Resources
Valuing the Ecosystem Service Benefits from Regenerative Agriculture Practices
The report summarizes the social and environmental impacts of Farmland LP’s investment management practices. Farmland LP buys and converts conventionally farmed land to certified organic farmland using regenerative farm management methods, to generate competitive financial returns and achieve positive environmental and social impacts. The USDA funded this study for the partners to generate a new, […]
Saint Paul Climate Action & Resilience Plan
Saint Paul is taking ambitious action to eliminate our contribution to global climate change by adopting a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 and reducing emissions 50% by 2030 from business-as-usual (BAU). The city understands that the impact of climate change is already here, and it is necessary to prepare for anticipated disruptions. This plan […]
Brownfields Marketability Scoring Tool
A structured scoring framework to prioritize brownfield redevelopment by evaluating ownership, site use, land traits, community context, incentives, infrastructure, environmental risk, and building characteristics.
2018 NCA Resources for Midwest Region
This project started in Cleveland in 2023 with the launch of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Trees Initiative. The Trees Initiative aims to plant 250 million trees across the Great Lakes region by 2033. Maximizing the health benefits of trees and planting trees in neighborhoods that need more tree canopy is a major focus of […]
State Policy Opportunity Tracker
SPOT synthesizes existing information related to 37 clean energy policies at the state level and documents whether a given state policy exists and where it stands related to 3 – 6 policy components. This resource is not a state scorecard. It is a planning tool for states as they develop their clean energy policy roadmaps. […]
Organizations
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Tribal government in Minnesota that developed a Priority Climate Action Plan to guide near-term emissions-reduction and resilience priorities.
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Tribal government in Minnesota that developed a Priority Climate Action Plan to guide near-term emissions-reduction and resilience priorities.
State of Minnesota
State government coordinating climate mitigation and resilience strategies.
Clean Air Task Force
Clean Air Task Force is an international nonprofit organization working to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies and science-based climate policy. The organization focuses heavily on carbon capture, methane reduction, clean fuels, and decarbonizing heavy industry.
Climate Generation
Nonprofit organization focused on climate literacy, youth leadership, and community-based climate education initiatives.