New video of climber Alex Honnold's endorsement
of Energy Innovation Act
Since the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act was introduced, one of the biggest endorsements for the legislation has come from professional climber Alex Honnold, famous for being the first person to scale Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan without the use of ropes. Alex’s heart-stopping feat was captured in the Academy Award-winning documentary “Free Solo.” An avid climate activist, Alex used his new-found celebrity to give a boost to the carbon-pricing bill CCL is supporting. We’ve put together an exciting, short video of Alex’s endorsement featuring scenes of his exploits along with his words: “Fighting climate change is a lot like physical training: you just have to build up for it, you have to practice. The U.S. legislature in general right now is grossly under-trained. You know, you got to start small. Start practicing a little bit, stretch, limber up. And I think basically anything we can do to reduce carbon emissions is a step in the right direction. And this bill is that first step."
Other news this week: Positions available with CCL: We’re hiring! CCL is currently looking to fill jobs for Digital Marketing Manager, State-Level Carbon Pricing Coordinator and Senior Business Relations Representative. If you’re interested, click the links for each posting to get more details about job description and qualifications. Know someone who might be right for one of these jobs? Pass it along. Canada’s big climate week: Canada had a climate-focused Speech from the Throne, a Supreme Court case focused on carbon pricing, and widespread youth climate protests all in one week! Read this blog post from CCL’s International Outreach Manager Cathy Orlando to learn all the latest climate action developments from Canada. EU wants input on carbon pricing policy: As the European Union moves to implement its European Green Deal, it is soliciting public input on carbon pricing policy. The deadline to weigh in is Oct. 14, which you can do here. CCL-EU, which is working to enact a carbon price and dividend in Europe, offers some guidance on the survey here. Webinar to get winery support: Know anybody in the wine-making business? CCL’s Business Climate Leaders is hosting a webinar on Oct. 22 with the aim of building more industry support for a strong, equitable carbon fee and dividend bill, like the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. Register here. |
