James Cownie email & contact info

Chief Counsel at Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Work Email

j***********@s**********

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Direct Phone

+1 (***) ***-****

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LinkedIn URL

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Employing Organization

Minnesota Department of Transportation

Team

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Decision makers at Minnesota Department of Transportation

Kara Carlson
Accounting Director - Financial Reporting
Sonja Piper
Active Transportation Safety Engineer
Jesse Thornsen
Active Transportation Systems Coordinator
Suzy Scotty
ADA Coordinator
John Micheau
Administrative Director, Technical Certification Program

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Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from James Cownie’s organization

Jan 5, 2024StrategicPlan

Board

Minnesota Department of Transportation State Freight Plan 2024

The 2024 State Freight Plan, developed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, serves to guide future investment decisions for the state's comprehensive freight system. It prioritizes enhancing freight access, reliability, and connections across Minnesota. The plan aims to ensure the efficient operation of various transportation modes, including highways, railroads, water ports, airports, and pipelines, and is integrated with the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan, seeking to incorporate input from all Minnesotans.

Oct 4, 2023StrategicPlan

Board

Strategic Plan

This webinar provides a technical deep dive into ethanol as it relates to Minnesota's proposed Clean Transportation Standard. It details the establishment of a 2018 carbon intensity baseline for ethanol, explores methods for carbon intensity reduction through process efficiency improvements, climate-smart agriculture, and carbon capture and storage, and discusses the market deployment of ethanol via E15, E85, and sustainable aviation fuel. The discussion aims to inform the work group's recommendations for achieving the 2030, 2040, and 2050 emissions reduction targets.

Sep 20, 2023BoardMeeting

Board

Clean Transportation Standard Work Group Minutes

The meeting covered a project overview, including the decision to move forward without a Vice Chair and a reminder regarding the report drafting process by WSB and the upcoming timeline sharing in October. A technical overview was provided by a guest speaker focusing on baseline conditions for Minnesota, the GREET model, carbon intensity calculations, eligible fuel strategies, and clean fuel scenario modeling. Panel discussions involved a comparative analysis of state policies from Washington State and the ICCT, focusing on implementation challenges, credit generation, and the importance of adaptivity. Industry perspectives were shared by Marathon Petroleum, API, and CHS regarding investment incentives, compliance mechanisms, infrastructural considerations for biorefineries, and cost implications for consumers. Key themes and lingering questions were discussed across development, implementation, evaluation, and work group process categories, with consensus reached on keeping benefits within Minnesota, supporting a technology-based and politically neutral standard, and maintaining flexibility for adaptive management.

Oct 24, 2023BoardMeeting

Board

Clean Transportation Standard Work Group Work Group Meeting

The meeting agenda focused on reviewing the timeline and priorities for the next six weeks. Key discussions included reviewing and discussing fuel pathway scenarios modeled by ICF Consulting and determining how a Minnesota Clean Transportation Standard (CTS) might incorporate these scenarios. The group engaged in facilitated Q&A sessions and small group reflections on the modeled fuel pathways for 2030, 2040, and 2050 targets, aiming to identify key principles for fuel pathways to meet legislative targets. The session concluded with report backs, a general work group comment period, and a public comment period.

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