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A Minnesotan reports back on the climate conference in Brazil, where the U.S. government was absent Original
I had the privilege of representing Minnesota at the recent United Nations Climate Conference of Parties. I’ve been attending these summits alongside Minnesota’s educators, elected officials and business leaders for the past 10 years. It is as important as ever that states like Minnesota step up and play a vital role in advancing the goals of global climate action.
Invoking the Defense Production Act is the wrong solution to mineral shortages
Above Photo: Investing in the circular metals economy is part of the Biden Administration’s recently released comprehensive strategy for mining reform. (REUTERS / Leah Millis) Invoking the DPA now feels like the first step toward what the industry actually wants – the fast-tracking of mining projects so that they don’t require extensive regulatory review.
Invoking the Defense Production Act is the wrong solution to mineral shortages
Community Voices is generously supported by The Minneapolis Foundation; learn why. Investing in the circular metals economy is part of the Biden Administration’s recently released comprehensive strategy for mining reform. REUTERS/Leah Millis Recent news reports suggest the Biden Administration is likely to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to address key shortages in critical minerals, like lithium and nickel.
Minnesotans who went to climate summit returned both distressed and ready to work
Community Voices features opinion pieces from a wide variety of authors and perspectives. (Submission Guidelines) Helen Burnett, an Anglican priest from London, and Julia Nerbonne, executive director of Minnesota Interpower Faith & Light, standing in front of hundreds of prayer squares stitched together into a quilt by delegates from Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light.
Climate solutions depend on rare earths. Here's how they can be sourced responsibly
Magnetic neodymium, used in wind turbines. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change argued that we must cut global emissions in half by 2030 in order to meet the goal of keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius as agreed to in Paris in 2015 at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21).
Green tech metals for renewable energy and other smart technologies need to be sourced…
Climate change solutions — like solar energy, wind energy and electric vehicles — depend on rare earth elements. How we secure those elements matters.
Women will change the Range
Photo by Shanai Matteson The Minnesota 8th Congressional District’s flip from DFL to Republican hands last week has been the talk of the country, with more than $13 million spent on this race by outside groups.
Why red states should oppose Trump on climate
Roopali Phadke, a political science professor at Macalester College, focuses her research and teaching on climate, energy and water policy. She and her students participated in the 2015 Paris climate summit. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. President Donald Trump argued Thursday that the Paris climate agreement was a raw deal for America -- one that would kill jobs across the country.
Engaging Minnesotans in global climate talks
Ninety-four percent of Minnesota participants are either very concerned (67 percent) or moderately concerned (27 percent) about the impacts of climate change.In early June, the Jefferson Center and Macalester College hosted 70 Twin Cities metro area residents at the Science Museum in St. Paul to discuss climate and energy issues as part of a global day of public deliberation.
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