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State of the Climate: New Jersey

2013

From the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance and Rutgers Climate Institute, “State of the Climate: New Jersey” provides an overview of recent climate events and trends, their impacts, and their implications for the future of New Jersey. The report highlights climate impacts as related to temperature, precipitation and sea level rise for the state.

Related Organizations: Rutgers University, New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance

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Oakland 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan - Oakland, California

July 2020

In July 2020, the City of Oakland’s Department of Public Works released Oakland 2030: Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP). ECAP is a cross-sectional, citywide plan that establishes 40 specific actions that City agencies and its partners must take by 2050 to reduce Oakland’s climate emissions and improve resiliency in an equitable manner. With a strong focus on equity throughout, the ECAP authors have broken down its recommendations and policy actions into seven distinct sectors: transportation and land use, buildings, material consumption and waste, adaptation, carbon removal, City leadership, and the Port of Oakland.

Related Organizations: City of Oakland, California

Resource Category: Planning

 

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Nevada Executive Order 2019-22 Directing Executive Branch to Advance Nevada's Climate Goals

November 22, 2019

In November 2019, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed Executive Order (EO) 2019-22 directing the executive branch to advance Nevada's climate goals. To accomplish these goals, the governor is requiring state agencies to identify specific policies to reduce in-state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to increase Nevada's resilience to climate impacts. The governor, through the EO, recognized the warming climate in Nevada and the need to take action to mitigate and adapt to other past, present, and future impacts of climate change.

Resource Category: Law and Governance

 

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Building a Just Climate Future for North Carolina

September 2020

Developed by the Center for American Progress, the report Building a Just Climate Future for North Carolina (report) provides state leadership in North Carolina with strategies to address the pressing public health and safety threats that stem from climate change. The authors recommend six actions for policymakers to take that -- alongside actions laid out in the state’s executive order (EO) 80 and EO 143, the state’s Clean Energy Plan, and Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan -- they argue will help the state address climate change while advancing conomic, racial, and environmental justice.

Related Organizations: Center for American Progress

Authors or Affiliated Users: Cathleen Kelly, Rita Cliffton

Resource Category: Solutions

 

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Water Equity Network

The Water Equity Network, launched by the U. S. Water Alliance in September 2020, encourages and facilitates collaboration between water utilities, community organizations, environmental groups, and individuals  to address water equity issues at the local level. The Water Alliance defines water equity as “when all communities have access to safe, clean, affordable drinking water and wastewater services; are resilient in the face of floods, drought, and other climate risks; have a role in decision-making processes related to water management in their communities; and share in the economic, social, and environmental benefits of water systems.

 

 

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