The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance held its annual conference on December 9, 2022 at Rutgers University. The agenda and conference presentations are below.
Advancing Climate Change Solutions in New Jersey:
Creating Opportunities to Build a Healthy, Just, Resilient and Carbon-Neutral Garden State:
Big Ideas from the New Jersey Climate Change Alliance
Friday December 9, 2022 – Busch Student Center
AGENDA
NJCCA 2022 Annual Convening focuses on integrated climate change solutions that:
• Advance health equity • Promote social justice • Create vibrant communities • Encourage nature based solutions
Welcome 9:00-9:15 am
- Advancing the intersection of climate preparedness and net zero emissions
Martha Maxwell-Doyle, NJCCA Co-Chair and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Plenary 1: Climate Solutions that Advance Social Justice 9:15-10:20 am
- Organic waste material management and food security (Gary Sondermeyer presentation)
- Planning for transportation mobility (Jon Carnegie presentation)
- Planning for climate change nested in advancing Environmental Justice
- Emissions reduction policies to address social justice (Nicky Sheats presentation)
Moderator/Panelist: Gary Sondermeyer, NJCCA Co-Chair and Bayshore Recycling
Panelists: Jon Carnegie, Rutgers University; Kim Gaddy, Clean Water Action; Nicky Sheats, Kean University
Break 10:20-10:30 am
Plenary 2: Climate Solutions that Advance Health Equity 10:30-11:30 am
- Planning for climate in public health policy (Kevin McNally presentation)
- Community based programs that intersect climate and health (Sharon Roerty presentation)
- Health systems as anchors of integrated solutions
Moderator: David Henry, NJ Association of County and City Health Officials
Panelists: Kevin McNally, NJ Public Health Association; Sharon Roerty, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Raymond Brandes, New Jersey Hospital Association
State Updates 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Moderators: Pam Frank, Gabel Associates and Tom Lewis, WSP
Panelists: Jane Cohen, Executive Director Office of Climate Action and Green Economy; Joseph Fiordaliso, NJBPU President; Shawn LaTourette, NJDEP Commissioner; Elkins Green, NJDOT Director of Environmental Resources; Donna Rendeiro, Executive Director State Planning Commission
Lunch 12:30 – 1:15 pm
Keynote: Opportunities and Challenges for Climate Justice 1:15 – 2:00 pm
Sacoby Wilson, Professor and Director, T.H.E. EJ Lab
Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland
Legislative Updates 2:00-3:00 pm
Moderator: Zoe Baldwin, Regional Plan Association
Panelists: Honorable Bob Smith, Chair, NJ Senate Environment and Energy Committee and Honorable James J. Kennedy, Chair, NJ Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
Plenary 3: Nature Based Climate Solutions that Build Vibrant Communities 3:00-4:00 pm
- Nature based solutions to resiliency (Tim Dillingham presentation)
- Natural and working lands for climate mitigation (Tom Gilbert presentation)
- Intersecting climate solutions with other planning goals (Liz Semple presentation)
Moderator: Randy Solomon, Sustainable Jersey
Panelists: Tim Dillingham, American Littoral Society; Tom Gilbert, NJ Conservation Foundation; Liz Semple, The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey