Taking the Lead:State Innovations to

Reduce Greenhouse Gas

Creating Public/Private Partnerships

Mike Winka, AdministratorNJDEP - DSRT - OITD

NGA- CBP MeetingWashington DC

February 28-March 1, 2002

• 8,414,350 people

• 8,722 square miles

• 35,921 miles of roadways

• 127 miles of shoreline

• 24.5% Urban/Suburban

• 13.1% Rural/Farmland

• 29.2% Open Space/Forest

• 14.4% Wetlands

• 18.8% Open waters

• 19% of State in permanent preservation

• From 1995 aerial photo data

NJ GHG emissions; CO2 equivalents, by sectorbased on US DOE/EIA data (fuels), NJDEP data (LF methane),

and USEPA data (HFCs, etc. in "other" cagegory)

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Energy consumed in production of electricity used in NJ, by source type, 1960 to 1999

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Source1990 NJ Estimates; CO2 Equivalent

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1%

CO2 from fossil fuel combustion

HCFC-22 & SF6

CO2 from land use

CH4 from landfills

CH4 from fossil fuel extraction & distribution

Not including emissions of CFCs and related compounds which are under present phase-out requirements

New Jersey 1999 GHG Emissions

3%3%

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CO2 fromcombustion

CH4 from LFs

HFCs & SF6

Other

82%

NJ Greenhouse Gas Emissions and TargetEstimated from US DOE/EIA data and NJDEP solid waste data

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Target: 3.5% below 1990 baseline year emissions

Linear projection of 1980 through 1999 values

INDUSTRIAL SECTORP r el iminar y saving - r epor t ing t o dat e

1605b VOLUNTARY REP ORTING

• L’Oreal 55.5% reduction in GHGs with 60% increase in production

• Schering Plough 37% reduction in CO2 and 51.8% reduction in CH4

• Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station 35% reduction in GHGs

• Johnson & Johnson 18% reduction in CO2 and a 22% reduction in Nox

• Dupont 50% reduction in GHG (31% Fluorinated --Compounds 29% energy efficiency

Total 1,100,000 Metric tons of CO2 reduction

Sustainability Covenant- GHG Initiative- April 18, 2000Between

The New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionAnd

(list of participating companies) 

 The undersigned parties as witnesses to the initiation of the New Jersey Sustainability Greenhouse Gas Action Plan on April 17, 2000 hereby pledge our full support to the goals of the Plan and covenant that all reasonable efforts will be undertaken, in this non-binding agreement, to implement voluntary programs and initiatives to accomplish the core goal of the plan; a 3.5% reduction in New Jersey greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 baseline levels by the year 2005. It is on the ___ day of April, 2000 that the undersigned as duly signatories execute this covenant for the intentions set forth herein.  Signed by: Facilatated by: NJDEP PSE&G

JCPL/GPUand Cosmair, Inc. Clark Manufacturing Witnessed by:DuPontJohnson & Johnson EDFLucent Technologies NRDCPhilips Lighting Company Nature ConservancySchering – Plough Center for Clean Air PolicyLakehurst Naval Air Station 

Sust ainabil it y Covenant NJ DEP & P SEG

• Sets goal for a 15% reduction in 1990 CO2 rate (lbs/MWh) from all NJ PSEG Fossil’s EGU by 2006

• Semi annual reporting

• Reporting on collateral benefits

• Reporting on other CO2 reductions

Commer c ial Sect orCol l ege & Univer sit ies -pr el iminar y r epor t ing*

1990 t o 2000

• All 56 College and University Presidents signed onto NJDEP sustainability covenant

• First year reporting:

– 14 Colleges/Universities representing 45% of the C&U population

– 17% increase in floor space– 14% increase in students/staff– 0% increase in GHG emission from 1990 to 2000– 70lbs of CO2/Ft2 to 35 lbs of CO2/ft2

• C/U1 14% > Sq Ft, 20% > FTEs, 1% < in GHGs

C/U2 12% > Sq Ft, 5% > FTEs, 63% < in GHGs

C/U3 10% > Sq Ft, 3% > FTEs, 5% < in GHGs

C/U4 27% > Sq Ft, 31% > FTEs, 8% < in GHGs

C/U5 31% > Sq Ft, 3% < FTEs, 7% < in GHGs

C/U6 34% > Sq Ft, , 16% < in GHGs

Avg. 21% > 12% > 17% <

Commercial Sectork-12 public Schools

NJSBA Manual for Positions and Policies on Education

NJSBA Policy FC 5141 Health – To provide a safe and healthy environment for students

All reasonable efforts to implement voluntary programs and initiatives to accomplish the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions should be supported

Gover nment Sec t or

• New Jersey has purchased a 15%Green e certified 50% renewable GreenPower. This represents 152 millionkWhs and 46,000 tons of avoided CO2,95 tons of avoided SO2, 114 tons ofavoided NOx representing $1.9 millionin avoided environmental costs.

Commercial SectorUtilities EE and RE Programs

3 –year $358 million energy efficiency and renewable buy-down program

75% for Energy Efficiency and 25% for Renewable Energy

1,8240,000 Metric tons of CO25,325 metric tons of NOx8,510 metric tons of SO20.04 metric tons of mercury

We design our buildings, than our buildings define us” Winston

Churchill

US Green Building Council Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED)

EO 215 Signed 9/89 by Gov. Kean

Whereas: Government must not only regulate

but must lead by example

The design and location of a project initiated or funded (> 20% financial assistance) by the State may have an impact on the environment

Protection of the environment and management of development is prudent and proper to avoid potential adverse environmental impacts

Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Dollar of Economic Output

from USDOE/EIA, USEPA, NJDEP, and USDOC/BEA data

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from USDOE/EIA, USEPA, NJDEP, and USDOC/BEA data

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Goal of 1.3 dollars per pound represents GHG emissions goal of 131 million tons compared to projected 2005 State GSP of 344 billion dollars

GOAL

DEP researcher s on the r oofat Liberty Scien ce Center

Focus Areas for 2002 - Global Climate Change & EnergyReduce GHG emissions, NOx, SO2, Hg

and other enviromental impacts

Curtailing reliance onhigher-emitting electricgeneration sourcesand other fossil fuel

Reduce vehicular emissions

Increase demand forclean powerand renewable energy

Contact Us

WWW.STATE.NJ.US/DEP/DSR/GCC/GCC.HTM

Michael Winka AdministratorNJDEP Div of Science Research & TechnologyOffice of Innovative Technology and Market DevelopmentPOB 409 401 E. State St.Trenton, NJ 08625-0409609 984 5418609 292 7340 (fax)mwinka@dep.state.nj.us