2020 New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change

• This 205-page scientific report, commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, provides an overview of greenhouse gases, regional and global climate change, and the specific effects of climate change on New Jersey. 
• The report is broken up into chapters and there is an executive summary for quick reference. 

Positives

• This report is written in a clear, easy-to-understand style. 
• Clicking on the sidebar menu at the top left-hand corner enables a navigable table of contents.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• The Executive Summary will help students understand the scope and purpose of the report because it provides a broad overview of many of the topics covered.
  

Differentiation

• Civics classes could use the report to compare and contrast state environmental policies such as New Jersey's Executive Order 89 or the New Jersey Global Warming Response Act with international agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol.
• Health and biology classes could locate and read sections of the report that explain how climate change impacts human health. 
• Other resources on this topic include this resiliency map of New Jersey's coastal areas, this video about climate change impacts on New Jersey from Rutgers Climate Institute, and this Grist video on infrastructure improvements in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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