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MI Healthy Climate Plan

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Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

MI Healthy Climate Plan

Executive Directive 2020-10 charged the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), through its Office of Climate and Energy, with developing the MI Healthy Climate Plan, the state’s action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition toward economy-wide carbon neutrality.

The Plan was developed with input from hundreds of Michigan residents, including leaders and advocates in Environmental Justice, public transit, local food, climate action, business, labor, academia, government, and people of all political persuasions and walks of life and was released in April 2022.

  • A wind turbine stands tall above green farm fields and a clear blue sky

    Read the full MI Healthy Climate Plan

    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

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    Explore the MI Healthy Climate Plan Story Map

    Discover highlights from the MI Healthy Climate Plan. Follow along the “Roadmap to 2030” to learn about State of Michigan initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Michigan Greenhouse Gases Inventory

    Dig into the State’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory Dashboard

    To help track Michigan’s climate goals, the Office of Climate and Energy developed a statewide greenhouse gas inventory. Dig into the data and learn where Michigan’s emissions are coming from and how they change over time.

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MI Healthy Climate Plan annual reports

We provide an annual report to the Governor on activities in support of the MI Healthy Climate Plan's implementation as required in Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-182.

The objectives

The MI Healthy Climate Plan lays out a pathway for Michigan to reach 100% carbon neutrality by 2050 to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis, create good-paying jobs, and build a healthier and more prosperous, equitable, and sustainable Michigan for all Michiganders. It has seven objectives:

  1. Mitigate the worst impacts of climate change
  2. Spur economic development and create good-paying jobs
  3. Protect and improve the health of Michiganders
  4. Position Michigan as a leader in climate action
  5. Protect our natural resources and wildlife
  6. Make Michigan energy independent
  7. Address environmental injustices

The implementation

The Roadmap to 2030 included in the MI Healthy Climate Plan provides key recommendations to reach our 2030 goals of reducing GHG emissions by 52% from 2005 baselines by 2030 in an equitable manner. Below is a summary of these recommendations.

 

  • Commit to Environmental Justice and pursue a just transition

    Ensure that at least 40 percent of state funding for climate-related and water infrastructure initiatives benefit Michigan’s disadvantaged communities (in line with the federal government’s Justice40 guidelines for federal funding); that Justice40 is developed in partnership with leaders in disadvantaged communities; and that Michigan emphasizes a just transition for all workers through proactive engagement, job training, and workforce development.

  • Clean the electric grid

    Generate 60 percent of the state’s electricity from renewable resources and phase out remaining coal-fired power plants by 2030. Limit energy burden from powering and heating homes to not more than 6 percent of annual income for low-income households.

  • Electrify vehicles and increase public transit

    Build the infrastructure necessary to support 2 million electric vehicles on Michigan roads by 2030. Increase access to clean transportation options – including public transit – by 15 percent each year.

  • Repair and decarbonize homes and businesses

    Reduce emissions related to heating Michigan homes and businesses by 17 percent by 2030. Increase investments in repairing and improving buildings to reduce costs for working families and small businesses.

  • Drive clean innovation in industry

    Encourage clean innovation hubs where private enterprises strategically co-locate and collaborate to develop and deploy new, cleaner manufacturing technologies and conduct research and development to reduce emissions from hard to decarbonize industries. Triple Michigan’s recycling rate to 45 percent and cut food waste in half by 2030.

  • Protect Michigan’s land and water

    Protect 30 percent of Michigan’s land and water by 2030 to naturally capture GHG emissions, maintain and improve access to recreational opportunities for all Michiganders, and protect biodiversity. Leverage innovative strategies to support climate-smart agriculture.

Visit the portal

The MI Healthy Climate Plan Online Portal provides an interactive experience where you can learn about current climate initiatives.

 

Launch portal

Contact us

For questions about the MI Healthy Climate Plan, email EGLE-OCE@Michigan.gov.