Ramsey Co Cluster
We’re connecting citizen climate coalitions, City Commissions, city staff & elected leaders from from St. Paul and 14 suburban communities in Ramsey County to advance our four shared climate action priorities – active transportation, building energy efficiency, building electrification and transportation electrification.
Steve Jorissen (Vadnais Heights) RCC Board Member, Chairs our RCC Ramsey County Cluster, Citizen Coalitions active with our Ramsey Co. Cluster include NW Metro Climate Action –
Sustain St. Paul St. Paul 350 Resilient Roseville
Citizens for Sustainability (St. Anthony Village)
Active Living Ramsey Communities
Roseville Maplewood Area League of Women Voters
Fusion Partners and Resilient Cities and Communities are supporting the 14 cities in Ramsey County to team up on climate action through the new
Ramsey County League of Local Governments (RCLLG)
Climate Action Work Group (CLAW)
2024 KEY INITIATIVES
1) Climate Action Planning Support for Local Governments
Workshops and Community Engagement plus Local Planning Grants
2) Manufactured Homes Initiative
Join us for our Monthly CLAW work group meetings on zoom (held usually on 2nd Thursdays 8am to 9am.
To get involved please contact
Sean Gosiewski, RCC 612 250-0389 sean@rccmn.co or
Noelle Hulshizer, Fusion Partners 952-885-8087 RCLLG@fusionLP.org
Check out Ramsey County’s Climate Equity Action Plan
Read the Full Plan Here
Nobody is immune to the impacts of climate change but underrecognized communities tend to face more severe effects. Ramsey County’s Climate Equity Action Plan outlines specific actions the county will take including:
Mitigation strategies reduce emissions or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Adaptation strategies prepare for and adjust to current and projected impacts of climate change.
Overarching goals and activities
Collaborate and communicate
Plan and prepare
Build capacity to respond
The plan has six focus areas, with actions listed in each area to address climate change in Ramsey County:
City County Climate Action Conference
THURSDAY, October 6 2023 AGENDA
Leaders from Ramsey Co cities met with teams from 40 metro cities to find practical support for their city’s next steps to implement high impact actions for low-carbon buildings, energy, transportation, resilience, equity, green jobs & zero waste.
East Metro Cities Climate Action Conversation
Thurs Feb 13, 2020 @ Roseville Library
with 60 leaders from 16 cities – Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Maplewood, North Oaks, Roseville, Shoreview, St. Paul, St. Anthony Village, White Bear Lake, Vadnais Heights, Columbia Heights, Fridley, Mahtomedi, Stillwater, Eagan, Mendota Heights, Local leaders met in small group to discuss high impact actions for Clean Energy ; Efficient Buildings ; Low Carbon Transportation & Resilience their cities could take together.
Arden Hills
Falcon Heights
Lauderdale
- Lauderdale Planning Commission
- Lauderdale Green Step City Profile
- Peace Lutheran Church
Little Canada
Maplewood
- Maplewood Environmental Commission
- Maplewood Green Step City Profile
- Energize Maplewood Partners in Energy Plan and Actions
Mounds View
New Brighton
North St. Paul
Roseville
- Roseville Environmental Commission
- Roseville Green Step City Profile
- Resilient Roseville
- Roseville LWV
- New Life Presbyterian
- Centennial UMC
- Corpus Christi Church
- St. Christopher’s Episcopal
Shoreview
St. Anthony
- St. Anthony Planning Commission
- St. Anthony Green Step City Profile
- Citizens for Sustainability
- Nativity Lutheran
- Faith United Methodist
- Church of All Nations
City of St. Paul Climate Action Planning (& Dashboard) Greenstep Actions
St. Paul Climate Justice Advisory Board
Sustain St. Paul – citizen coalition with representation from many Wards
St. Paul 350 – citizen coalition working for 100% clean energy access
- Transportation Committee
- St. Paul/ Ramsey Co. Food and Nutrition Commission
- Ford Site Redevelopment
- St. Paul Bike Coalition
- Pilgrim Lutheran Church Creation Care Team
- Mac Plymouth UCC Creation Care Team
Vadnais Heights
White Bear Township
White Bear Lake
- White Bear Lake Environmental Commission
- White Bear Lake Green Step City Profile
- White Bear UU Fellowship