When people drive less, greenhouse gas emissions go down. There are many ways to help people drive less—working from home is one of them, but we can also reduce the need to travel by car by building things closer together, reducing the distances between people’s desired destinations.
Climate Change and Energy
Can the Reduction in Travel Prompted by COVID-19 Be Sustained?
Monday, March 15th, 2021Want to Get Ahead of Flooding? Use NJF’s New Tool, the Enhanced Model Stormwater Ordinance
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021Municipal leaders should use New Jersey Future’s new tool to update their town’s stormwater ordinance as soon as possible to increase green infrastructure and reduce flood risk.
New Jersey Future to work with regional campaign for resilience
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020New Jersey Future is proud to be an inaugural member of the important and growing Rise to Resilience coalition, a group of New Jersey and New York residents, leaders in the business, labor, and justice communities, volunteer organizations, scientists, and environmental advocates.
New Jersey Future and NJDEP release report of local options and actions for resilience
Friday, March 13th, 2020New Jersey Future analyzed 350 innovative strategies applied in 76 cities or regions that could serve as model initiatives to develop the 15 strategies detailed in the Local Options/Local Actions: Resilience Strategies Case Studies report for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).
Climate-Ready CSO Solutions Forum
Thursday, February 20th, 2020New Jersey Communities Discuss Climate Change Impact on Multi-Billion Dollar Sewer Improvement Plans.
Free event! Learn how CSO plans can address climate change
Thursday, December 12th, 2019Learn how municipalities can factor climate change in their combined sewer overflow (CSO) long term control plans at a free event on January 28, 2020.
Community Solar Pilot Program Now Accepting Applications
Friday, May 3rd, 2019New Jersey’s first community solar pilot program is now accepting applications. The program allows those who might not be able to install solar panels on their own roofs to participate in the benefits of solar energy.
New Jersey Future Executive Director To Co-Chair Waterfront Alliance Coastal Resilience Task Force
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019New Jersey Future Executive Director Peter Kasabach has been named a co-chair of the Waterfront Alliance’s new Coastal Resiliency Task Force. The task force will work to build consensus around needed resiliency measures, and issue a recommendations report.
New Jersey Future Sends Letter to Governor Urging Him To Sign Stormwater Utility Legislation
Wednesday, February 27th, 2019New Jersey Future Executive Director Pete Kasabach has sent a letter to Governor Murphy urging him to sign the Clean Stormwater and Flood Reduction Act, which would permit local government entities to establish stormwater management utilities.
