New Jersey Governor Signs Global Warming Response Act

On July 6, 2007, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine signed into law the Global Warming Response Act, A3301, which sets greenhouse gas emissions targets for the state. The legislation limits the level of statewide greenhouse gas emissions, and greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generated outside the state but consumed in the state, to 1990 levels by 2020 and to 80 percent below 2006 levels by 2050. These targets were previously set in Executive Order 54 which the Governor signed in February. A3301 directs the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner to make specific recommendations to the Governor on how to meet the targets while taking into account the economic benefits and costs of implementing these recommendations. The legislation directs the DEP to develop a 1990 greenhouse gas emission inventory and a system for monitoring current greenhouse gas levels.

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