New Jersey has a lot to lose from climate change. As a coastal state, we’re seeing rising sea levels and more intense storms making many cities and towns more vulnerable to deadly flooding. As a highly urbanized state, we face increased health risks as the urban heat island effect is intensified by relentless summer heatwaves. And as we try to preserve our “Garden State” agricultural heritage, farmers are challenged by extreme weather cycles like droughts followed by heavy rains.

For these reasons and more, New Jersey stands to benefit greatly from the climate provisions of the federal Inflation…