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Minnesota is going green, and fast. Officials have set an ambitious goal — for the state to be carbon neutral by 2050.   

The state is making progress. Over half of Minnesota’s electricity is now produced by sources that don’t emit greenhouse gases.

Last year, state lawmakers set aside tens of millions of dollars for a host of climate projects, from putting solar panels on schools to rebates for electric vehicles. And, the federal government recently pledged billions of dollars to spark the clean energy transition.

But there are still many challenges Minnesota must overcome to “get to green.” 

We need more electric transmission capacity, more electric vehicle chargers and more cost-effective ways to decarbonize buildings, farms and factories.   

Listen to a recording of the first of three live shows on the energy transition guest hosted by MPR News correspondents Kirsti Marohn and Dan Kraker, expanding on the reporting they’ve done with MPR News colleagues in our series 

Then tune in Wednesday at 9 a.m. when the focus narrows to our homes—how do we reduce fossil fuel use in heating and running appliances in our homes. On Thursday, the focus is on electric vehicles and sustainable transportation.    

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The climate crisis means we all need to think in new ways about how we heat our homes, get around and a whole lot more. MPR News correspondents Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn guest host the first of three shows focused on what the energy transition could look like in Minnesota.

MPR News with Angela Davis - The climate crisis means we all need to think in new ways about how we heat our homes, get around and a whole lot more. MPR News correspondents Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn guest host the first of three shows focused on what the energy transition could look like in Minnesota.

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