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Clean Transportation Standard Work Group

The 2023 legislature established the Clean Transportation Standard Work Group to prepare recommendations for implementing a Clean Transportation Standard (CTS), including development of performance-based incentives to reduce carbon pollution from all transportation fuels including gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and electricity. The work group will be jointly convened by the Commissioners of Agriculture, Commerce, Transportation, and the Pollution Control Agency.

The goal of a CTS is to significantly reduce transportation emissions, create new jobs, attract new investments, and reduce air and water pollution in Minnesota. The work group will make recommendations on fuel pathways and determine impacts to jobs, fuel prices, rural and agricultural economic development, and environmental justice for legislation in the 2024 legislative session to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of all fuels used in transportation.

By Feb. 1, 2024, the work group will develop recommendations for structuring a CTS that requires the aggregate carbon intensity of transportation fuel supplied to Minnesota be reduced to at least 25% below the 2018 baseline level by the end of 2030, by 75% by the end of 2040, and by 100% by the end of 2050.

Next meeting

  • Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, 1-3 p.m. CST
    Virtual meeting: All work group members will receive a separate Zoom invite via email.
    Public member registration
    Nov 30 agenda (PDF)
    Nov. 30 presentation (PDF)
    • Work group members are asked to skim the draft report that will be sent to them via email by Shannon Engstrom by the end of the day on Nov. 28.
    • For non-work group members or members of the public interested in learning more about the draft report and providing feedback to the work group, please note there will be an extended comment period. The meeting presentation will also be posted here, if not before, then immediately after the meeting.

Clean Transportation Standard Work Group meetings are open to the public and non-members. If you are interested in participating in a meeting, please check this webpage for a public registration link a week prior to the meeting or please contact us at sustainability.dot@state.mn.us.

Accessibility

To request reasonable ADA accommodations for a CTS meeting, please email your request to sustainability.dot@state.mn.us.

Upcoming full work group meetings

We'll share a full agenda, meeting details and public member registration at least one week before each meeting.

  • Nov. 30, 2023: 1-3 p.m. CST (online only)
  • Dec. 13, 2023: 12:30-4 p.m. CST (online only)

Past meeting materials

Nov. 21, 2023
Nov. 8, 2023
October 2023
Oct. 16, 2023: Land Use, Water and Ecosystem Services Webinar
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023

Technical Webinars with Phil Sheehy, ICF

Phil Sheehy of ICF consulting, the technical consultant for the work group, will host four technical webinars that focus on fuel sources as they pertain to GREET modeling. These sessions will include a recorded technical overview by Phil followed by an unrecorded Q&A. If you are not able to join, we'll publish the video recording shortly after.

Work group members will receive a separate Zoom invite via email. Public members can register to participate.

Technical Webinar 1: Ethanol - Sept. 27, 2023
Technical Webinar 2: Biomass-based Diesel - Sept. 29, 2023
Technical Webinar 3: Transportation Electrification - Oct. 5, 2023
Technical Webinar 4: Other Clean Fuel Activities - Oct. 6, 2023

Name Organization Representing
Paul Austin Conservation Minnesota Conservation organizations
Kaytlin Bemis MN Farm Bureau General farm organizations
Amanda Bilek Minnesota Corn Growers Association Agricultural commodity groups
Richard Biske The Nature Conservancy Conservation organizations
Dan Bowerson Alliance for Automotive Innovation Automotive manufacturers
Matthew Bruyette Nature Energy Renewable natural gas and organic waste interests
Mike Bull Allete/MN Power Electric utilities or cooperatives
Margaret Cherne-Hendrick Fresh Energy Environmental science organizations
Vallen Cook Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Tribal governments
Colin Cureton UMN Forever Green Initiative Sustainable agriculture or regenerative biofuels producers
Jeff Davidman Delta Air Lines, Inc. Aviation interests
Rodney De Fouw Great River Energy Electric utilities or cooperatives
Timothy Gross Fueling Minnesota Conventional transportation fuel producers and retailers
Dustin Haaland CHS, Inc. Conventional transportation fuel producers and retailers
Kent Hartwig Gevo, Inc. Aviation interests
John Hausladen Minnesota Trucking Association Automotive manufacturers
Abby Hornberger BlueGreen Alliance Labor unions
Rick Horton Minnesota Forest Industries Forestry interests
Jon Hunter American Lung Association Public health interests
LesLee Jackson Minneapolis Northside Green Zone Environmental Justice Organization
John Jaimez Hennepin County, Partnership on Waste and Energy Renewable natural gas and organic waste interests
Brendan Jordan Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Renewable energy and low-carbon transportation
Ariel Kagan Minnesota Farmers Union General farm organizations
Thad Kurowski Tesla Electric vehicle charging infrastructure companies
Steve Morse Minnesota Environmental Partnership Statewide environmental and natural resource organizations
Marty Muenzmaier Cargill, Inc. Sustainable agriculture or regenerative biofuels producers
Jeremy Martin Union of Concerned Scientists Environmental science organizations
Cyndy Milda Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Tribal Governments
Sarah Mooradian CURE (Clean Up the River Environment) Water quality interests
Carolina Ortiz COPAL Environmental justice organizations
Kevin Pranis Liuna Minnesota/North Dakota Labor unions
Trevor Russell Friends of the Mississippi River Water quality interests
Eric Schenck Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forestry interests
Kathleen Schuler Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate Public health interests
Nate Schuster ChargePoint Electric vehicle charging infrastructure companies
Mark Ten Eyck Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy Statewide environmental and natural resource organizations
Peter Wagenius Sierra Club Renewable energy and low-carbon transportation
Brian Werner Minnesota Biofuels Association Renewable fuel producers
Bob Worth Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Agricultural commodity groups
Mike Youngerberg Minnesota Biodiesel Council Renewable fuel producers