New research maps optimal locations for climate-fighting reforestation

Planting the right tree in the right place can protect power reliability

Fallen trees and limbs account for nearly half of the time DTE customers spend without power. That’s why DTE has invested nearly one billion dollars since 2019 to trim and remove trees that could damage electric equipment, causing outages. Last year alone, DTE trimmed more than 350 miles of trees near our electric equipment in Detroit — that’s the same distance from Detroit to Louisville, Kentucky. The company expects to trim another 340 miles t…

New research maps optimal locations for climate-fighting reforestation

New research from the Future Ecosystems for Africa program at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, has created the most accurate maps yet of where reforestation can effectively combat climate change.