Provide input
Community engagement
You can take part in creating the City's new Climate and Equity Plan.
Community engagement is important to developing a new climate equity action plan. You can give input about our next plan in the several ways.
Community input survey
Complete the online survey. You'll help let us know what's important to you. Your responses are anonymous
Get involved
Attend a listening session
Take part - attend a listening session. The community input, feedback, guidance, and perspective received will be used in the creation of the new plan.
It will inform the entire planning process for our new Climate and Equity Plan.
The City of Minneapolis serves a diverse community. We each bring a unique perspective to the issues and opportunities presented by climate change. We recognize that our changing climate affects some of us more.
We hope the following communities will be represented to share their views:
- Black
- Indigenous
- Communities of color
- Immigrants
- Older and younger adults
- People with disabilities
- Under-resourced residents
Register for an upcoming virtual open forum
Get to know more about our Team, the climate challenges we're facing in Minneapolis, and how we're working together to strengthen our communities.
Join a workgroup
The workgroup role is to:
- Review relevant existing plans related to climate change
- Identify policies and strategies that will support the plan
- Identify gaps from current plans to develop ambitious climate targets
- Offer suggestions to refine established goals that may have not been explored
Workgroup members:
- Consist of technical and community experts
- Attend a minimum of three meetings:
- Initial workshop
- Progress check-in
- Final group approval of recommendations
If you're interested in joining a workgroup:
Steering Committee community involvement
The committee role is to:
- Bring together varying viewpoints
- Serve as a sounding board and guiding voice
- Ensure that we meet our targets equitably
- Ensure that the work is headed in the right direction
- Share insights to ensure that the plan achieves carbon goals and benefits all Minneapolis residents
Committee participation:
- Members consist of 12 technical and community experts
- Attend monthly meetings during the planning process
Upcoming listening sessions
Date
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Time of event
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location
Attendance type: In-person
Farview Recreation Center
621 N 29th Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Date
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Time of event
11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location
Attendance type: In-person
West Broadway
Between Penn Ave N. and Lyndale Ave N.
Minneapolis, MN
Past listening sessions
Virtual community Listening session
Date
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Time of event
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location
Attendance type: Virtual
Virtual community Listening session
Date
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Time of event
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Location
Attendance type: Virtual
Date
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Time of event
12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location
Attendance type: In-person
Plymouth Ave.
Between Penn Ave. and Logan Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
Contact us
Minneapolis Sustainability
Address
350 S. 5th Street, Room 315M
Minneapolis, MN 55415