MI Healthy Climate Plan

Key claim: Michigan’s climate action plan under EGLE’s Office of Climate and Energy, setting the path to carbon neutrality by 2050 across electricity, transportation, buildings, and land use. Still the adopted edition; the annual MHCP reports track progress against it rather than replacing it.

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MI HEALTHY CLIMATE PLAN APRIL 2022

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LETTER FROM EGLE DIRECTOR Dear fellow Michigan residents: I am proud to present the MI Healthy Climate Plan, with thanks to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for trusting the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to lead this work and deep appreciation for the hundreds of Michiganders who contributed to it over the past year through thousands of hours of research, reflection, and conversation. This plan lays out a broad vision for fulfilling the governor’s fall 2020 commitment for Michigan to achieve 100% economy-wide carbon neutrality by midcentury – the global science-based benchmark for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the most devastating and costly impacts of climate change. As its name suggests, this is a uniquely Michigan plan. It was shaped by a multitude of Michiganders with varied perspectives on climate change. We heard from environmental justice, public transit, local food, and climate action advocates; an array of business and labor leaders; academic experts and local government officials; and concerned residents of all political persuasions and walks of life. I firmly believe conversation leads to better outcomes. In this case, it has produced a bold plan that a broad cross-section of Michiganders can rally around. This Plan is also rooted in what makes our state special. No state is better positioned than Michigan to advance equity, create good-paying jobs, increase economic competitiveness, and improve quality of life in pursuing carbon neutrality – thanks to our unmatched freshwater resources and heritage as a global manufacturing innovator, diverse agricultural producer, world-class outdoor recreation hub, and home to talented people and vibrant communities. Finally,

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Michigan’s climate action plan under EGLE’s Office of Climate and Energy, setting the path to carbon neutrality by 2050 across electricity, transportation, buildings, and land use. Still the adopted edition; the annual MHCP reports track progress against it rather than replacing it.

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