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Curve Prize
The 2020 Keeling Curve Prize, named for Charles Keeling, the scientist who started charting the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 1958, was awarded to Citizens’ Climate and nine other organizations Monday evening. “We are thrilled to see our efforts honored in this way,” Citizens’ Climate Executive Director Mark Reynolds said. “Our staff and volunteers are working hard every day to make climate change a bridge between our two major political parties. Ultimately, we intend to support passage of the major, lasting, bipartisan policies required to reduce emissions and preserve a livable world. The prize money will help bring that vision to reality.” CCL was one of two organizations awarded the $25,000 prize in the category of Social & Cultural Pathways. The prize is administered by the Global Warming Mitigation Project, which conducts a worldwide search for accomplished, scalable solutions with significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or increase carbon uptake. Share the good news with your friends on Facebook.
Other news this week: Student support for fee and dividend: Our friends at Students for Carbon Dividends (S4CD) released a statement of support for carbon fee & dividend signed by student leaders at more than 300 college campuses. The signers represent 3 million students from all 50 states. In the statement, the leaders said, “We recognize the power of a consensus solution like carbon dividends to bridge partisan divides, protect our shared environment, and strengthen the economy.” We encourage you to share and comment on S4CD’s tweet about the statement. Border carbon adjustment in Europe: The European Union recently approved a stimulus package that will include a border carbon adjustment to be implemented in 2023. The border adjustment, which is also a key provision in the Energy Innovation Act, assesses a tax on goods from nations that don’t have an equivalent carbon price. The adoption of the border carbon adjustment is a victory for CCL volunteers in Europe who’ve held 50 meetings with members of the European Parliament advocating for the policy. Read more. |
