Minnesota accepting public comments on updated climate action plan

Minnesota is updating its Climate Action Framework for 2026 to include a more comprehensive set of actions to combat climate change across the state.

The updates include a stronger focus on collaboration, community benefits and workforce needs, according to a news release from Our Minnesota Climate. It also includes greenhouse gas forecasting.

State leaders have shared a draft of the 2026 Climate Action Framework update for public comment.

Feedback includes answers to questions like: How do you see yourself in the draft of the framework? What would you add or change?

Comments on the draft framework are due Sunday, Nov. 9. Watch the webinar to learn more about the draft framework and how to provide your input.

"Meeting our climate goals and achieving our vision will require a team effort — all levels of government, along with businesses, nonprofits, and individuals working together," an introduction to the plan states.

In September 2022, Minnesota’s Climate Change Subcabinet launched the Climate Action Framework, the state’s plan to reduce climate pollution and prepare communities for the impacts of climate change.

Designed to broadly guide climate action in Minnesota, the framework identifies strategies that will help achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, resilience and equity.

Questions? Reach out to climate.mn@state.mn.us.