air-Cool Planet in Partnership with Rutgers University
Hosted at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick
7:30-8:30: Registration/Breakfast
8:30-9:00: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Dean James W. Hughes, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
- Dean Robert M. Goodman, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
- Anne E. Hoskins, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Sustainability, PSEG, and member of the Board of Directors, Clean Air-Cool Planet
9:00-10:45: Panel: Assessing New Jersey's Risks from Climate Change
- Dr. Anthony Broccoli, Director, Climate & Environmental Change Initiative, Rutgers University (Anthony Broccoli presentation)
- Adam Freed, Deputy Director, Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, Office of the Mayor, City of New York (Mr. Freed was unable to attend but kindly provided his presentation)
- Dr. Kim Knowlton, Assistant Clinical Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University (Kim Knowlton presentation)
- Dr. Joseph Seneca, Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University (Joseph Seneca presentation)
10:45-11:00: Break
11:00-12:20: Panel on Anticipating Economic Impacts of New Jersey's Climate Change Risks
- Lindsey Ross, Policy Analyst, American Security Project (Ms. Ross was unable to attend)
- Dr. Robin Leichenko, Director, Rutgers Initiative and Climate and Society (Robin Leichenko presentation)
- Dr.Megan Linkin, Assistant Vice President at Allianz Risk Transfer, Inc. (Megan Linkin presentation)
12:30-1:45: Lunch at the Heldrich Hotel
Keynote Speaker: Captain Tony Miller, Deputy Director, Task Force Climate Change, US Navy
Remarks:
- Honorable James J. Florio, former Governor of the State of New Jersey
- Honorable Thomas H. Kean, former Governor of the State of New Jersey
- President Richard L. McCormick, Rutgers University
2:00-3:30: Concurrent Working Sessions
Public Health/Environmental Justice
Moderator: Dr. Nicky Sheats, Thomas Edison State College (Nicky Sheats presentation)
Panel:
- Dr. George Luber, Associate Director for Climate Change, Centers for Disease Control (George Luber presentation)
- David Henry, Princeton Regional Health Commission, Health Officer (David Henry presentation)
- Dr. Leonard Bielory, M.D., Director, STARx Allergy and Asthma Center, LLC; and Rutgers University (Leonard Bielory presentation)
Infrastructure
Moderator: Dr. Michael Weinstein, Director, PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies, Montclair State
Panel:
- Dr. Dave Robinson, New Jersey State Climatologist (Dave Robinson presentation)
- Christine Neely, Director Regulatory Affairs, PSEG Power (Christine Neely presentation)
- Jeff Perlman, Principal Planner, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (Jeff Perlman presentation)
- Dr. Jessica Sanchez, Delaware River Basin Commission; Chair, NJ Clean Water Council (Jessica Sanchez presentation)
Watershed, Rivers and Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change
Moderator: Tony MacDonald, Director of the Urban Coast Institute (UCI), Monmouth University
Panel:
- Dr. Ken Miller, Professor II Vice Chair, Rutgers University (Ken Miller presentation)
- Mark Mauriello, Director of Environmental Affairs and Planning, Edgewood Properties (Mark Mauriello presentation)
- Zoe Johnson, Program Manager, Office for a Sustainable Future, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Zoe Johnson presentation)
- Tim Dillingham, Executive Director, American Littoral Society (Tim Dillingham presentation)
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Moderator: Michael Catania, Executive Director, Conservation Resources, Inc.
Panel:
- George Gay, Northeast Natural Resource Center, National Wildlife Federation (George Gay presentation)
- Andrew Milliken, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Coordinator, US Fish and Wildlife Service (Andrew Milliken presentation)
- Jen Adkins, Executive Director, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (Jen Adkins presentation)
- Jim Laine, Laine Farms, Hillsborough NJ
3:30-3:45: Break
3:45-4:30: Reconvene
Reporting out from the afternoon sessions
- Session moderators with Jeanne Herb and Marjorie Kaplan
Acknowledgements and Concluding Remarks
- Adam Markham, President, Clean Air-Cool Planet
