Minnesota communities are already footing the bill for the climate crisis.
The Climate Superfund would bring revenue and relief to local communities struggling to keep up with costs.
The cost is already on your books
Extreme weather isn't a future scenario for local government.
Power outages, washed-out roads, overwhelmed storm sewers, smoke days, and extreme heatwaves. For Minnesota communities, the rising costs of climate change show up in damaged infrastructure and property, stressed trees, public health impacts, and economic loss.
Minnesota has experienced multiple billion-dollar weather disasters in the past six years. A new MPCA report estimates that, without investment in climate adaptation, climate change could cost the state $19.5 billion per year by mid-century (2040-2059). Minnesota communities cannot absorb these costs on their own. They need funding and resources to plan and prepare for a resilient future.
69
disasters exceeding a billion dollars in Minnesota since 1980.
$19.5B
in annual climate costs in Minnesota by mid-century.
$80M+
in FEMA grants to Minnesota were held back in early 2025.
A fair way to fund preparedness
Cost recovery from the largest emitters, invested in Minnesota's resilience.
Minnesota's Climate superfund bill would ask the largest fossil fuel producers and refiners, companies responsible for at least one billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 1995 and 2026, to pay a share of the climate costs Minnesota has incurred and will incur.
The money would go into a state fund for disaster response and recovery, and for proactive projects like flood mitigation, stormwater infrastructure, disaster preparedness and resilience centers.
Cost recovery for past damage
Modeled on the federal Superfund law that has made polluters pay for cleanup since 1980.
Not a tax on residents
Residents, local governments and utilities are not assessed. Only a short list of the largest global producers would pay.
Not a new regulation
It does not regulate future emissions or tell any business how to operate.
What local leaders can do
Act in your official role.
Legislators pay attention to what local governments say about state policy. Choose what fits your role.
01
Pass a resolution
Support the climate superfund bill with a resolution from your council or board.
02
Sign the letter
Add your name to the local officials letter to legislators.
03
Add it to your platform
Include it in your legislative platform or raise it with your association.
04
Share your stories
Help legislators see the real local costs of storms, floods, heat and smoke, including your numbers.
About Plan + Prepare
A project of 100%.
Plan & Prepare is a project of 100%. We work with local elected officials and public staff to make the case for a fair, stable way to fund disaster recovery and preparedness in Minnesota communities.