Whitmer releases plan to make Michigan carbon neutral by 2050
The administration of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday released a draft plan that will more aggressively push the state toward carbon neutrality by 2050.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) announced the draft and a public comment period on the plan until Feb. 14 in a release posted on the department's website.
In the draft, the department says the goal is to meet a 28-percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, a 52-percent reduction by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. To do so, the state plans on putting more electric vehicles on roads, phasing out coal-powered electricity and aggressively supporting clean, renewable energy.
EGLE Director Liesl Clark called the draft plan "a uniquely Michigan plan designed to chart a path toward a safer, healthier and more economically vibrant Michigan that aggressively slashes greenhouse gas emissions fueling climate change."
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