Going Green

March 31, 2021

2020 tied for the warmest year on record, matching a previous milestone temperature from 2016. Although the factors driving climate change are highly complex, moving to renewable, more sustainable energy sources and lessening our dependence on fossil fuels is seen as key. University researchers and alumni, including environmental science and policy management alumna Siri Simons, BS '12, are working to create a greener Minnesota.