Alliance members are working to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing emissions, accelerating action, centering equity, and tracking progress. 

Explore New Jersey's policies and actions across the Alliance's 10 key policy areas. Numbers presented below only reflect the number of policies in this database and thus may not reflect all climate policies pursued.

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GHG Targets + Governance

Just Transition + Equity

Industry

Pricing Carbon + Valuing Damages

Electricity

Transportation

Resilience

Natural + Working Lands

Climate Finance

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A5463

This bill requires the state’s public utilities to disclose any votes at PJM meetings and explain how each vote furthers New Jersey’s goals of “prioritizing the affordability, reliability, and sustainability” in the energy system.

S3223: An Act concerning electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces

Establishes numerical requirements and zoning standards for installation of electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces.

- Allows ESVE and EV-ready infrastructure as a permitted accessory use in all zoning or use districts in of a municipality.
- Sets requirements for the installation of EVSE and EV-ready infrastructure in parking lot/garage developments. 
- Requires the state to develop a model land use ordinance regarding EVSE and EV-ready parking spaces that will be effective in each municipality.

This Model Statewide Municipal Electric Vehicle (EV) Ordinance published by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) on September 1, 2021, was written with support from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Board of Public Utilities (BPU), to comply with P.L. 2021, c. 171, which Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on July 9, 2021.

The law requires that Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment (EVSE) and Make-Ready parking spaces be designated as a permitted accessory use in all zoning or use districts and establishes associated installation and parking requirements related to EVSE in New Jersey’s 565 municipalities. In order to implement this, the bill requires that DCA publish a model statewide municipal EV ordinance on its website. The model ordinance is required to include the installation and parking requirements detailed in the bill, as well as address installation, sightline, and setback requirements and other health- and safety-related specifications (“Reasonable Standards”) for EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces.

Model Statewide Municipal EV Ordinance

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New Jersey Joins Global Commitment to Preserve 30% of Natural Lands by 2030

Governor Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey has joined the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, a group of member states, territories, and countries committed to conserving 30% of their land by 2030. As a leader in land and water conservation, New Jersey has already protected more than 1.6 million acres of open space — more than 30% of the state’s total land. 

New Jersey's 30x30 Conservation Goal

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Senate Joint Resolution 154

This joint resolution directs the Board of Public Utilities to investigate PJM Interconnection’s Reliability Pricing Model, directs the State of New Jersey to collaborate with neighboring states to promote affordable energy practices, and urges PJM to implement market reforms and expeditiously review new electricity generation applications.