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1 EMPOWERNJ v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION -- rank: 1000

... as the '80x50 goal,' also known as the '2050 limit.' N.J.S.A. 26:2C-38 to - 39. In 2019, the Legislature amended the GWRA. The ... L. 2019, c. 197, § 1 (codified as amended at N.J.S.A. 26:2C-38). The amendments also required DEP to 'prepare a report recommending ... c) expressly pair the 2050 limit with 'interim benchmarks.' Further, N.J.S.A. 26:2C-38 includes the Legislature's affirmative findings that 'steps,' 'specific actions ... 2050 limit, they do not specify any interim benchmarks. Cf. N.J.S.A. 26:2C-38. We interpret these 'steps' and 'specific actions' to relate to ... to establishing interim benchmarks. Critically, we center our discussion on N.J.S.A. 26:2C-38, and find a gap in the legislative findings where the ... can be taken to attack the problem of global warming.' N.J.S.A. 26:2C-38. Accordingly, the GWRA neatly pairs its findings that 'steps' ...

docket:	a1461-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-07
status:	Unpublished
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Document Size:	36507

2 IN RE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE -- rank: 717

... to 80% below the 2006 level by the year 2050. [ N.J.S.A. 26:2C-38.] The Response Act required reductions in the level of greenhouse ...

docket:	a4878-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-03-25
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	38832