The Policy Gap: Minnesota Energy Policy vs. Minnesota Climate Policy
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/policy-gap-minnesota-energy-policy-vs-minnesota-climate-policy/This November 2007 report by John Farrell, John Bailey and David Morris examines the impact that Minnesota’s energy policies will have on Minnesota’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals. Even if fully achieved, the state’s energy policies would simply slow the rate at which GHG emissions continue to grow.
Minnesota has adopted an aggressive state-level greenhouse gas (GHG)reduction goal but Minnesota’s energy policy objectives, even if achieved, would simply slow the rate at which we are moving the the wrong direction. To significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions Minnesota must reduce energy consumption.