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Watch Now: How Green Cities Accord’s Carbon Offset Program is Funding Vital Infrastructure in the Twin Cities

Monday, October 27, 2025

Trees aren’t just a luxury — they’re essential urban infrastructure. We’re funding urban tree planting through the sale of high quality carbon offsets to grow cooler, cleaner, more climate resilient communities. Learn more at www.greencitiesaccord.org/offsets. ...

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Multiplying the Impact of a Shared Mission

Friday, May 16, 2025

We’re proud to highlight our powerful partnership with Sunrise Banks, a local leader in sustainability and social good. Sunrise Banks recently purchased our urban tree Carbon+ Credits to offset their business travel emissions — a ...

Minnesota Wild Partners with Green Cities Accord to Offset Team Travel

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Green Cities Accord is excited to announce a new partnership with the Minnesota Wild to offset the carbon footprint of the team’s air travel throughout the hockey season. Through this partnership, the Minnesota Wild will ...

Sven-Saw® Embraces REI Co-op’s Climate Goals with Green Cities Accord Carbon Offsets

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Sven-Saw®, a small, family-owned company based in Duluth, Minnesota, has always been driven by a deep commitment to sustainability. The company, known for producing lightweight, foldable camp saws, has built its reputation on creating durable, ...

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City of Saint Paul Urban Tree Carbon Offset Project Verified, First Offsets Purchased

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Green Cities Accord is pleased to announce that its first urban tree carbon offset project in partnership with the City of St. Paul has achieved third-party verification. The first set of carbon offsets — totaling ...

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Federal Government Unveils New Guidelines to Enhance Integrity of Carbon Offsets

Saturday, June 1, 2024

The Biden administration has introduced a set of federal guidelines to bolster confidence in carbon offsets, a tool for combating climate change. These guidelines aim to ensure that carbon offsets are effective and reliable in ...

City of Saint Paul Joins Twin Cities Urban Tree Carbon Offset Program in Collaboration with Green Cities Accord

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

On May 8, the Saint Paul City Council unanimously approved participation in an innovative urban tree carbon offset program in partnership with Green Cities Accord. The program is designed to increase funding for Twin Cities ...

The Remarkable Benefits of Urban Trees: Vital for Climate Resilient Communities

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Imagine an object that cleans the air, fights climate change, cools your house, keeps pollution out of waterways, and even lowers your blood pressure — and it’s powered by just water and sunlight. Now imagine ...

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City Forest Credits: Quantifying the Benefits of Urban Trees

Friday, April 26, 2024

The Story, Science, and People Behind the First National Urban Tree Carbon Offset Standard Talking about the benefits of urban trees is easy; quantifying them is hard. And developing a way for urban trees to ...

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The new green economy: building a resilient urban forest

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

With diminishing public money for urban forestry, carbon offset markets are rising to meet funding gaps. One small nonprofit is leading the way in Minnesota. When 5,000 members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) gathered ...

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Green Minneapolis adopts new name “Green Cities Accord” as it expands its impact on urban climate resiliency

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Green Minneapolis, a trailblazer in urban climate resiliency, is excited to announce its new name – Green Cities Accord – which was chosen to reflect the organization’s heightened focus on enhancing the lives of people ...

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Growing together: The urban forest of Green Minneapolis

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

In the heart of Minneapolis where concrete dominates the landscape, David Wilson, Chair of Green Minneapolis, professes an extraordinary love for trees that runs deep. His passion stems from a profound connection to his roots: intertwining ...

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Landscape architects advance sustainable conference strategies to achieve climate action goals

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

ASLA forms partnership with Green Minneapolis to offset greenhouse gas emissions from its 2023 Conference in Minneapolis and support tree planting in underserved communities. ASLA has released its first Sustainable Event Impact Assessment, a comprehensive gap ...