New, updated climate action plan!

Like a relic appearing from a lost age, “Minnesota leaders” unveiled a new “climate action plan,” just in time for its immediate obsolescence. From WCCO-4 TV,

Minnesota leaders on Wednesday morning provided an update to the state’s climate action plan, laying out seven goals to guide their framework towards reaching carbon neutrality in 2050.

How quaint. Will it work?

According to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Katrina Kessler, if the state implements only the current local and federal policies, Minnesota will cut emissions by 28% by 2030 and 39% by 2050. That falls short of the goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, Kessler said.

“We need to do more. We need to move faster,” she said.

So, it won’t succeed, even on its own terms. And the key words above are “current policies.”

From CNBC,

EPA will revoke ‘endangerment finding’ that underpins all climate regulation this week

CNBC reports,

The revocation of the endangerment finding will represent the Trump administration’s biggest broadside yet against efforts to combat climate change and would be a boon for the fossil fuel industry that has fought against climate regulations for years. The endangerment finding determined that greenhouse gases pose a risk to public health and welfare, giving EPA the authority to regulate them.

So, the new Minnesota “climate framework” as a practical document is dead on arrival, but at least they tried. If you are still interested, you can read the plan here.

The climate action plan (original or updated) was always an aspirational document, seeking to overcome simultaneously the laws of physics, chemistry, engineering, and economics.

And the federal repeal of the endangerment finding will not likely impact state law. So, Minnesota continues on its suicidal path to poverty and darkness.