Updated 01.28.2025
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Minnesota

In 2023, Minnesota passed sweeping climate and environmental justice legislation, including mandatory emissions reductions targets, but the state has only decreased emissions 9% from 2005-2021 — compared to their target of 50% below 2005 levels by 2030. In the same year, they also passed a clean energy standard of 100% clean electricity by 2040, and renewable electricity generation has almost doubled over the last decade, largely from wind. While the state has no fossil fuel reserves or production, it plays an essential role in the interstate transport of coal, petroleum, and natural gas.
GHG Reduction Targets
All targets relative to 2005 levels
2025
30%
2030
50%
2050
Net-zero
Governor
Tim Walz (Democrat)
House Party
Republican Majority
Senate Party
Split Control
Legislative session
1/14/25 - 5/19/25
US Climate Alliance Status
Member

Key Offices & Links

34

Policies Enacted or In Progress
across 7 policy areas
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28

Policy Opportunities
across 6 policy areas
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Midwest

12 states
This map shows the occurrence of climate policies passed at the state-level. Higher numbers represent more climate policies enacted.
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Progress by Policy Area

  • Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
  • In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
  • Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
  • Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Glossary of Terms
The colored bars indicate the status for each policy on the Dashboard, viewed across seven policy areas.

Climate Governance and Equity

Cross-Sector

Electricity

Buildings and Efficiency

Transportation

Industry, Materials, and Waste Management

Natural and Working Lands

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Minnesota

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying Year.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Million Metric Tons / Year. Data ranges from -8.38252 to 122.78247.
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This chart depicts the projected greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Minnesota by sector, measured in millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Projections are derived from the Energy Policy Simulator, managed by RMI and Energy Innovation.

RMI and Energy Innovation - Energy Policy Simulator

Climate Policies in Minnesota

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Status Policy Policy Area Policy Category Year Enacted
Enacted
Buy Clean Requirements
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
Industrial Decarbonization 2023

The Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force is responsible for examining the implementation of a program requiring vendors of the state to measure, report, and limit the lifecycle greenhouse gas impact of certain construction materials.

Establishing Policies
Not Enacted
Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Regulations
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
F-gas Regulations

Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) regulations include phasedown commitments, rulemakings, disclosure requirements, bans, or other measures that reduce HFC usage and emissions.

Not Enacted
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) Regulations
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
F-gas Regulations

Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) regulations include phasedown commitments, reporting requirements, bans, or other measures that reduce SF6 usage and emissions.

Not Enacted
Oil and Gas Methane Regulations
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
Oil and Gas Regulations

Oil and gas methane regulations include phasedown commitments, reporting requirements, leak detection and repair, or other measures that reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production.

Not Enacted
Fracking Bans
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
Oil and Gas Regulations

Fracking bans prohibit the practice of hydraulic fracking for the production of oil and/or natural gas by a certain year. Legislation often requires an environmental agency or department to promulgate regulations.

Not Enacted
Landfill Methane Regulations
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
Waste Management

Landfill methane regulations include rulemakings, emissions monitoring, emissions control, or other measures that reduce methane emissions from decaying organic waste in landfills.

Not Enacted
Food Waste Bans and Targets
Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
Waste Management

Food waste bans and targets include policies that prohibit certain entities that generate specified amounts of food waste (typically commercial businesses and larger institutions) from sending this waste to landfills. Targets aim to reduce total food waste by a certain percentage each target year.

The State Climate Policy Dashboard tracks only passed policies and does not include bills currently proposed in legislative sessions. The website is intended to illustrate the current status of policies for each state, as well as key resources and model states for each policy.

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