New Jersey and New York Have Now Joined The EU on Matters Of Climate Change/Global Warming - as California Did Before Them - So Did British Columbia The Canadian Province. (an update)

Corzine traveling to Portugal to discuss climate change according to www.NJ.com and the Star-Ledger.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/10/corzine_traveling_to_portugal.html

Friday October 26, 2007, Gov. Jon S. Corzine plans to attend a Monday forum in Portugal where participants will discuss climate change and unveil an international effort to try to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Corzine, who in July signed a law requiring New Jersey to cut emissions of global-warming gases, is due to leave Newark Liberty International Airport Sunday night. The Lisbon forum is set to start at 6 a.m. EST Monday.

Corzine, a Democrat and former U.S. senator, will be joined at the forum by Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, whose country holds the European Union’s rotating presidency.

British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell and officials from the European Commission, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, France and New Zealand are also expected to attend, as is Linda Adams, California’s environmental protection secretary.

Corzine and the other leaders will announce the formation of the International Carbon Action Partnership, which is designed to bring together regions and governments committed to trying to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The coalition, Gilfillan said, plans to share experiences and practices on cutting emissions.

New Jersey became the third state in the United States to enact a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction law. The measure signed by Corzine requires the Garden State to significantly cut emissions of global-warming gases.