Business Roundtable endorses carbon pricing; Citizens' Climate job
opening for Senior Business Relations Representative

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Weekly Briefing, Sept. 23, 2020

Table of Contents:

Grist story features CCL 

Citizens' Climate job opening 

Take action this week 

Featured lever: Lobbying 

Upcoming trainings

This week on the CCL blog 

CCL featured in Grist article about political state of carbon pricing

Citizens' Climate Lobby was prominently featured in an article posted on
Grist today about where things stand politically for carbon pricing.

Tamara Staton, CCL regional coordinator for the Greater Pacific
Northwest, shared her thoughts about her first lobbying experience in
2013:

"I was walking from the House side to the Senate side, in front of the
Capitol, and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, this is what democracy is. Our
representatives, listening to what I care about.'"

The Grist piece offers a clear-eyed assessment of where carbon pricing
stands in Congress, noting there has been a shift on the left toward a
comprehensive package like the Green New Deal. Despite this shift, the
article, alluding to CCL's role, says, "There are still those on Capitol
Hill who still believe bipartisan climate action is in our future — and
that taxing or capping carbon could be the solution."

READ THE GRIST ARTICLE

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Other news this week:

CEO group supports carbon pricing: The Business Roundtable, a lobbying
group representing more than 200 major U.S. corporations, announced last
week that it supports carbon pricing to fight climate change. The group
said it backs efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 2005
levels by 2050. Share the news on Facebook

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New CCE board member : Citizens' Climate Education is pleased to
announce that Jerome Hewlett

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has joined its governing board. Hewlett, who has more than 30 years of
experience as a leader in financial operations and business development,
is currently Head of Business Development for Intellectual Ventures'
Invention Science Fund (ISF).

Household Impact Study available in Spanish : CCL now offers both the
two-page summary and the frequently asked questions for the new
Household Impact Study 2020 in Spanish

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. This includes the very informative graphs, which are fully translated.
The complete study will remain in English only. Volunteers who would
like their district or state report translated into Spanish can contact
Tami Kellogg at [email protected].

‘CCE in the Classroom': CCL's Youth Action Team has launched a campaign
to bring climate action and civic engagement into middle and high school
classrooms. The initiative supports youth CCL members to develop
interactive presentations that connect CCL's work to school curricula.
Learn more in this Community Bulletin item

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Global Day of Climate Action: On Friday, CCLers from around the world
will be featured in a special online event organized by Mother Earth
Project to commemorate the Global Day of Climate Action. The hour and a
half-long event starts at 8 a.m. ET. More information and registration
here

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Job opening: Senior Business Relations Rep

Citizens' Climate is looking to build vocal support from businesses for
climate action with a new type of outreach position. Do you know someone
right for the job? We are looking for fresh perspectives and dynamic
thinkers.

This six month or longer effort will involve:

Working directly with key businesses and trade associations to build
their support for climate action (specifically carbon fee and dividend
policy), and move them into engagement with federal lawmakers

Cultivating and maintaining relationships with allied organizations
working with businesses on climate change, working to coordinate and
collaborate efforts where possible

Supporting and coordinating with Citizens' Climate volunteers who are
also reaching out to businesses in their local communities and across
the country, including our national Business Climate Leaders action team
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Click here for more information about how to apply

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. Please share with your networks!

Take action this week

If you have a little time: National Voter Registration Day was
celebrated on Tuesday. Make sure you're registered to vote in this
year's election and encourage your friends and family to register and
vote, too. You can share our social media posts on Facebook

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, Instagram

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, Twitter

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and LinkedIn

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If you have more time: Bring your non-CCL friends to learn about the
link between climate change and wildfire frequency and intensity and
what we can do about it. The webinar, led by environmental scientist
Dana Nuccitelli and CCL Research Coordinator Jerry Hinkle, will take
place twice: Thursday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. ET, and Saturday, Sept. 26,
at 4 p.m. ET. The webinar is hosted by CCL's Sacramento chapter and
CCL's Science Policy Network Action Team

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. You can RSVP and add the webinar to your own calendar here.

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You can also 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.

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Lobbying: Videos from virtual meetings

Check out this cool video

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we made from a recent lobby meeting volunteers had. Lots of chapters are
having great virtual meetings with their members of Congress, and CCL
staff can turn that footage into compelling videos like this, which can
encourage members of Congress to keep speaking out on climate.

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the " five levers

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" of political will in their communities. Head to our lobbying forum to
tell us about the virtual meetings you've had, and maybe we can make a
video about your MOC.

SHARE YOUR STORIES

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Upcoming trainings

9/24: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in CCL Training - Diversity is one
of CCL's core values and broadens the base of support for passing
legislation. Diversity Outreach Coordinator Karina Ramirez reviews CCL's
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plans. Join us

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9/26: Braver Angels Depolarizing Within Communications Workshop -
Reducing toxic polarization starts with the conversations between
like-minded people. There are still a few spaces open for this
Saturday's Braver Angels workshop. Join us

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! Can't attend this session? There are spaces available for the October
24 workshop. Register here

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10/1: Social Psychological Framework for Citizens' Climate Activists -
The views of Republicans and Democrats are not as far apart as we
perceive. Learn how to break through the messaging people are hearing
from tribal leaders. Join us

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

9/29 Social Media Basics - Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are great
tools for developing your chapter and communicating with members of
Congress and journalists. Find out how to get started. Learn more and
RSVP

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

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This week on the CCL blog

Catholic endorsements: Support from faith leaders can influence members
of Congress. Volunteer Jessie Snyder tells how she got endorsements for
the Energy Innovation Act from Catholic university presidents. Read more

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Youth #ClimateThunderclap: Last month, young people jumped on Twitter to
urge their representatives to take action on climate change. Organized
by CCL's Silicon Valley North Youth Action Team, the #ClimateThunderclap
posts were viewed by an estimated 60,590 people in less than 12 hours.
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.

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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

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