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Weekly Briefing, Sept. 13, 2023
Table of Contents:
Carbon tax call from Africa
Take action this week
Featured: Braver Angels
Upcoming trainings
Africa Climate Summit calls for global carbon tax
As we continue to educate our communities about carbon pricing — and
push Congress to enact one — it's helpful to keep an eye on the
encouraging carbon pricing advancements in the rest of the world.
Canada
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has a carbon fee and dividend system in place, which they strengthened
even more this year. The EU has a carbon border adjustment mechanism, or
CBAM
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, which enters its next phase in October. And just last week, a new
development: the Africa Climate Summit included a declaration in support
of a global carbon tax.
The Associated Press
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reports that the event "ended with a call for world leaders to rally
behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime
transport." The declaration was adopted unanimously by African leaders,
representing 1.3 billion people.
Citizens' Climate International issued a statement
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in support of the declaration. "In addition to being the most effective
tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a global system for
coordinated carbon taxation can also provide the much-needed resources
for African countries to transition away from fossil fuels and adapt to
the damaging effects of climate change," said David Michael Terungwa,
coordinator of CCI in Africa, pictured above with CCL Executive Director
Mark Reynolds.
Share the news
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, and remind Congress that we want to see a price on carbon here at
home!
Ask Congress for a Price on Carbon
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In other news this week:
• Inclusion Conference this weekend: Last chance — register now
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to be part of CCL's 2nd annual Inclusion Conference, which kicks off
with a virtual reception on Friday night and takes place on Zoom this
Saturday afternoon. Check out the exciting speaker lineup and program
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, and we'll see you this weekend!
• Town hall highlights: While members of Congress were home during the
August recess, CCL volunteers around the country showed up at their town
hall events
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to ask climate questions.
Take action this week
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If you have a little time: Share this social post. One in 10 Americans
have considered moving because of climate change. This stat prompted
some great conversation on CCL's Instagram,
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Twitter
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, and Facebook
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pages. Share the post and see what your friends and followers think.
If you have more time: Watch the recording of our September national
meeting. This past weekend, we heard from guest speaker Madeline McGill
about climate action messaging in rural communities, and we reviewed
this month's actions
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. Watch the call to catch up.
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Featured: Braver Angels Action Team
Trying to build common ground — on climate change or any other
contentious topic — is no small feat, given the high degree of
polarization in American politics. One organization tackling the
challenge head-on is Braver Angels.
Braver Angels describes itself as an organization "that brings
conservatives and progressives together on equal terms to understand our
differences, find common ground where it exists, and help the country we
all love find a better way."
In other words, their work is right up CCL's alley! Beth Malow and Bruce
Morlan (pictured above) co-chair the Braver Angels Action Team within
CCL, which they launched in 2020 to help CCL volunteers use Braver
Angels' methods to engage across the aisle and look for ways to work
together.
Coming up this fall, the Braver Angels Action Team has arranged a
presentation from Mónica Guzmán, one of the leaders of Braver Angels
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and the author of the bestselling book, "I Never Thought of it That Way:
How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided
Times." ( Here's a bit more about her book in the New York Times
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.) She will weigh in on how this approach relates to climate advocacy.
The team is hosting a book discussion in October
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, in advance of Mónica's presentation and Q&A in November
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. Both events are open to any CCL volunteer, so mark your calendar and
plan to attend.
Visit the Braver Angels Action Team
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Upcoming trainings
9/14: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Basics Action Party - Join CCL's
Research Team to learn the basics of clean energy permitting reform and
take action together to move Congress forward on it. Join us!
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9/21: Ask Community Leaders to Champion their Support to Congress -
Learn to activate local community leaders on both sides of the aisle,
using specific examples of other CCL groups' success stories. Join us!
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
9/19: Preventing Burnout as a Climate Advocate - Climate work can feel
heavy and hard. Take this time to connect with others, share
authentically, listen deeply, and build your 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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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.
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