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plenary for CCL's virtual
conference this Saturday
Be sure to catch the closing plenary this Saturday for United We Move, CCL’s virtual conference, which will feature Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), lead sponsor of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, and Dr. Natasha DeJarnett from the National Environmental Health Association, who is also a member of the governing board of Citizens’ Climate Education. Congressman Deutch, a key ally with CCL since the founding of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus in 2016, will talk about the introduction of his legislation in the next Congress. More than 3,500 participants are registered for this weekend’s conference, at which we’ll strategize at the national and state level for moving effective carbon-pricing legislation through the new Congress. Schedule details are available on the conference webpage, and Zoom connection information will become public on the Program section the morning of the conference. Lobby meetings with House and Senate offices are happening next week and are being scheduled by congressional liaisons in each chapter. If you wish to participate in those meetings, contact your chapter’s group leader. Haven’t registered for the conference yet? There’s still time.
Other news this week: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Our amazing supporters have done it again, smashing through our Giving Tuesday goal of $200,000, which unlocked a $100,000 challenge gift from one of our donors. We’re off to a great start with our year-end campaign—let’s keep the momentum going to reach our $1 million target by Dec. 31. You can help out by sharing our posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Citizens’ Climate International strategy workshop: With an eye toward next year’s G7, G20 and COP 26 summits, Citizens’ Climate International will hold a workshop on Dec. 16 to discuss strategy and policy from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. UTC (8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET). Everyone from around the world is welcome. Register here. CCL Latin America’s Climate Interactive workshop: After attending the Climate Interactive workshop on climate solutions, CCL volunteers from Latin American countries (and one gato activista) had an epiphany of sorts: The carbon price in their nations is far too low to meet climate goals, and they’ll use the solutions simulator to convince stakeholders to move to a fee-and-dividend approach with a higher price. Buddhist Action Team: For many people, protecting the environment is part of their faith. No surprise then that a number of CCL action teams are focused on various faith communities, like the Buddhist Action Team. At their latest monthly meeting, the group was joined by David Loy, author of Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis, a book they had discussed for the past six months. Check out what the author had to say in this video recording. |
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