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Minnesota Climate ChangeAction Plan: A Framework for Climate Change Action
February 2003
 
Minnesota Climate Change Action Plan: A Framework for Climate Change Action
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Foreword
This report was written under a grant received by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Global Programs Division. More than 25 other states have developed state climate change action plans. The approach and resources devoted todeveloping these plans varied among the states. Some hired a consultant to conduct broad stakeholder workgroups; others were more limited in their involvement of stakeholders. Some conducted in-depthtechnical analyses of various greenhouse gas mitigation options; others developed more extensiveinventories. In all plans, the recommended actions fall into a few key areas, with reduced greenhouseemissions from energy usage as the primary focus and an emphasis on improving carbon sequestration.This report provides a framework for a Minnesota climate change action plan. To develop thisframework we developed detailed greenhouse gas emissions information and forecasts, as well as acarbon sequestration inventory. We conducted a survey to learn what a broad group of stakeholders(e.g., industry, non-profit groups, and government) think the role of state government should be in thisissue. We gathered a list of existing state programs that may be relevant to greenhouse gas controlthrough interviews with staff from over a dozen state agencies. To aid in communicating this issuewith other agencies, we also conducted a survey to learn about their attitudes and beliefs towardsclimate change. The ideas put forth in this report are based on a synthesis of the information wegathered.This report does not commit any additional resources on the part of the MPCA or of others.Throughout this paper, the term ‘we’ refers to the authors of this report.
 
 
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Contact Information
If you would like more information about this report, please contact the authors:Peter Ciborowski, Air Policy Unit, Majors and Remediation DivisionMinnesota Pollution Control Agency520 Lafayette Road NorthSt. Paul, MN 55155Telephone: (651) 297-5822 E-mail: peter.ciborowski@pca.state.mn.us
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Mary Jean Fenske, Air Policy Unit, Majors and Remediation DivisionMinnesota Pollution Control Agency520 Lafayette Road NorthSt. Paul, MN 55155Telephone: (651) 297-5472 -- E-mail:maryjean.fenske@pca.state.mn.us 
Acknowledgements
The authors thank these individuals for their assistance with the surveys described in this report:
 
Ahndi Fridell, Office of Environmental Assistance (OEA)
 
Jeff Ledermann, OEA
 
Sherryl Livingston, MPCA
 
Tom Miller, OEA
 
John Seltz, MPCAThe authors thank these individuals at the MPCA and OEA for their review of the report:
 
Doug Day
 
Art Dunn
 
Greg Pratt
 
John Seltz
 
David Thornton
 
Ken BrownThe authors thank the participants in the various surveys from these organizations:
 
3M
 
Board of Water and Soil Resources
 
Cliffs Mining
 
Flint Hills Resources
 
Minnesota Power 
 
Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy
 
Minnesota Council of Churches
 
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
 
Metropolitan Council
 
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
 
Minnesota Department of Commerce
 
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
 
Minnesota Department of Health
 
Minnesota Planning
 
Minnesota Department of Transportation
 
Minnesota Department of Administration
 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
 
Minnesota Department of Trade and EconomicDevelopment
 
 Northwest Airlines
 
Public Utilities Commission
 
Sierra Club
 
Minnesota Truckers’ Association
 
Xcel Energy(Although these organizations participated in one or more survey, they do not necessarily endorse theconclusions drawn by the MPCA in the report.)In addition, the authors thank Jan Eckart for her assistance in producing this report.Finally, the guidance and assistance of Steve Dunn and Denise Mulholland with the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency’s Office of Atmospheric Programs was much appreciated.
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