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Weekly Briefing, Oct. 11, 2023

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Climate Solutions Caucus briefing

Take action this week

Featured: CCL North Dakota

Upcoming trainings

CCL briefs the Climate Solutions Caucus on clean energy permitting
reform

On Sept. 28, the House Climate Solutions Caucus held its first meeting
of this Congress, and they devoted it to a briefing on the subject of
clean energy permitting reform. Not only that, but they invited CCL
staff to deliver that briefing 😎

This is a testament to the leadership role CCL has played in conveying
the importance of clean energy permitting reform as a key climate
solution, through citizen lobby meetings on Capitol Hill in June and
ongoing outreach to Congress about the topic. Good work, team 👏👏👏

Ben Pendergrass, CCL's VP of Government Affairs, kicked off the meeting
by sharing the history of the Climate Solutions Caucus, including CCL's
role in its formation in 2016. Dana Nuccitelli (pictured above), CCL's
Research Coordinator, then delivered a 15-minute briefing on the goals
of clean energy permitting reform, individual provisions that could
advance those goals, and some bills and proposals that have included
those provisions.

Though the caucus briefing itself was closed to the public and to the
press, Ben and Dana recreated their remarks so the rest of us could hear
what they presented to the caucus staffers. Check out the video, or read
the recap, in today's blog.

Watch the Briefing

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In other news this week:

• Learn from other CCLers at conference breakouts: CCL's virtual fall
conference, just under a month away, will include volunteer-led breakout
sessions to showcase projects and chapters from around the country.
Register today

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for this unique chance to learn from your fellow volunteers and get new
ideas for community outreach, coalition building, creative engagement
with Congress, and more.

• Europe's CBAM: Did you catch this carbon pricing news

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? Europe's carbon border adjustment mechanism, or CBAM, entered its next
phase at the beginning of the month, adding more momentum to carbon
pricing globally.

• Yes, in my backyard! A new poll from the Washington Post and
University of Maryland shows that most Americans would be comfortable
living near a solar or wind farm. Check out the charts in this Nerd
Corner post on CCL Community

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Share our new ‘Carbon pricing in 60 seconds'
video. CCL's marketing team has created a new video to quickly explain
the concept of a carbon fee and dividend. See and share the video from
CCL's social media profiles on Facebook

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, Instagram

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, and X (Twitter)

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If you have more time: Attend CCL's October monthly call. Each month,
our chapters and volunteers tune into a virtual meeting to connect,
learn, and take action. Join us on Zoom this Saturday, 1 p.m. ET / 10
a.m. PT

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, for our October meeting. We'll hear a legislative update from CCL VP
of Government Affairs, Ben Pendergrass, and have plenty of time for Q&A
from call attendees. See you there!

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Featured chapter: CCL North Dakota At-Large

The North Dakota At-Large chapter, led by Brad and Linda Kingery, is
made up of North Dakotans from across the state who meet and coordinate
their advocacy on Zoom. They have been creatively educating their
lawmakers and communities about the unique role North Dakota can play in
reducing carbon emissions.

In August, the group had a face-to-face meeting with Sen. Cramer in
Bismarck, which the Senator posted about

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on social media. "The meeting focused on the PROVE IT Act, permitting
reform, carbon capture in grasslands, and geothermal development in
North Dakota," Linda reports. At this meeting, chapter member Moones
Alamooti brought in a copy of an LTE she had just published in the
Jamestown Sun

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The chapter also recently held a "field day" event emphasizing the role
of grasslands in climate protection. "The event convened over 30
individuals, including ranchers, state leaders, and key partners like
the Hess Corporation," Linda says. "This gathering served as a platform
for both grassroots and grasstops outreach, bringing together
researchers, policymakers, and industry representatives." It was covered
by KFYR News

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in Bismarck, and the story includes quotes from Dr. Beckie Phillips, an
active member of the chapter.

Keep up the wonderful work, CCL North Dakota!

CCL has nearly 400 chapters across the country. Find your local chapter
today and get plugged in.

Find My Chapter

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Upcoming trainings

10/12: Exploring The Power of Intergenerational Climate Conversations -
Led by the brilliant team behind the Intergenerational Conversations
Guide, this training will explore how to talk about climate change
across generations. CCL staff will then share examples of how
intergenerational action can drive political will. Join us!

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10/19: Overview and Benefits of the BIG WIRES Act - The BIG WIRES Act
has been introduced

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in the House and Senate. Join CCL's Research Coordinator Dana Nuccitelli
to learn how this policy could update and streamline the country's
patchwork energy transmission system, improving reliability and reducing
energy costs.

Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:

10/17: Fall Conference and Lobby Days Q&A - Join Alison Kubicsko and
Mindy Ahler for a training to answer all of your questions about CCL's
Fall 2023 Conference & Lobby Days

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. 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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