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Andres Jimenez leaving CCL staff to lead Green 2.0; CCLers participate in Environmental Voter Project campaign

	Weekly Briefing, June 24, 2020

Table of Contents:
	Legislative updates
	Take action this week
	Grassroots: Engaging climate voters
	Training topics

Updates since lobby day:

New cosponsor for H.R. 763, Senate hearing for Braun bill

Following a week where CCL volunteers held more than 400 meetings with congressional offices, we have a couple of legislative updates.

First, the Energy Innovation Act (H.R. 763) picked up another cosponsor. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) signed on after meeting with CCL constituents from California’s 29th District. He sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the committees of jurisdiction for the bill. We invite you to retweet our “thank you” that’s posted on Twitter.

The other news this week on the Hill is that a Senate hearing was held today for the Growing Climate Solutions Act, legislation introduced earlier this month by Senate Climate Solutions Caucus co-chair Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN). The bill would help farmers and foresters get paid for using climate-smart practices. The hearing, held just three weeks after the bill’s introduction, is an indication of the bipartisan support the bill is attracting. Today’s hearing featured witnesses from the Environmental Defense Fund, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Farmers Union and Land O’Lakes Inc.

You can tweet your appreciation to Braun and the other sponsors of the bill with our action tool.

TWEET THANKS TO BILL SPONSORS

Other news this week:

DC staffer leaving: We’re sad to announce that Andres Jimenez, one of CCL’s Senior Directors of Government Affairs, is moving on from CCL. But we’re thrilled about his important next steps: Andres will be the Executive Director of the organization Green 2.0, which works to promote racial diversity in the leadership of the environmental field. Learn more on their website, and keep up with Andres’ work by following Green 2.0 on Facebook or Twitter.

Hang out with our Mountain West Region leader: You probably didn’t know that Bill Barron works with a ski patrol in Utah and sets off explosive charges on snow packs to clear out potential avalanches. Learn more about our Mountain West Regional Coordinator in this week’s Hangout with a CCL Staffer at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT on Friday. This will be the last hangout of the summer. Details here.

CCL Pakistan asks government to join carbon pricing group: Raza Hussain Qazi, group leader for the CCL chapter in Lahore, Pakistan, has asked the Pakistani government to join the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, a group administered by the World Bank that is dedicated to implementing carbon pricing on a global scale. Raza posted a tweet about the CPLC, which you can learn more about here.

Take action this week

If you have a little time: Share CCL’s tweet thread with highlights from this morning’s Senate hearing on the Growing Climate Solutions Act. Retweeting and leaving positive comments will help the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), and cosponsor Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) feel appreciated and encouraged to keep pushing for bipartisan climate legislation.

If you have more time: Watch the hearing! Several senators and witnesses spoke, sharing priorities and perspectives from their states and areas of expertise. Watching the hearing will give you a window into the politics of climate and agriculture, which will help you to lobby effectively on this bill later in the year.

You can also connect with your nearest CCL chapter to take action in your community, or join one of CCL’s national online Action Teams to take action on specific topics like agriculture, health, faith, and more.

Browse CCL Community’s Event Calendar to find upcoming events, trainings, and calls you can join.

Grassroots: Getting climate voters to the polls

Surprisingly, many environmentalists aren’t showing up at the polls, which is one of the reasons members of Congress may not prioritize efforts to deal with climate change. To fix that, the Environmental Voter Project (EVP) is identifying and reaching out to environmentalists and urging them to vote. A number of CCL chapters in Georgia, led by North Atlanta Chapter Group Leader Jeff Joslin, recently participated in a phone campaign with EVP that succeeded in reaching 1,000 potential climate voters. “The rewarding experience of working with EVP coupled with a small time commitment of CCL members could make a big difference,” Joslin said. Learn more in this blog post about EVP’s work and how these CCLers got involved.

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the “five levers” of political will in their communities. If you’d like to learn more about how to pull the grassroots outreach lever like these volunteers did, browse our grassroots outreach trainings.

CHECK OUT THE TRAININGS

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:

Summer reading - Citizens’ Climate University is on summer break, but our Research Department is recommending some reading to expand your knowledge about carbon pricing. Learn more.

6/30 Core Volunteer Training: Celebrating Storytelling - We all have a story to share about citizen empowerment. Citizens’ Climate Radio host Peterson Toscano shows you how to tell it. Learn more.

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

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