Climate Fast Facts: Michigan

Clean Businesses (2007)	Clean Jobs (2007)	Clean Job Growth (1998-2007)	Overall Job Growth (1998-2007)	Jobs Lost (2008-2009)

1,932	22,674	10.7%	-3.6%	337,600

Climate and Energy Resources

Latest Climate Science (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Global Warming & Michigan (National Wildlife Federation)
Cost of Delay (Environmental Defense Fund)
Meeting the International Clean Energy and Climate Change Challenges (The White House)

Jobs

Michigan's clean energy industries are a bright spot in the economy (job growth of 10.7%) even while the state suffers record job losses in other sectors. A $150 billion clean energy investment across the country would bring 54,000 jobs and about $4.8 billion investment to the state, reducing unemployment by 1.1 percent.

Clean Energy Jobs Overview (Environmental Defense Fund)
Clean-Energy Investments Create Jobs in Michigan (Center for American Progress/PERI)
Green Prosperity: How Clean-Energy Policies Can Fight Poverty and Raise Living Standards in Michigan (Natural Resources Defense Council & Green For All)
Green Prosperity: Detroit, MI (Natural Resources Defense Council & Green For All)
Michigan's Road to Energy Independence (Blue-Green Alliance)
Clean Energy and Climate Policies Lead to Economic Growth in Michigan (Environmental Entrepreneurs)
The Macroeconomic Impact of the Michigan Climate Action Council Climate Action Plan on the State's Economy (Center for Climate Strategies)
American Innovation: Manufacturing Low Carbon Technologies in the Midwest (The Climate Group)

Opportunity

Michigan could realize as many as 8,549 jobs manufacturing wind turbines and $2.85 billion investment in the wind industry alone if 50,000 MW of new wind energy is created at the national level. The state has already attracted $55 million in clean tech venture capital in the past three years.

ACES Funding for Efficiency Investments-MI (Environment Northeast)

Charting a New Path for Michigan's Electricity Generation and Use (National Wildlife Federation)
The Clean Energy Economy: Michigan (Pew Environment Group)
Carbon Cap Critics Predict Healthy Economy in Michigan under Cap-and-Trade (PERI/UMASS)
Renewable Energy Works: Michigan

Cut Costs

The average family in Michigan would save $7.94 per month on their energy bills and $15.00 per month on vehicle fuel costs if the American Clean Energy and Security Act was enacted.

Climate Bill Cuts Electricity Bills (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Climate-Protection Policies Cut Fuel Bills (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Summary of Competitiveness Provisions in ACES (Center for Clean Air Policy)
Analysis of Allowances to States, Energy Consumers Under HR 2454 (World Resources Institute)
Cumulative Natural Gas & Electricity Savings from a National RES (Union of Concerned Scientists)

Climate Consequences

Temperatures are expected to rise 5 degrees F by 2060. Water levels in the Great Lakes will plummet as much as 8 feet by the end of the century, resulting in an estimated 13 to 29 percent increase in shipping costs. Increased soil erosion resulting in loss of topsoil will lose Michigan's agricultural industry as much as $20.7 million annually.

Protecting Michigan's Economy, Communities & Environment from Global Warming (Wilderness Society)
Heavy Rainfall and Increased Flooding Risk: Global Warming's Wake-Up Call for the Central United States (National Wildlife Federation)
Global Climate Change Impacts in the Midwest (U.S. Global Change Research Program)

Global Climate Change Impacts on the U.S.: Midwest Assessment (Union of Concerned Scientists)

Hotter Fields, Lower Yields: Global Warming's Impact on Agriculture (Environment America)
Michigan: Safeguarding Wildlife from Global Warming (National Wildlife Federation)
Global Warming Impacts on Michigan (The Pew Charitable Trusts)

Climate Change in the United States: The Prohibitive Costs of Inaction (Union of Concerned Scientists)

State Action

While Congress debates climate and energy legislation on the Hill, Michigan has written a state climate action plan and has partnered with 10 other states to form the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord to combat the dual threats of climate change and energy security.