The Senate recently passed a bill that establishes renewable energy portfolio standards and requires a percentage of our electricity to come from class I renewable energy. This percentage will increase every five years from 2015 to 2050 with the ultimate goal to reach 80 percent renewable by 2050.
This is an important bill to move New Jersey forward with renewable energy and a big victory in our fight against climate change. It sends a clear message after Paris that New Jersey is ready for more renewable energy and a greener economy. The bill needs to be posted by Jan. 11 to pass the Assembly.
There are plenty of new technologies that we can use to reach these goals. New Jersey can be a leader for solar and wind power. We can also use geothermal power, microgrids and wave technologies. Renewable energy creates jobs and promotes economic growth while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fighting climate change and the effects of it including storm events and sea level rise. This will help us meet goals of the Global Warming Response Act.
This bill the first real step for the state to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, grow our economy, and create green jobs. This legislation is a game changer; the Senate is standing up for clean energy and against fossil fuels. This is an important step for New Jersey. This bill will put New Jersey on the path towards 80 percent clean energy by 2050. We need to move the state forward to cleaner energy with this bill by requiring us to switch to more renewable energy and away from dirty fossil fuels.
Greg Gorman
Conservation Chair
New Jersey Sierra Club
LETTER: Renewable energy key to state"s future
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