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The NJ Priority Climate Action Plan calls for supporting the development of 11.0 GW of offshore wind by 2040. Photo credit: Pixabay wastewater treatment facilities; and 3) help implement the NJ Board of Public Utilities' Higher Education Decarbonization Pilot Program. Electric generation This sector, which accounts for 18 percent of statewide GHGs, has goals of achieving 12.2 GW of in-state solar generation by 2030; facilitating the integration of clean distributed energy sources into the grid; and supporting the development of 11.0 GW of offshore wind by 2040. The Plan proposes an array of actions in pursuit of those goals. Food waste Food waste in NJ comprises 22 percent of total municipal waste and a top priority is to "achieve a 50 percent reduction in food waste by 2030." This is accompanied by a suite of local government actions: 1) update district soil waste management plans to include food waste reduction; 2) encourage schools to adopt the New Jersey School Food Waste Guidelines and institute a food waste reduction curriculum in K-12 schools; 3) implement a community-scale reusable foodware system pilot; 4) support food waste recovery systems, such as anaerobic digesters and co-digestion of food waste at wastewater treatment facilities; and 5) implement local and regional composting programs. SUSTAINABLY PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER The Plan also includes funding opportunities to match the implementation goals. This is just a taste of the analysis, goals and recommendations you will find in this inspiring guidance document. Not only does it tell you which sectors need attention first, but it provides a menu of solutions and a variety of funding options to help make your community's goals a reality. How will you use the Priority Climate Action Plan? What's your first project? Let us know at info@anjec.org. Resources: • NJ Priority Climate Action Plan – https:// tinyurl.com/277bd8ra • Implementing NJ Priority Climate Action Plan slide deck – https://tinyurl.com/ 7cer4j6p • Implementing NJ Priority Climate Action Plan YouTube – www.youtube.com/ watch?v=z_NkK84Pjxw • Priority Climate Action Plan, Funding, Webinar links, Resource links – https:// dep.nj.gov/climatechange/mitigation/cprg/ • EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants – https://tinyurl.com/yc3x6bbf • NJBPU Higher Education Decarbonization Pilot Program – www.njcleanenergy.com/LEUPDecarb ANJEC

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Student-driven sustainability: Green Matters’ grants in action By Kathy Lynch, President, Green Matters Green Matters is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has been funding environmental projects for and by students in New Jersey since 2022. Past grants to high schoolers include funds for an aquaponics system, tree planting, a pollinator garden, a residential composting pickup pilot program, supplies to start a beekeeping club (including a hive) and a seed library. Money has also been given to organizations to support their work for or with students, such as internships at Sourland Conservancy and Herrontown Woods, programming for The Ripple Center and curriculum training for Earth Friends. Green Matters is also proud to sponsor the climate change track at the Association of Environmental Educators' fall conference for a second year and to support the great work of ANJEC. Green Matters initially sought out high school-age students as applicants, then realized that it's never too early to spark interest in and gain understanding of why we need to protect our planet and its inhabitants. If you have an idea for a project, please check out our website and application, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions or want to brainstorm a bit: www.green-matters.org. This project explored the use of aquaponics as a means of sustainable food production in a courtyard at Princeton High School. Candace McKee Ashmun Memorial Fund In honor of ANJEC’s Founder and First Executive Director ANJEC established the Candace McKee Ashmun Memorial Fund in her honor to support the ANJEC Open Space Stewardship Grant Program. The annual program provides small grants to help environmental commissioners carry out local stewardship projects. ANJEC.ORG/DONATE To donate, use the QR code or mail a check to ANJEC, PO Box 157, Mendham NJ 07945. 30 ANJEC REPORT – Autumn 2024

Hopeful signs For the first time since WWII, a renewable energy source has outpaced fossil fuels. The US added 32.4 gigawatts of solar capacity, which shatters the 2021 record of 23.6 gigawatts. That represents 52 percent of all added energy capacity in the US, with natural gas coming in a distant second at only 18 percent. This solar boom can be attributed to a few things-chief among them the Inflation Reduction Act, which set aside roughly $369 billion for investment in and production of clean energy tech, as well as major incentives for installing rooftop solar (www.popular mechanics.com/science/green-tech/ a60130391/solar-breaks-record-2023/). ANJEC depends on our business members to help pay for the cost of printing the ANJEC Report. Please let them know that you saw their ad here. Remember, however, that ANJEC does not necessarily endorse any of these firms. SUSTAINABLY PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER ANJEC REPORT – Autumn 2024 31

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ANJEC depends on our business members to help pay for the cost of printing the ANJEC Report. Please let them know that you saw their ad here. Remember, however, that ANJEC does not necessarily endorse any of these firms. ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE PLANNING ● ● ● ● Environmental Impact Statements Wetland Studies ● Floodplain Studies and Flood Control ● Stormwater Best Management Practices ● Natural Resource Inventories ● Site Evaluation Studies ● Permits ● Expert Testimony Community Master Plans Zoning and Land Development Ordinances ● Environmental Ordinances ● Site Plans & Subdivisions ● Development Feasibility Studies ● Expert Testimony John A. Thonet, PE, PP 14 Upper Kingtown Road • Pittstown, NJ 08867 Tel: 908.238.0473 john.thonet@gmail.com www.thonetassociates.com 34 ANJEC REPORT – Autumn 2024

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