Climate Cast ®

MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner discusses the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences we’re seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide. Hear Climate Cast each Thursday on MPR’s All Things Considered.

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March 13, 2019 4:00 AM

How 3M plans to reach 100 percent renewable electricity

The company's headquarters recently went all-renewable for its electricity, but it's not stopping there.

by Paul Huttner

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March 6, 2019 12:00 AM

Climate Cast: How to be a climate hero

A live hour-long edition of Climate Cast with MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner.

by MPR News Staff

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February 28, 2019 2:40 PM

Minn. snowfall records might be aided by climate change

Record snow amid climate change might seem paradoxical. But overall increases in snowfall and larger individual storms align with what climate models predict will happen as the planet warms.

by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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February 26, 2019 10:38 AM

Minnesota's solar capacity jumped almost 50 percent last year

The state's total solar capacity is now about 882 megawatts, enough to power over 100,000 homes, according to new Commerce Department data.

by Cody Nelson

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February 21, 2019 12:41 PM

Challenges, opportunities of climate solutions

An author of the UN climate report assesses the pace of climate solutions.

by Paul Huttner

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February 20, 2019 4:00 AM

MnDOT: State should have 194k more electric vehicles in a decade

Minnesota transit officials have a bold new goal for electric vehicles in the state: electrify 20 percent of all cars, SUVs and light-duty trucks in a decade.

by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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February 14, 2019 2:17 PM

Measuring the costs of climate change

Plus, a climate-change arts event.

by Paul Huttner

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February 13, 2019 5:58 PM

Northern lake ice loss threatens water, economies, culture

Nearly 15,000 lakes in the Northern Hemisphere already have only intermittent winter ice cover, a new study notes, and further loss of ice threatens freshwater availability, economies and culture in the world's north, including Minnesota and Wisconsin.

by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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February 7, 2019 3:49 PM

In Cuba, climate change means harsher hurricanes and tough coffee growing

MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner visited Cuba last week and got a lesson on how climate change is affecting the country.

by Paul Huttner

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February 6, 2019 4:00 AM

What changes Will Steger saw on his latest Antarctica trip

The famed explorer is back from his latest excursion and he told Climate Cast what he saw.

by Paul Huttner

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