Our Clean Energy and Climate Plans for the 2026 Legislative Session

Decarbonize: The Clean Energy Podcast

Decarbonize: The Clean Energy Podcast
Our Clean Energy and Climate Plans for the 2026 Legislative Session
Feb 06, 2026 Season 7 Episode 1
Fresh Energy

The 2026 session of the Minnesota Legislature begins on February 17. Join the Fresh Energy team for a conversation about what we expect for the coming session and our plans to meet the challenge of climate change.

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Episode Artwork Our Clean Energy and Climate Plans for the 2026 Legislative Session 47:42 Episode Artwork Debriefing COP30 with J. Drake Hamilton 1:02:57 Episode Artwork Fighting climate change through building energy codes 1:13:08 Episode Artwork "Action in the Heartland" Stories from Fresh Energy's 2025 Benefit Breakfast 38:18 Episode Artwork Unpacking the budget reconciliation law’s impacts on Minnesota’s clean energy future 55:14 Episode Artwork Critical minerals and the energy transition with Brandon Isakson and Kwezi Tabaro 1:03:34 Episode Artwork 2025 (regular) legislative session debrief with Fresh Energy 56:33 Episode Artwork Your guide to mowing electric with Jukka Kukkonen 59:30 Episode Artwork Guest Ep! The Impact of Uncertainty 28:44 Episode Artwork Electric boats are making waves, find out why with Shift2Electric's Jukka Kukkonen 1:06:08 Episode Artwork Our Clean Energy and Climate Plans for the 2025 Legislative Session 49:46 Episode Artwork 2025 EV Outlook with Fresh Energy and Shift2Electric's Jukka Kukkonen 1:19:54 Episode Artwork Debriefing COP29 with J. Drake Hamilton 1:00:04 Episode Artwork Sustainable Aviation Fuel: How Minnesota can get it right 1:01:16 Episode Artwork Looking ahead to COP29 with J. Drake Hamilton 1:00:39 Episode Artwork Solar at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center 1:00:20 Episode Artwork A conversation with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson at Fresh Energy's Benefit Breakfast 31:58 Episode Artwork Guest Ep! Featuring the "City Climate Corner" podcast's recent episode about Crookston, Minn. 56:55 Episode Artwork 2024 legislative session debrief with Fresh Energy 1:02:21 Episode Artwork White Paper Deep Dive: Minnesota’s growing decarbonization challenge 1:00:43 Episode Artwork Our Clean Energy and Climate Plans for the 2024 Legislative Session 1:05:40 Episode Artwork Debriefing COP28 with J. Drake Hamilton 1:02:45 Episode Artwork Understanding the gas system with Joe Dammel 1:07:09 Episode Artwork Looking ahead to COP28 with J. Drake Hamilton 47:19 Episode Artwork What's up with hydrogen? 37:00