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Orderly Climate Transition Needs Fossil Fuel Bans, Phaseouts, Authors Say
An orderly yet wide-ranging energy transition in the United States will require restrictive supply-side polices to “actively wind down fossil fuel extraction,” say the co-authors of a new report that urges policy-makers to treat carbon fuels the way they did lead...
Testimony – Fueling Unaffordability: How the Biden Administration’s Policies Catalyzed Global Energy Scarcity and Compounded Inflation
Watch the full video here: https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/fueling-unaffordability-how-the-biden-administrations-policies-catalyzed-global-energy-scarcity-and-compounded-inflation/ Mentioned Clip Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Mark Paul, assistant professor of...
The IPCC says we need to phase down fossil fuels, fast. Here’s how the US could do it.
On Monday, a panel of the world’s top climate scientists released a grave warning: Current policies are not enough to stave off the most devastating consequences of climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, climate pollution...
NJSPL – Developing, Validating, and Deploying the ARez Resilience Framework in New Jersey
“Area resilience” or ARez, is intended to combine community and infrastructure approaches to examine areas across the state of New Jersey and better determine their resilience to ongoing and future effects of climate change. This work will be a collaborative effort with NJIT, Princeton, and Rutgers.
EJB Talks New Faculty Spotlight: Administration Matters – How Bureaucracies Can Help Solve Water Issues in the Global South
With the right tools, planners and policymakers can make a difference by addressing and working towards solving issues.
Infographic – Climate Change: Future of New Jersey
A decade after Sandy, the Garden State continues to grow warmer, wetter, and more prone to flooding. Read some of the statistics in this latest infographic.
How Rutgers Is Forging the Next Generation of Climate Change Problem Solvers
The Coastal Climate Risk and Resilience (C2R2) graduate certificate program, created in wake of Superstorm Sandy, brings graduate students from varied disciplines together to solve real-world climate problems.
NJ State Policy Lab – Adapting to a New Era of Climate Change
In today’s NJSPL blog, Kathyrn Balitsos & Garin Bulger conducted a 3-month research effort to better understand managed acquisition programs that remove buildings susceptible to sea-level rising & flooding as a result of climate change.
NJ State Policy Lab – Coastal Adaptation in New Jersey
Today’s NJ Policy Lab post, written by summer intern Josephine O’Grady, explores our state’s needs for coastal adaptation measures.
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Undergraduate New Student Information Session for Fall 2024 Majors
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesIn-Person Session August 27th The Bloustein School is hosting the annual undergraduate student orientation for new majors on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Newly enrolled direct-admit students in Planning and Public Policy, […]
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Undergraduate Research Discovery Session: Public Health and Public Policy
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesDr. Jane Miller will present information about the Bloustein Honors Research Program (BHRP) and independent study options available. Dr. Liz Cooner, Director of the NJ State Policy Lab, will be […]