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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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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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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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PJM Releases List Of 51 Fast Tracked Power Projects To Provide 9.3 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW

PA Environment Daily

MW - 2028 in service. MW - 2030 in service Lackawanna County -- Lackawanna - PPL - Uprate Natural Gas - 78.6 Lycoming County -- Saegers - PPL - Uprate Natural Gas - 30 MW - 2026 in service Snyder County -- Sunbury #1 - PPL - Uprate Natural Gas - 32.4 MW Click Here for a copy of the 51 projects and other background on the process.

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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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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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