Talking Points: Minnesota On Track To Be Carbon Free By 2040

By Esme Murphy, CBS Minnesota

February 16, 2023

A new law making Minnesota 100% carbon-free within the next two decades sped its way through the Minnesota legislature and earlier this month was signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz.

The law sets a benchmark requiring utilities offer customers 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040.

Esme Murphy spoke with the author of the bill, House Majority Leader Jamie Long (DFL), about the sweeping legislation that makes Minnesota one of just ten states requiring a transition to 100% carbon-free emissions.

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