Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group Final Report Page: 2
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Key Challenges and Opportunities
The principal means to reduce RCI emissions in Minnesota include improving energy efficiency,
substituting for electricity and natural gas with lower-emission energy resources (such as wind,
solar water heating, photovoltaics, and biomass), reducing industrial-sector process (non-energy)
emissions, increasing distributed (consumer-sited) electricity generation based on combined heat
and power, and various strategies to decrease the emissions associated with electricity production
(see Chapter 4, Energy Supply, for the latter).
The state's aggressive Conservation Improvement Program enacted in 2007, relative to some
other states, tempers this challenge but also retains strong opportunities to reduce emissions
through programs and initiatives to improve the efficiency of buildings, appliances, and
industrial practices. Minnesota's robust population and economic growth, and its evident and
growing commitment to carry out significant GHG emissions reductions, places pressure on
communities and businesses in Minnesota to make urgent decisions to put in motion changes that
will continue to lead to GHG emission reductions. A key challenge lies in the design and
implementation of strategies that address State goals and thus ensure that new buildings and
industries take full advantage of opportunities to reduce emissions.
Overview of Policy Recommendations and Estimated Impacts
The MCCAG recommends a set of nine new policies and three existing actions for the RCI
sector offering the potential for significant GHG emission reductions. A summary of results is
shown in Table 3-1. All policy recommendation totals are relative to the underlying assumption
that electricity use in Minnesota proceeds with the recently legislated Conservation Improvement
Program (CIP).
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