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On the eve of the Live Earth concert, Governor Corzine stood alongside Vice President Al Gore to sign the strongest, most comprehensive cap on global warming pollution in the country. Read the press release.
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Global Warming SolutionsHow You Can HelpThank your state Senator and
Assemblymen for passing the Global Warming Response Act. Click here to take action. Brief SummaryRight now, our top priority is to tackle the greatest and most urgent environmental challenge of our time: global warming. For New Jersey, global warming means more flooding and air pollution. Our coastal treasures, including all of our prized beaches, are at risk of flooding from sea level rise. Global warming also means more dangerous heat waves and more air pollution, putting seniors and children with asthma and other health problems at risk. The good news is that global warming is solvable. Scientists say that by cutting global warming pollution by roughly 20 percent below current levels by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050, we can avoid the worst effects of global warming, protecting our children and future generations. We have the solutions available right now to acheive the reductions. These solutions will also grow our economy by promoting investment in clean, renewable energy technologies and protect consumers from rising energy prices. The good news is that New Jersey just enacted the Global Warming Response Act. This ground-breaking bill requires mandatory limits on global warming pollution from all sources statewide to below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 percent below current levels by 2050. This legislation is the strongest, most comprehensive cap on global warming pollution in the country. Our state is setting a vital precedent for other states and the nation to take action. We can solve global warming, and New Jersey is leading the way.
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