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The Minneapolis City Council has approved a Climate Equity Plan which aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through a range of measures including changes to building insulation and more energy-efficient homes.
“Climate work is about more than the environment,” the plan’s executive summary says. “It’s about people. It means we will lead with environmental justice. It reduces utility bills and increases green jobs. It’s planting trees and making neighbourhoods more walkable to create a healthier, more prosperous future.”
The climate plan calls for the insulation of 30,000 homes and apartments by 2030, with an emphasis on buildings in lower-income and traditionally disadvantaged parts of the city. The plan also aims to have renewable electricity supply the entire city by 2030, with funding from utility fee hikes expected to cover both endeavors.
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