It's a Fact
HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS
led to ~10k emergency department visits by NJ residents from 2013-2022.
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It's a Fact
SEA-LEVELS
in NJ are rising at about twice the global average.
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It's a Fact
As STORMS
get more extreme, so will the size and frequency of flooding.
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JERSEY STRONG,
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New Jersey is working to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change
So far, its efforts have been successful – NJ attained the 2020 greenhouse gas reduction goal years ahead of schedule.
We now look ahead to the 2050 goal and reducing carbon pollution, expanding clean energy infrastructure and building resilient communities.
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