Trenton Public Policy Seminar Series

SEMINAR No. 79

“THE CLIMATE AHEAD:

Global Changes and Local Impacts”

presented by

Anthony J. Broccoli, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Environmental Prediction

Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Sponsored by:

Rutgers Office of State Relations

Thursday, March 22, 2007

STATE HOUSE ANNEX

Committee Room 1, 1st Floor

9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.

SESSION SYNOPSIS

The recent report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change details the scientific consensus that substantial changes in climate are expected in the decades to come. Global climate change will probably be the most important environmental issue of the 21st century and beyond. Professor Broccoli will discuss the major findings of this report and their implications for New Jersey and the northeastern United States.

For more information, contact the Office of State Relations by phone at

(732) 932-7741 or by email at staterel@oldqueens.rutgers.edu