New video about CCL winning Keeling Curve Prize; Ceres brings business
clout to climate advocacy
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Weekly Briefing, Aug. 19, 2020
Table of Contents:
Help voters turn out
Take action this week
Featured lever: Lobbying
Training topics
This week on the CCL blog
Let's help people take the first step with engaging our democracy:
voting
At CCL, we say that the solution to climate change is democracy. The
first step, of course, is voting, and with a big election coming up,
this would be a good time to help people take that first step in a
nonpartisan way.
This month's action sheet offers three ways volunteers can help people
participate.
Volunteer with Environmental Voter Project
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, a nonpartisan organization that identifies non-voting
environmentalists and encourages them to cast their ballot.
Work with Rock the Vote
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this fall to encourage students to vote.
Call or text voters in your own state by working with a nonpartisan
organization like the League of Women Voters
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You'll find more details about these suggested actions in the August
Action Sheet.
DOWNLOAD AUGUST ACTION SHEET
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Other news this week:
Video about Keeling Curve Prize: Last month Citizens' Climate was a
winner in the prestigious Keeling Curve Prize, and we now have a short
video about the prize and what it means for CCL to be a winner. You can
share the video on Facebook
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, Instagram
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and Twitter
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Ceres brings business clout to advocacy: Weeks before CCL lobbied
congressional offices in June, the sustainability and advocacy nonprofit
Ceres organized lobby meetings with more than 300 representatives from
the business community. Their ability to bring that kind of clout to
carbon-pricing advocacy makes them a valuable ally for CCL. Read more in
our latest blog post
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, retweet our Twitter post
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about the blog and comment on Ceres' tweet
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Media generated for Growing Climate Solutions Act: CCL volunteers are
working hard to create momentum for the bipartisan Growing Climate
Solutions Act, which would help farmers become part of the solution to
climate change. Volunteers have gotten a dozen op-eds about the
legislation published so far, like this one in Grand Junction's Daily
Sentinel
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. If you'd like to submit an op-ed to your local paper, you can download
a template on CCL Community
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, fill in the local information and send it off.
Take action this week
If you have a little time: Help steer climate activists to CCL. Invite a
friend, relative or colleague to learn more about CCL's work by joining
our Informational Session, which is offered every Wednesday at 8 p.m.
ET. They can sign up here
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If you have more time - Join our upcoming webinar to hear from Pete
Vordenberg (pictured here), former U.S. Cross Country Olympian and U.S.
Ski Team Coach who has endorsed H.R.763 . Vordenberg will discuss his
skiing career and his passion for climate advocacy. The webinar takes
place August 24 at 8 p.m. ET and is hosted by CCL's Outdoor Industry
Action Team
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. You can RSVP and add the webinar to your own calendar here
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Connect with your nearest CCL chapter
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to take action in your community, or join one of CCL's national online
Action Teams
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to take action on specific topics like agriculture, health, faith, and
more.
Browse CCL Community's Event Calendar
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to find upcoming events, trainings, and calls you can join.
Lobbying: Zooming on the road
In a time of social distancing, CCL volunteers have found creative ways
to connect with their members of Congress. In New Jersey, 62 volunteers
got on a Zoom call with Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) while the congressman
was on the road recharging his electric vehicle. An early cosponsor of
the Energy Innovation Act, Malinowski spoke about the need to create
bipartisan support by getting corporate voices to speak out for carbon
fee and dividend. He also stressed the need to link the current
coronavirus crisis to climate change: Both disasters are made worse by
failure to follow the science and failure to be proactive.
CCL volunteers are regularly activating the " five levers
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" of political will in their communities. If you'd like to learn more
about how to pull the lobbying lever like these volunteers did, watch or
read this training on the Transformative Power of Citizen Advocacy.
CHECK OUT THE TRAINING
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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:
8/20 Citizens' Climate University: Legal Pathways for Deep
Decarbonization - Congress isn't the only means to remedy climate
change. Local and state level governments can have an impact, too, by
implementing model policies. Join this session with Michael Gerrard
(shown above) to hear about the "legal playbook" for deep
decarbonization in the United States, which identifies well over 1,000
model laws based on two reports by the Deep Decarbonization Pathways
Project (DDPP). Gerrard is the Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional
Practice at Columbia Law School and a member of CCL's advisory board .
Learn more
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8/25 Event: Economic Research Updates with CCL's Research Coordinators -
A new household impact study specific to the Energy Innovation Act is
now out along with new research that shows the effectiveness of carbon
pricing in cutting emissions and the benefits on health. CCL's research
team walks through the good news. Learn more
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8/27 Research Update from Yale Climate Opinion Data - Join Dr. Jennifer
Marlon from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication to learn
more about their customizable Climate Opinion Factsheets, which shows
the broad level of support for climate policies in different states,
congressional districts, and counties . Learn more
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To see upcoming topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics
page of CCL Community
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This week on the CCL blog
A scientist's journey to climate solutions: Author Dana Nuccitelli
explores how Georgia Tech climate scientist Dr. Kim Cobb — CCL's guest
on our August national call — came to the decision that research wasn't
enough, and that she had to go all in on climate solutions. Read more
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Share your story: Are you interested in being featured in a video or on
CCL's blog? Sign up to share your story
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about COVID-19, your climate advocacy, or anything else on your mind.
We'll contact you to schedule a conversation.
Stay Connected - Make sure CCL's emails are in your inbox
Don't miss out on updates from Citizens' Climate. Make sure our messages
are getting to your inbox.
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Sign up for CCL Text Messages
As we build political will for climate solutions, CCL can notify you of
timely actions via text message. This will be critical once a bill is in
congress. You can opt out at any time. Sign up today!
Sign up for CCL Text Messages
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CCL Climate Advocate Training
Do you want to be a more effective volunteer? Start by joining our
Informational Session, then register for our Climate Advocate Training,
and wrap up with our Core Volunteer Training.
The Info Session is held weekly on Wednesdays at 8pm ET, 5pm PT.
Join Info Session
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Climate Advocate Training is held the first Wednesday of every month at
1 pm ET and the third Wednesday monthly at 8 pm ET (adjust for your
local time zone).
Register for Climate Advocate Training
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Core Volunteer Training is held weekly on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT.
RSVP for Core Volunteer Training
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Donate now to support our climate action work
Donate Now!
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