New Jersey

New Jersey

Member since 2018
New Jersey Governor Murphy | US Climate Alliance
From the Governor

One of our Administration’s proudest accomplishments has been making generational progress in protecting our environment … As you know, our Administration has already set one of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the country: running New Jersey on 100% clean energy by 2035. 

Gov. Phil Murphy

New Jersey Climate Actions at a Glance

New Jersey is advancing high-impact climate policies, actions, and regulations across the Alliance’s 10 key policy areas. These solutions centered around equity, environmental justice, and a just economic transition are being deployed at scale to safeguard public health, grow the U.S. economy, and secure a net-zero future.  

 

This list includes both statutory and executive policies and actions that New Jersey has adopted or is in the process of adopting (as of October 2022).

  • Lead by Example programs & goals
  • Economy-wide GHG goal
  • State climate action plan
  • Electric utility energy efficiency resource standards
  • Gas utility energy efficiency resource standards
  • Appliance efficiency standards
  • 100% clean electricity goal
  • Renewable portfolio standards
  • Regulations addressing HFCs
  • Environmental justice offices or interagency bodies
  • Environmental justice screening and policy tools
  • Just Transition offices or interagency bodies
  • NWL in state GHG inventory
  • Social cost of greenhouse gases in policymaking
  • Carbon market participation
  • Statewide resilience or adaptation plan
  • Resilience offices or interagency bodies
  • Low-emission vehicle standards
  • Zero-emission vehicle standards
  • Clean truck standards

Want To Learn More?

For the most up-to-date, in-depth breakdown of climate 

actions across each policy priority, 

explore the U.S. Climate Alliance Policy Database.