Alliance members are working to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing emissions, accelerating action, centering equity, and tracking progress. 

Explore Minnesota's policies and actions across the Alliance's 10 key policy areas. Numbers presented below only reflect the number of policies in this database and thus may not reflect all climate policies pursued.

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GHG Targets + Governance

Just Transition + Equity

Industry

Pricing Carbon + Valuing Damages

Electricity Generation

Transportation

Resilience

Natural + Working Lands

Climate Finance

Buildings

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2023-24 Clean Transportation Standard Work Group Report

The Clean Transportation Standard Work Group met between July 2023 and January 2024. The work group's report to the Legislature was delivered on Feb. 1, 2024, and includes the work group's recommendations and suggested areas for further exploration, as well as the scenario modeling results that informed work group discussion.

Forests and Carbon in Minnesota: Opportunities for Mitigating Climate Change

This report fulfills requirements of Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session chapter 6, Sec. 132:
CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN FORESTS OF THE STATE; GOALS.
The commissioner of natural resources must establish goals for increasing carbon sequestration in public and private forests in the state. To achieve the goals, the commissioner must identify sustainable forestry strategies that increase the ability of forests to sequester atmospheric carbon while enhancing other ecosystem services, such as improved soil and water quality. By January 15, 2023, the commissioner must submit a report with the goals and recommended forestry strategies to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over natural resources policy.

HF 2310: House environment and natural resources omnibus bill

The bill includes a benchmarking requirement for buildings over 50,000 square feet served by investor-owned utilities in certain areas of the state and appropriates funds to accomplish this goal. Effective dates vary.

HF 2310A: Environment, Natural Resources, Climate, and Energy Omnibus Bill

The bill:

- invests $110 million in Minnesota’s outdoor recreation industry to build, repair, and maintain the state’s fish hatcheries, boat ramps and public water accesses, and state park facilities. 
- provides $100 million in climate resiliency grants to help communities prepare for extreme weather events and upgrade aging infrastructure. 
- includes funding for the Upper Sioux Agency State Park land transfer and investments in drinking water protection and PFAS response. 
- expands the popular Solar for Schools program to provide the opportunity for solar power to be added at schools in Greater Minnesota outside of the Xcel Energy service territory.
- Creates a Buy Clean policy for construction materials used in state projects.

For new electric vehicles, owners/lessees may receive a rebate up to $2,500. For used electric vehicles, owners may receive a rebate up to $600. 

Vehicles may be new or used. Vehicles must be either electric or plug-in hybrid. Vehicles must be purchased or leased on or after May 25, 2023. Vehicles must be titled in Minnesota. New vehicles must have a base MSRP of $55,000 or less, excluding taxes and fees. Used vehicles must have a purchase price of $25,000 or less.

Minnesota Electric Vehicle Rebate Program

The DNR received legislative funding to cover costs for woodland owners to replace seedlings killed by drought. Seeded or planted seedlings killed by drought are eligible. Impacted landowners can receive up to $10,000 per year.