What MN Is Already Doing

Minnesota Actions that Help Mitigate Climate Change

Minnesota has undertaken action in several areas, listed below. For brief descriptions of actions underway in each of these areas click here.

Climate Change 

• Global Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal  
• Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Inventory and Assessment   
• Geologic Carbon Sequestration Assessment 

Renewable Fuels

• Ethanol  
• Biodiesel   
• Use of Renewable Fuels by State Agencies  
• Purchase of Fuels and Vehicles by State Agencies

Renewable Electricity

• MN Renewable Energy Standard  
• Wind Energy   
• Community-Based Renewable Energy Development Tariff   
• Solar or Wind Easements  
• Renewable Energy Production Incentive  
• Green Power Pricing Options  
• Biomass for Electricity  
• Waste-to-Energy Program  
• Open Landfill Gas-To-Energy

Energy Efficiency and Conservation

• Minnesota’s Public Utilities’ Energy Conservation Investment Program (CIP)  
• Saving Energy, Saving Sales Tax  
• Residential Building Code  
• Commercial Building Code  
• Idle Reduction Program  
• Sustainable Affordable Housing  
• Green Building Program  
• Environmental Assistance Program and Small Business Revolving Loan Program  
• Employee Discount Transit Passes  
• Sustainable Building Guidelines for New State Buildings  
• Energy Conservation Investment Loan   
• Reduce Energy Use by 10% in State Owned Buildings  
• State Agency Purchase of Recycled Materials  
• Sustainable Forest Certification  
• Wetland Conservation Program  
• Conservation Land Development  
• Reinvigorate Recycling Campaign   
• Minnesota Technical Assistance Program   
• Increase Compost Program

• Distributed Energy Generation Projects  
• Metro Emissions Reduction Project  
• Clean Coal for Base Load Electricity  
• Eletric Transmission and Reliability Planning  
• Coordination of Energy Facility Siting and Regulatory Review