OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
NJ PACT Protecting Against Climate Change
New Jersey is threatened by climate change impacts such as rising sea levels, more intense and frequent storm events and flooding, and increasing temperature.
Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL)
Modernizing environmental land use rules to respond to climate change by considering risks such as sea level rise and chronic flooding, and to facilitate climate resilience by supporting green infrastructure and renewable energy.
Climate Pollutant Reduction (CPR)
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions requires a wide range of strategies, from regulatory reform to voluntary programs.
The effects of these impacts present real threats to the economy, environment and public health and safety of all New Jerseyans.
In 2020, DEP began a regulatory reform effort to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other climate pollutant emissions while making our natural and built environments more resilient to the impacts of climate change that are now unavoidable.