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ROYAL OAK — Since being tasked by the Royal Oak City Commission to demonstrably decrease greenhouse gas emissions and improve citywide sustainability in July 2020, city staff has made progress.
Royal Oak to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 Shutterstock image Advertisement ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak City Commission tasked staff in July with inventorying greenhouse gas emissions in the city to establish a baseline, and on Jan. 25, unanimously approved a resolution committing the city to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 while striving to reach net-zero carbon by 2050. The resolution calls for the development of a citywide sustainability plan with an estimated completion date of early 2022. The resolution says that the Earth’s climate is changing fas...