Minnesota cities are increasingly adopting climate and clean energy goals. With Minnesota being one of the fastest warming states in the country, our cities are experiencing increasing floods, droughts, and severe storms made more likely by our changing climate. While there are many things cities can do to mitigate climate change and adapt to its new realities, cities cannot do it alone. Support is needed from each other and from state and federal policy.

The Great Plains Institute facilitates the Cities Climate Coalition, which meets monthly via Zoom. Coalition activities include learning about opportunities to influence state and regulatory policy that impacts local governments, sharing successes in local energy and climate programs, influencing League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) policy positions, and scheduling speakers to learn about new state initiatives.