New Jersey's Climate Commitments

Course Description

Rupa Deshmukh, Senior Program Manager, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, presents an overview of New Jersey’s climate commitments and the decarbonization strategies to achieve them. Recorded December 6, 2023.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the climate goals the New Jersey state government has committed to.
• Discuss the strategies implemented by the NJ Board of Public Utilities to reach those goals.

About the Instructor:

Rupa Deshmukh is currently an Energy Efficiency Manager at New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. She is a driven leader with deep experience in climate change mitigation, resilience, and sustainability. She is leading key initiatives prioritized by the New Jersey Governor’s Executive Orders on energy efficiency, beneficial electrification, workforce development, and RGGI, as well as spearheading utilization of federal IRA+BIL funds across programs in collaboration with State agencies and stakeholders. She brings experience from previous roles at the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Sustainable Jersey, and Rutgers University. Rupa Deshmukh holds a 2006 – 2008 Master of Science in Economics from Rutgers University.

Course Outline

• 100% Clean Energy by 2035

• 50% CO2 Reductions by 2030

• Buildings Decarbonization Goals

• Campus Decarbonization Pilot Program

• Large Energy Users Decarbonization Pilot Program