DEM report: R.I. must speed up lowering carbon emissions to meet Act on Climate mandates

11/24/2025

DEM — RHODE ISLAND needs to put the pedal to the metal on its clean energy transition — while reducing its reliance on driving — if it wants to achieve its own decarbonization mandates, according to a new report by the R.I. Department of Environmental Management.

Rhode Island needs to put the pedal to the metal on its clean energy transition – while reducing its reliance on driving – if it wants to achieve its own decarbonization mandates, according to a new report by the R.I. Department of Environmental Management. The 9.52 million metric tons of carbon dioxide produced from travel,

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