Guarantee carbon-free buildings for all of Minneapolis by 2030.

Reduce the racial wealth gap by creating jobs in the growing green economy.

Ensure every person has a safe, healthy and climate-resilient neighborhood connected by accessible and carbon-free transportation.

Create a dedicated fund to ensure climate justice.

Ensure resilience to extreme weather events through stormwater infrastructure and rain gardens, increased tree planting and maintenance, and other municipal programs to improve resiliency.

Maximize carbon sequestration in soils, including the use of biochar. Educate residents on the importance of healthy soils in landscaping.

Support the Lawns to Legumes program and other pollinator garden initiatives.

Ensure compliance with regional air quality standards throughout the city through education, air sampling, and data-driven policies.

Encourage and pursue opportunities to expand publicly accessible green space through partnerships with neighborhood groups, the Park Board, and building owners.

Improve partnerships with Academic institutions developing creative climate solutions.

Expand the Green Cost Share Program to fund energy efficiency, solar, pollution reduction, and environmental projects at the neighborhood scale.

Pursue building code and other regulatory changes such as a “stretch energy code” for Minneapolis to advance energy efficient design and building operations.

Pursue a deep-carbon building retrofit program that eliminates dependency on gas appliances and develop opportunities to retrofit our pipe infrastructure to accommodate networked geothermal energy.