Minnesota’s transportation sector is responsible for roughly 34.6 percent of the state’s carbon dioxide emissions, the most of any one sector in Minnesota. Vehicle pollution and particulate matter negatively impact air quality and the health and wellbeing of all our residents — with a disproportionately large impact on BIPOC and low-income communities located close to areas of high density traffic.
While vehicle emission standards and other measures have slightly reduced Minnesota’s total emissions since measurements began in the 1970’s, MN350 Action believes the most effective way in which the state of Minnesota can act to improve the health and quality of life for its people is by passing comprehensive legislation that electrifies the transportation sector, eliminates vehicle emissions, and prioritizes communities based on the level to which they are impacted by pollution.
To learn more about our work, contact Noelle Cirisan.
