Biggest CCL presence in D.C. since pre-pandemic: nearly 1,000 conference
registrants, more than 400 lobby meetings with Congress

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Weekly Briefing, June 14, 2023

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Table of Contents:

Conference and lobby day

Take action this week

Want to lobby with us?

Upcoming trainings

Our 2023 conference and lobby day was one for the books

We're back, baby! We just wrapped up an incredible conference and lobby
day in Washington, D.C. This was CCL's biggest presence on Capitol Hill
since before the pandemic, with volunteers holding more than 400 lobby
meetings in House and Senate offices yesterday.

The energy was buzzing in the Omni Shoreham Hotel and all throughout the
halls of Congress. Volunteers posted on social media at every
opportunity — you can see tons of lobby photos and conference clips by
scrolling through CCL's Twitter feed

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or watching our "June 2023" Instagram highlight

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We also live streamed and recorded lots of the conference content on
Sunday and Monday, including:

• A keynote panel with four all-star volunteers

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• Policy discussions diving deep on permitting

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and carbon border adjustments

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• Training on motivational interviewing

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(which absolutely slayed

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• A closing message from Rachel Kyte

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, a leading expert in climate diplomacy

If you weren't able to join us in D.C., or if you want to catch up on
sessions you might have missed, check out the presentation slides

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on CCL Community or head to our YouTube playlist to watch all the
available recordings.

Watch Conference Recordings

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In other news this week:

• Conference media hits across the country: Volunteers generated lots of
local media hits about their trip to D.C. for the June conference,
including a TV segment in Montana

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, an LTE in Illinois

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, and an op-ed in Florida

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. Great work!

• ICYMI - Bipartisan PROVE IT Act drops: Just days before our
conference, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the PROVE IT Act,
which lays groundwork for a carbon border adjustment mechanism. This
Washington Post story

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quotes CCL's VP of Government Affairs Ben Pendergrass, and this column

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calls the bill "an achievement in its own right."

• Update on executive roles: CCL Executive Director Madeleine Para
announced at the conference

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that she is transitioning to President to focus on organizational
partnerships and development, and board member Mark Reynolds will become
CCL's acting Executive Director.

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Reinforce our lobby day message. You can help
reinforce the message we just brought to Capitol Hill about clean energy
permitting reform. Write to your members of Congress

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to ask them for a new permitting package that boosts clean energy
transmission, improves community involvement, and helps the U.S. build
and deploy clean energy projects faster.

If you have more time: Watch our June call with Bill McKibben. We
welcomed author and activist Bill McKibben as the guest speaker for our
June call this past weekend, hosted by CCL's Student Engagement Manager,
Steffanie Munguía . Bill gave a thoughtful overview of the state of the
climate fight right now and took questions from call attendees. If you
couldn't join, catch up with the recording

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Want to lobby with us?

CCL has nearly 400 chapters across the country. Within those chapters,
we have volunteers designated as "liaisons" to each congressional
office. It's usually these liaisons who set regular lobby meetings with
congressional offices and fill those meetings with other local CCLers
from the district or state.

So if you want to lobby with us, the fastest way to get plugged in is to
connect with your local CCL chapter!

Find My Chapter

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Upcoming trainings

Our normal Thursday night training series, Citizens' Climate University,
is on break due to the conference.

Core Volunteer Training is still on for next week! Here are the details:

6/20: Preventing Burnout as a Climate Advocate - Climate work can feel
heavy and hard. This training from CCL Education and Resilience
Coordinator Tamara Staton (pictured) will help you connect with others,
share authentically, listen deeply, and build personal resilience. Join
us!

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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL Community

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CCL Climate Advocate Training
Do you want to be a more effective volunteer? Start by joining our
Informational Session, and then register for our Climate Advocate
Training.
The Info Session is held weekly on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
Join Info Session
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CCL's Climate Advocate Training workshop is offered live several times a
year ahead of our big lobby days. Click below to sign up or find out
more information.
Register for Climate Advocate Training
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Donate now to support our climate action work

Donate Now!

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