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How Will DTE’s Long-Term Plan Impact Michigan’s Clean Energy Future?

Union of Concerned Scientists

DTE’s goal is to reach “net-zero” emissions by 2050 while reducing its carbon emissions from 2005 levels 65 percent by 2028, 85 percent by 2035, and 90 percent by 2040. DTE asserts that it needs Belle River to achieve the partial retirement of Monroe in 2028. What’s in DTE’s proposed plan?

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Boosting Michigan’s Energy Future with Regional Transmission Upgrades

Union of Concerned Scientists

Under Consumers Energy’s recently approved long-term resource plan , the utility’s remaining coal plants will be retired by 2025 as part of the company’s goal to achieve “net zero” carbon emissions by 2040. DTE aims to reduce its carbon pollution by 50 percent by 2028 , and is preparing its own updated resource plan due in October.

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Proposed Electrolyzer Requirements for the Hydrogen Tax Credit: Strengths and Risks

Union of Concerned Scientists

EPA’s legal memo also affirms the reasonableness of Treasury’s proposed use of three pillars-compliant Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) as a proxy for ensuring no induced grid emissions, thereby enabling electrolyzer projects to qualify for the highest-credit tier. Weakening or delaying the shift to hourly matching.

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Subnational Climate Action in the UK

Legal Planet

Northern Irish Assembly has passed a bill to set a net-zero for energy-related carbon emissions by 2050. Carbon neutrality by 2028. This builds on extensive earlier emission reductions. Carbon neutrality for city and counsel by 2030. However, Scotland has not quite met these aggressive targets. Nottingham.

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China’s oil demand could peak in 2025

A Greener Life

The forecast also predicts that Chinas overall fossil fuel demand will peak in 2028, coinciding with the peak in energy-related carbon emissions. Following the anticipated peak, demand will gradually decline, falling to 240 million tonnes by 2060 a nearly 70% drop from peak levels, ETRI revealed.

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A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to official analysis from CARB and EPA, soybean oil-based diesel has lower lifecycle carbon emissions than fossil diesel, but this finding is quite uncertain. billion gallons by 2028 and then hover between 1.5 However, these apparent benefits result from faulty analysis. billion gallons thereafter.

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Abandoned Well Citizen Expert Laurie Barr, University Of Pennsylvania Prof. Jennifer Wilcox Recognized On The Grist 50 List

PA Environment Daily

Grist said, "These leaders have pushed back against harmful industries (and won), cut carbon emissions from hospitals, advanced wildfire solutions from Hawaii to California, and brought together unlikely coalitions to break ground on clean energy networks.

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