New Jersey's Response to Climate Change

This presentation was given by Lisa P. Jackson (Commissioner of NJDEP) on March 30, 2007 as a description of New Jersey's response to climate change. It discusses the effects of climate change on NJ, the state of NJ's greenhouse gas emissions, and NJ's strategy for dealing with this issue. The strategy includes ongoing collaboration with other northeastern states as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and the Energy Master Plan - a plan to reduce energy use by 20% by 2020 and meet 20% of NJ's electricity needs through renewable sources.Purpose: Presentation by commisioner of NJDEP to discuss NJ's response to climate change