New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Description:this Agreement Provides Funding Under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to Develop a Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Plan or Update an Existing Plan in Collaboration With Air Pollution Control Districts, and Large and Small Municipalities Statewide, and Tribal Governments That Will Support Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHG) and Harmful Air Pollutants and to Conduct Meaningful Engagement With Low- Income and Disadvantaged Communities. This Agreement Is a Project Which Ends With a Final Approved Plan and Project Status Report in 2027. I a Major Defined Goal and Requirement Is to Produce a Plan Which Coordinates With and Leverages Existing Federal Funding So That Low Income and Disadvantaged Communities (LIDAC) Fully Benefit From the Technologies and Management Practices Which Will Be Identified in the Pcap and Ccap Elements as Noted Below. T These Offices and Agencies Will Lead the Development of the State's CPRG Grant Deliverables' the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) the Governor's Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy (OCAGE) the Deliverable Will Be Based on Two Foundational Documents: the 2019 Energy Master Plan the 80X50 Report (the Global Warming Response Act Stakeholder Engagement Supporting the Pcap Development Will Identify and Quantify Green House Gas Reduction Measures and Benefits for Low Income Disadvantaged Communities (LIDAC) Activities:in General, Activities Include the Development, Updating, and Evaluation of Plans to Reduce Climate Pollution (i.e., to Reduce GHG Emissions And/or Enhance Carbon Sinks). Specific Activities Include . . . Expansion of the 2022 Green House Gas Emissions Inventory Midcycle Update Report This Report Will Thematically Connect to the Priorities and Outputs of of the New Jersey Green Clean Buildings Working Group, the NJ Regional Green House Gas Initiative (RGGI) Funding Plans, the NJ Green Jobs for a Sustainable Future Report , NJ'S Food Waste Reduction Plan , Green House Gas Monitoring and Reporting Rule, the Electric (EV) Law (transportation Electrification Rules Tthe Natural Working Lands Strategy Subrecipient:sector Specific Subaward $210,000 Workforce Planning and Low Income Disadvantaged Community Subaward $400,000 Energy Sector Modeling Subaward $135,000 Green House Gas Inventory Subaward $125,000 All of the Subawards Support the Pcap and Ccap in the Following Manner. They Enhance the Scope and Depth of on Going Programs and Laws Which Reduce Green House Gas Emissions in Lidac Areas of the State. the Workforce and Health Benefits Analysis Associated With These Programs Are Intended to Demonstrate the Benefits of Co Pollutant Health and Workforce Benefits. .outcomes:three Key Deliverables Will Be Produced and Submitted Over the Course of the Four-year Program Period, Including: a Priority Climate Action Plan (pcap), Due March 1, 2024; a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (ccap), Due Two Years From the Date of the Award; and a Status Report, Due at the Close of the Grant Period. the Expected Outcomes Include a Pcap and Ccap That Identifies: Tons of Pollution (GHGS and Co-pollutants) Reduced Over the Lifetime of the Measures; Tons of Pollution (GHGS and Co-pollutants) Reduced Annually; and Tons of Pollution (GHGS and Co-pollutants) Reduced With Respect to Low-income and Disadvantaged Communities. Other Expected Outcomes Include: . . . Key Deliverable # 1 Pcap New Programs and Expansion of Existing Green House Gas Reduction Programs State Wide Such as: It Pay$ to Plug in Grant Program Charge Up New Jersey E Mobility Grants for Electric Car Sharing and Car Hailing Services Diesel Vehicle and Equipment Electrification Grants NJ Zero Emission Incentive Program NJ Ev Tourism Grants Community Energy Grant Programs Whole Hou