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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A1476 - Establishes "New Jersey Target Zero Commission."

Governor Phil Murphy today signed A1476/S361 into law, creating the Target Zero Commission with the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries in New Jersey by 2040. The 13-member group will consist of state officials from the Department of Transportation (DOT), State Police, along with the Division of Highway Traffic Safety, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, regional transportation officials, and others who will work together to make New Jersey’s roads safer for drivers and pedestrians.  

The Target Zero Commission will focus on data-driven strategies that prioritize roadway design, speed management, and safety for all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. The Commission will advise the Governor, Legislature, and the DOT regarding policies, programs, research, and priorities that will aid in attaining the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities. 

Under the law, the Commission is directed to propose an action plan within one year of the bill’s signing, with a chance for the public to provide feedback on the proposed plan. The Commission will also collect traffic safety data for the public, including data on dangerous intersections and crash demographics. Additionally, the Commission will provide data and resources to local municipalities to assist them in developing their own Target Zero plans.

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Requires DOT to implement complete streets policy that considers persons with certain disabilities.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has been recognized as a national leader for advancing Complete Streets policies, which promote safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other users of New Jersey roadways.

NJDOT was a pioneer in the adoption of Complete Streets policy in December 2009. The Department updated the Policy on November 26, 2024, ensuring that every project is reviewed for compliance with the 2024 Complete Streets policy. The policy requires that future roadway improvement projects include safe accommodations for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders and the mobility impaired.

This policy is implemented through the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of new, rehabilitated, and retrofitted transportation facilities, public highways, and public transportation projects funded or administered under the NJDOT Capital Program, to provide safe and equitable access for all users.

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New Jersey Target Zero Safety Action Plan

This Action Plan adopted by the Target Zero Commission is organized under the Safe
System Approach headings of Safer People, Safer Roads, Safer Speeds,
Safer Vehicles, and Post-Crash Care. The Action Plan also recommends
actions under the headings of Safer Land Use and Coordinated
Implementation. The latter includes actions related to policy, investment,
data, and project delivery, as well as collaboration between entities.
While each action can stand on its own, the TZC members recognize
that the cumulative impact of all the recommendations is greater than
the sum of its parts and collectively represent meaningfully steps on the
journey towards realizing the goal of zero fatalities and serious injuries
in New Jersey.

New Jersey Zero-Emission Vehicle Roadmap

Governor Phil Murphy highlighted investments in decarbonizing and electrifying the transportation sector, based on recommendations outlined in the New Jersey Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Roadmap report. The report outlines the progress achieved, the challenges ahead, and strategies to encourage market transformation and accelerate the adoption of ZEVs. 

The roadmap, developed by New Jersey’s Partnership to Plug-in and led by the Governor’s Office, affirms the need to maintain and expand ZEV incentives, enhance ZEV infrastructure installation and reliability, invest in grid upgrades, develop ZEV resources and tools for targeted outreach, prioritize equity and underserved communities, develop a ZEV workforce, and reduce vehicle miles traveled. The roadmap also offers policy options to address various barriers to adoption, including a lack of charging infrastructure and consumer concerns about ZEV range, cost, and convenience. 

RGGI Strategic Funding Plan 2023-2025

The 2023 Plan identifies initiatives that will be funded by RGGI auction proceeds and outlines how these investments will achieve emissions reductions, clean energy goals, and environmental justice priorities over the three-year period from 2023 through 2025.

The Reducing Emissions through Retrofits, Optimization, Fuel-switching, and Innovative Technologies (RETROFIT NJ) Grant Program is a $75 million pilot program launched by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to provide financial assistance to multi-pronged, large-scale retrofit projects that enable holistic energy improvements at buildings, campuses, and multi-building facilities. The grant awards will range from $2.5 to $12.5 million to reimburse applicants for eligible hard and soft construction costs, including design, equipment, construction, and commissioning from projects that significantly reduce carbon emissions, serve as replicable models, accelerate New Jersey’s clean energy transition, and stimulate economic growth in the clean energy industry. This pilot is funded by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) proceeds allocated to the NJEDA.

Reducing Emissions through Retrofits, Optimization, Fuel-switching, and Innovative Technologies (RETROFIT NJ) Grant Program

The NJ Cool program is a $15 million pilot program launched by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to provide financial assistance to commercial, industrial, and institutional building owners and tenants undertaking retrofit construction projects that reduce operating greenhouse gas emissions from existing buildings in Newark, Edison, and Atlantic City.

The NJEDA will provide grant awards ranging from $50,000 to $1 million to reimburse applicants for eligible hard construction costs from projects that upgrade building heating and cooling systems to less polluting alternatives, as well as implement other energy efficiency measures or on-site renewables. This pilot is funded by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) proceeds allocated to NJEDA and will accelerate the adoption of more environmentally friendly building systems, technologies, and construction practices within New Jersey.