{"id":72,"date":"2021-02-25T17:55:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T21:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/esg\/?p=72"},"modified":"2021-02-25T17:55:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T21:55:40","slug":"governor-murphy-selects-20-member-nj-council-on-the-green-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/esg\/2021\/02\/25\/governor-murphy-selects-20-member-nj-council-on-the-green-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Murphy Selects 20 Member NJ Council on the Green Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Early today, February 25, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy announced his 20 picks to\u00a0the newly created NJ Council on the Green Economy<\/strong> (“NJCOGE<\/strong>“).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

This Council on the Green Economy and the umbrella organization of the Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy<\/strong> are focused on \u201cbuilding a roadmap for transitioning the workforce into high-quality, family-sustaining clean energy jobs that will provide opportunities for all New Jerseyans\u201d per Governor Murphy.

As announced in the 2021 budget discussions, various state leaders believe that NJ’s recovery from the pandemic will be partly driven by the clean energy economy<\/strong> \u2013 one centered around clean power sources and offshore wind and on shore solar.

Governor Murphy\u2019s $44.8 billion\u00a0plan discussed in his Budget Address on February 23rd calls for $200 million to be invested in an \u201coffshore wind port<\/strong>\u201d in Camden County along the Delaware River. This wind port is intended to serve as a staging area for supply chains related to the growing wind industry and provide a place to\u00a0ship wind turbines across the country.<\/p>\r\n

Separately, NJ is enjoying a bit of a renaissance in the solar<\/strong> installation arena given its current TREC program.

The 20-members of the NJ COGE are:

Honorary Chair: First Lady Tammy Murphy<\/strong>
Executive Director: Jane Cohen<\/strong>, executive director, Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy
Co-Chair: Shawn LaTourette<\/strong>, acting commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Co-Chair: Robert Asaro-Angelo<\/strong>, commissioner, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Co-Chair: Joseph Fiordaliso<\/strong>, president, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Donnel Baird<\/strong>, founder, BlocPower
Tom Churchelow<\/strong>, president, New Jersey Utilities Association
Francisco Cortes<\/strong>, president, NJ State Veterans Chamber of Commerce and Corporate Advisory Board Member of the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce New Jersey
Dave Daly<\/strong>, president, PSE&G
Kim Gaddy<\/strong>, environmental justice organizer, Clean Water Action
Aisha Glover<\/strong>, vice president of urban innovation, Audible
Lisa Jackson<\/strong>, former Environmental Protection Agency administrator and vice president of environment, policy, and social initiatives, Apple
Sean Jackson<\/strong>, chief executive officer, Isles
Andrea Jung<\/strong>, president and chief executive officer, Grameen America
John Kennedy<\/strong>, chief executive officer, New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program
Kevin Lyons<\/strong>, associate professor of supply chain archaeology, Rutgers University
Debra Coyle McFadden<\/strong>, executive director, New Jersey Work Environment Council
Bill Mullen,<\/strong> president, New Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council
Alli Gold Roberts<\/strong>, director of state policy, Ceres
Charlie Wowkanech<\/strong>, president, AFL-CIO<\/p>\r\n

The goal of the NJ COGE will be to provide sustainable energy career options for thousands of NJ workers.

Just this past September, Governor Murphy signed a first of its kind \u201cenvironmental justice<\/strong>\u201d bill which will focus resources and attention environmentally on many lower-income, minority neighborhoods long plagued by some of the worst pollution in the state according to NJ BIZ.

That measure requires large-scale projects \u2013 whether new construction or an expansion to an existing building \u2013 that produces heavy pollution in lower-income, typically African American and Latino communities, to report on and consider the local impact.<\/p>\r\n

Duane Morris<\/strong> has an active ESG and Sustainability\u00a0Team <\/strong>to help organizations and individuals plan, respond to, and execute on Sustainability and ESG planning and initiatives within their own space.\u00a0\u00a0We would be happy to discussion your proposed project with you.\u00a0 Contact your Duane Morris attorney for more information.<\/p>\r\n

If you have any questions about this post, please contact Brad A. Molotsky,\u00a0 (bamolotsky@duanemorris.com), Seth Cooley, Lori Mills, David Amerikaner <\/strong>or the attorney in the firm with whom you are regularly in contact.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Early today, February 25, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy announced his 20 picks to\u00a0the newly created NJ Council on the Green Economy (“NJCOGE“).\u00a0 This Council on the Green Economy and the umbrella organization of the Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy are focused on \u201cbuilding a roadmap for transitioning the workforce into high-quality, family-sustaining … <\/p>\n

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