The New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) was convened by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in August 2008 as part of PlaNYC [1] and codified into law in 2012 by New York City Local Law 42. [2] It is an independent advisory body of researchers who advise New York City about climate change, producing reports that provide short-, intermediate- and long-term projections for the city. [2] [3] The NPCC reports have also included chapters on coastal flooding, public health, energy insecurity, and equity, among other topics. [4] [5] [6]
Many leading Earth scientists from the region and researchers from Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) were part of the panel's work since its beginning. [7] Among them Cynthia Rosenzweig, who helped pioneer the study of climate change and agriculture, [8] who was a co-chair for the first iteration of the panel along with William Solecki, founding director of the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities. [9] [10] Additionally, legal, insurance, and risk management experts are part of the NPCC. [1]