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Consumers Energy announces plans for reduced carbon emissions and zero coal

Consumers Energy rolled out its new clean energy plan for Michigan today. It includes a goal to reduce 80 percent of its carbon emissions and use zero coal by 20-40.

The idea is to create a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. But is 20-40 too far into the future? The Paris Climate agreement calls for nations to scale back their emissions by 20-20.

Patti Poppe  is the CEO of Consumers Energy. She says they’ve already made progress – including reducing carbon emissions by 38 percent.

“Consider it phase two of our clean and lean generation strategy. Phase one is well under way.”

he Michigan Environmental Council says their organization looks forward to working with Consumers to meet their goals and to see if they can get there even faster.