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    Minnesota Department of Commerce, Update On Meeting of Greenhouse Gas Goals

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    The document discusses Minnesota's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across several sectors. It outlines policies and programs to increase renewable energy and energy efficiency, lower natural gas and transportation fuel use, encourage green building and conservation, study options for reducing emissions from existing energy plants, expand renewable energy standards and distributed generation, enhance transit and non-motorized transportation infrastructure, employ sustainable forestry and land use practices, implement waste reduction recommendations, and establish an interagency team to further climate change mitigation efforts.

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    Minnesota Department of Commerce, Update On Meeting of Greenhouse Gas Goals

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    The document discusses Minnesota's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across several sectors. It outlines policies and programs to increase renewable energy and energy efficiency, lower natural gas and transportation fuel use, encourage green building and conservation, study options for reducing emissions from existing energy plants, expand renewable energy standards and distributed generation, enhance transit and non-motorized transportation infrastructure, employ sustainable forestry and land use practices, implement waste reduction recommendations, and establish an interagency team to further climate change mitigation efforts.

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    Presented by Bill Grant, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce

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    Minnesota Department of Commerce, Update on meeting of greenhouse gas goals

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    The document discusses Minnesota's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across several sectors. It outlines policies and programs to increase renewable energy and energy efficiency, lower natural gas and transportation fuel use, encourage green building and conservation, study options for reducing emissions from existing energy plants, expand renewable energy standards and distributed generation, enhance transit and non-motorized transportation infrastructure, employ sustainable forestry and land use practices, implement waste reduction recommendations, and establish an interagency team to further climate change mitigation efforts.

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    Minnesota Department of Commerce, Update On Meeting of Greenhouse Gas Goals

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    Minnesota Senate Environment and Energy Committee
    The document discusses Minnesota's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across several sectors. It outlines policies and programs to increase renewable energy and energy efficiency, lower natural gas and transportation fuel use, encourage green building and conservation, study options for reducing emissions from existing energy plants, expand renewable energy standards and distributed generation, enhance transit and non-motorized transportation infrastructure, employ sustainable forestry and land use practices, implement waste reduction recommendations, and establish an interagency team to further climate change mitigation efforts.

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    Recent GHG Factors

    Renewable Energy Standard, from 1% to 12% Energy Efficiency Goal, 2 3X savings Lower natural gas prices, substitute for coal Transportation sector:
    Federal fuel efficiency standards Vehicle miles traveled reduction

    Economic conditions; structural demand shift?

    MCCAG Progress Report

    RCI (Residential, commercial, industrial)


    Building energy code Green building guidelines; Architecture 2030 Conservation Improvement Program

    ES (Energy Supply)
    Existing plants Baseload diversification studies Renewable Energy Standard Distributed generation

    MCCAG Progress Cont.

    TLU (Transportation and Land Use)


    Complete Streets Transit, bicycle, pedestrian infrastructure Federal fuel efficiency standards

    AFW (Agriculture, Forestry and Waste Mgmt.)


    Land use for soil carbon Clean Water, Land and Legacy investments, RIM easements Biomass to energy Next Gen Board grants Forest protection MN Forests for the Future

    MCCAG Progress Cont.

    Waste policy

    PCA stakeholder process resulted in 2009 report; several recommendations in implementation phase now DNR State Climatology Office collects and disseminates long term climate data, e.g., temperature, precipitation, humidity, and stream flow

    CC (Cross-cutting issues)

    MCCAG Interagency Team


    Team assembled to review progress to date, identify additional opportunities, issues requiring additional analysis, and recommend areas fruitful for legislative initiatives Team includes representatives from:

    Commerce Pollution Control Natural Resources Transportation Agriculture Administration Labor and Industry

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