Citizens Climate Lobby

Comparing effectiveness of carbon tax bills; Update on secondary asks from lobby day.

	CCL Weekly Briefing, Aug. 21, 2019

Table of Contents:
	New carbon pricing studies coming
	Media: CCL on Chicago radio
	This week on the CCL blog
	Training topics
	Action Team updates

New carbon pricing studies coming in September

With Congress on recess, August is a slow time in Washington, but we hope volunteers are taking advantage of members being in the district to engage their representatives and senators, either at district meetings or at town halls.

Looking ahead to September, CCL VP for Government Affairs Danny Richter says “a lot is going to happen,” including new carbon pricing studies and the reintroduction of the MARKET CHOICE Act. Danny gives us the lowdown in a new legislative update.

WATCH DANNY'S UPDATE

Other news this week...

Comparing carbon pricing bills: When comparing the effectiveness of various carbon-pricing bills, it’s important to make those comparisons with the same model, apples to apples, so to speak. When we do that, H.R.763 compares very favorably. Read more.

CCL on TV with congressman: CCL volunteers in Rochester made news on TV last week with their congressman, Joe Morelle, talking about his cosponsorship of the Energy Innovation Act. Watch the report.

Progress with secondary asks: During our lobby day in June, our volunteers were given the option of making a secondary ask on one of four bipartisan bills related to climate change. Three of those bills have made progress. Learn more in this Community Bulletin post.

Working with media: CCL on Chicago radio

Julie Nowak, a volunteer with the Lake County (IL) chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, got some serious airtime on Chicago radio recently when she was a guest on the Mike Nowak Show (pictured above; no, they’re not related) on WCGO. A few years beforehand, Julie’s husband Tom was interviewed on Mike’s show about sustainable investing. Tom told Mike about their CCL activities, and, after H.R.763 was reintroduced, they circled back to get Julie on to talk about the bill. Julie’s segment starts at 1:03 of this podcast.

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. To talk with other CCLers about their media work and get advice or ideas for your own, head to the “Working with the Media” forum on CCL Community.

VISIT THE FORUM

This week on the CCL blog

A bipartisan approach on campus: When students started a CCL chapter at the University of Michigan, they offered to do presentations for other campus groups. The College Republicans group took them up on that offer and later worked with the CCL chapter on a joint event. Read more.

From campus to Capitol: In just one year, the number of youth climate activists in attendance at the annual conference nearly doubled. Learn about their impressions and takeaways. Read more.

Training topics

CCL offers two ongoing learning series: Citizens' Climate University for existing volunteers, and Core Volunteer Training for new volunteers. Here are the next few sessions you can join:

8/22 Citizens' Climate University: Getting New Volunteers Engaged - Want those new volunteers to keep coming back? Make them feel welcome and get them involved. Learn more.

8/27 Core Volunteer Training: Understanding Congress Basics - Learn about the policymaking process and what life is like for members of Congress and their staffers. Learn more.

8/29 Citizens' Climate University: Communicating Carbon Pricing - Improve your communications around carbon pricing policy based on the main findings and recommendations in the Guide to Communicating Carbon Pricing. Learn more.

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

Action Team updates

Featured Action Team: Led by Rob and Lori Byron, the Health Action Team's mission is to (1) secure endorsements for the Energy Innovation Act from medical and health-related organizations, and (2) educate ourselves, CCL, and health, healthcare and research professionals on how climate impacts health. Everyone is invited to join the team's Aug 26 call at 8:30 p.m. ET with guest speaker Dr. Wendy Ring (pictured), founder of Climate-911 and the NPR show Cool Solutions.

You can learn about, join, and get call details on the Health Action Team page.

Also meeting this week…

8/21 - Strategic Planning Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/21 - Climate & Culture Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/21 - Youth Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/26 - Labor Outreach Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/26 - Outdoor Industry Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/26 - Sea Level Rise Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
8/28 - Climate and Environmental Justice call at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
8/28 - Team O.I.L. Action Team call at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Visit the full event calendar for dial-in details and future events

To check out all of CCL's Action Teams and join any that interest you, head to the Action Team directory on CCL Community.

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