The Central Minnesota Chapter of The Climate Reality Project
Representing Minnesota and surrounding areas
A diverse group of passionate individuals who’ve come together to solve the greatest challenge of our time - Climate Change.
We are Minnesota activists, cultural leaders, organizers, scientists and storytellers committed to building a sustainable future together.
Featured
Upcoming Events
Climate Poverty Connections
Thursday Oct 13th 6:30-7:30pm - Zoom Meeting
Featured Speaker: Carissa Patrone Maikuri
Program Coordinator with Drawdown Lift
Carissa Patrone Maikuri will discuss findings from Project Drawdown's new landmark report, "Climate–Poverty Connections: Opportunities for synergistic solutions at the intersection of planetary and human well-being". Carissa will share concrete evidence of how climate solutions can also contribute to meeting human well-being needs and alleviating poverty in rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and how policymakers and decisionmakers can take action.
About the Speaker: Carissa Patrone Maikuri is a passionate connector and Program Coordinator with Drawdown Lift...
Wed Oct 5
6:30pm-7:30pm
Leadership Zoom Meeting
Committee Breakouts
Wed Oct 7
12:01am-11:59pm
24 Hours of Reality
24 hours of hope, solutions and encouragement for climate action!
Thu Oct 13
Wed Nov 2
6:30pm-7:30pm
Leadership Zoom Meeting
Committee Breakouts
Thu Nov 10
6:30pm-7:30pm
Membership Zoom Meeting
Speaker: Lee E. Frelich
Topic: Recycling in Mpls
Oct 7 Webinar: Producer Responsibility for Plastic
Oct 1 2022
Register here to join the discussion on plastic pollution:"How Extended Producer Responsibility Can Help End Plastic Pollution (If We Get It Right)".
Plastic waste is at crisis levels, in Minnesota and world-wide, and good EPR legislation has the potential to reduce excess packaging, make it more recyclable, and make packaging safer. Plastic packaging is damaging our environment, impacting our health, and low-income and communities of color are impacted the most from pollution during production and disposal of plastic. Continue reading...
Recent Events
Beyond Recycling and Composting
Sept 15 2022
Kellie Kish provided an overview of the City of Minneapolis residential collection programs and shared why recycling and composting aren’t enough to meet city, county and state waste diversion goals.
What's Happening with the Climate?
Aug 11 2022
Dr. John Abraham, a climate researcher from the University of St. Thomas provided an update on what is happening to our climate, how fast it is changing and what can be done about it.
A Green New Deal for Minneapolis
Jul 14 2022
Kristel Porter discussed building a grassroots campaign focusing on Climate Change and using it to influence policymakers across the entire city, to move local environmental policy - fast!
Kristel Porter is the Executive Director of MN Renewable Now
Decarbonization Updates
Jun 9 2022
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In early 2022, Minnesota Power proposed a 15-year plan that includes building a new fossil gas plant by 2027. Fresh Energy and our partners in the Clean Energy Organizations have filed evidence that a new gas plant is unnecessary for reliability and increases climate and financial risk.
Members
24 Hours of Reality
Sept 17 2022
Tune in all day on Friday, October 7 to:
and on social media to see stories of hope and climate solutions from all over the world, and to draw inspiration on how to make a difference in your community.
Climate Image Archive
Sept 17 2022
We've been working on a new Climate Image Archive to use in presentations and other materials, and the archive is now live! The images are free to use and distribute with any climate presentation.
We have created two separate collections of high quality climate photos at Unsplash and Pixabay.
Science
Planetary Dashboard
Global Temps
This number is the increase over 1900-2000 average surface temperatures.
As more of the infrared radiation (heat) is trapped by the atmosphere, surface temperatures have also increased.
+.98° C
Arctic Sea Ice
This value represents the total ice coverage minimum during the summer in the arctic. As the atmosphere warms, ice melts faster in the summer. Additionally, less ice coverage increases the dark areas of the arctic, which further increased the absorption of sunlight and leads to further warming of the arctic waters.
4.72 million sq km
2021 summer minimum sea ice levels
Mountain Glaciers
This graph charts the decline of mountain glacier mass over the past 30 years. Melting glaciers are the primary driver of sea rise, along with the expansion of warming ocean water.
Ocean Heat
Warming waters cause sea level rise, glacial melt and coral bleaching. Much of the heat trapped since the beginning of the industrial revolution has gone into the ocean.
Sea Level
This chart shows the steady increase of sea level since the 1800's. Driven by melting glaciers and the expansion of warmer water, this rise leads to coastal flooding and saltwater intrusion, which damages homes and crops, and threatens hundreds of millions around the world who live in these threatened coastal areas.
CO2
418 PPM
This is the current concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A principal cause of global warming since the beginning of the industrial revolution, this reduces the ability of the Earth to radiate generated heat into space, trapping more of the heat and leading to increased surface and ocean temperatures.
Chapter Information
We Need You!
We need your help to provide content and fight climate change! Submit your ideas for presentations, news, information or other relevant topics to info@climaterealitymsp.org
We also need your assistance in presenting topics to the chapter. Signup for a short talk and demonstrate your passion in fighting for the future of the planet.