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Weekly Briefing, Dec. 9, 2020

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Table of Contents:

December conference 

Take action this week 

Featured lever: Lobbying 

Upcoming trainings 

This week on the CCL blog 

Virtual conference sets stage for push to price carbon in next Congress

Thousands of CCL volunteers came together last weekend for a virtual
conference that sets the stage for a major push to pass
carbon-fee-and-dividend legislation in the next Congress.

"O ur prescription this time is to stack the deck," said CCL VP for
Government Affairs Danny Richter. "Congressman [Ted] Deutch wants 100
cosponsors when he reintroduces [the Energy Innovation and Carbon
Dividend Act] in the next Congress, and we want to give him that."

Volunteers conducting virtual meetings with congressional offices this
week wasted little time in complying with Richter's request. Following
meetings with CCL advocates, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Rep. Sharice
Davids (D-KS) and Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) became the latest House
members to sign on to Deutch's bill.

With the likelihood of a divided Congress or Democrats holding the
slimmest of majorities in the Senate, Richter said CCL's emphasis on
bipartisanship makes the organization "uniquely positioned to make the
most of this Congress. Bipartisanship is just going to be necessary to
get anything done."

The opening plenary of the conference featured some of CCL's favorite
guest speakers — Shi-Ling Hsu, Hahrie Han and John Wood, Jr. They set
the tone for the conference, telling volunteers that progress on climate
change will require advocates to be "urgently patient" to bring people
together and enact solutions that endure.

Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, who becomes the chair of Citizens' Climate
Education's governing board in January, closed out the Saturday
conference with a reflection on 2020. "I hope you see how resilient we
are. One thing we're especially good at is supporting each other. We're
in some new challenging situations, but with support from this
community, we kept going."

The conference was attended by at least 3,725 participants on Zoom with
an additional 1,285 viewers watching via live stream on social media
platforms. Attendees joined from all 50 states and the District of
Columbia as well as 27 other countries around the world.

Couldn't attend last weekend? Recordings and presentations from all
sessions, including three of the Sunday seminars, are now available on
CCL Community.

In a press release issued today, CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds
said, "There's a window of opportunity next year to pass effective
climate legislation, but it won't happen unless citizens roll up their
sleeves and do the hard work bringing Republicans and Democrats together
on solutions. Our folks are up for that task."

RECORDINGS AND PRESENTATIONS

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Other news this week:

Share our fundraising video: CCL's year-end appeal got off to a great
start last week, as we exceeded our goal for Giving Tuesday. Help us
meet our Dec. 31 target of $1 million by sharing this upbeat video on
Facebook

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, Instagram

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New on CCL staff: We've made some great additions to the CCL staff
recently. Alexis Hermosillo has come on board to manage state-level
carbon pricing efforts. Kyle Kammien is doing business outreach, and
Jacob Rodriguez will beef up our digital marketing. Our team is getting
bigger and stronger!

Braver Angels: The seminar this past Sunday from Braver Angels —
"Bridging the Divide on Climate Solutions" — was filled to capacity. If
you missed out, there's another training coming up in January. Details
available in this CCL Community bulletin post.

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CCL launches chapter in Morocco: Jacques Kenjio, CCL's coordinator of
Francophone Africa leaders, recently launched our first chapter in the
Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. The chapter members are from all
across Morocco, and the group leaders are Saida El Jadid and Mohamed
Elkhouaja. You can see a photo and get connected to some of our
Francophone members on Twitter

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Sign up for CCL's text alerts. 2021 could
present historic opportunities for climate solutions, and getting our
text alerts will make it easy to take important action at key times.
Sign up for CCL text alerts at cclusa.org/text

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If you have more time: Ask a friend to attend CCL's December national
meeting with you this Saturday. (Maybe this can be their holiday gift to
you!) Our guest speaker will be Christiana Figueres, who was Executive
Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) from 2010 until 2016. In that role, she marshaled 196 countries
to sign the Paris Accord in 2015. The call is Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. PT / 1
p.m. ET. You can join virtually from your computer or phone. Details
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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.

Lobbying: Virtual meetings & mountain hikes

Our volunteers are holding hundreds of lobby meetings with congressional
offices this week, following our December conference. Lots of folks are
already sharing their photos on Twitter—see posts from chapters in
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, California

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, Georgia

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, Colorado

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, Texas

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, and Wisconsin

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Even outside of traditional lobby meetings, our volunteers are great at
advancing their relationships with their members of Congress. Take this
example from Utah: Earlier this fall, Representative John Curtis (UT-03)
met with CCL members while enjoying the great outdoors. At the request
of the Congressman, this hike was a continuation of the June lobby
meeting to build relationships and talk about climate issues. "Despite
having knee surgery over the summer, Rep. Curtis hiked and talked with
us for over two hours," says local volunteer Cecilia Foster. "We enjoyed
the company of Congressman Curtis' chief of staff, his district
director, and his wife. Throughout the hike, we had lots of
conversations, ranging from climate legislation to things happening in
our personal lives. We are grateful for Rep. Curtis being such a strong
conservative voice on climate issues!"

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 the "lobbying" lever, watch or read this recent training about our
December lobbying.

CHECK OUT THE TRAINING

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Upcoming trainings

12/10: Watch Conference Recordings - In place of the Citizens' Climate
University training this week, we recommend choosing and watching one or
more of the recordings from last weekend's virtual conference. Watch a
recording

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12/17: Intro to Latinx and Spanish-Speaking Outreach - Want to recruit
more Spanish-speaking people for your chapter? This session reviews the
resources to help with that outreach. Join us!

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

12/15: Communicating With Conservatives - The key to getting Republican
support for the Energy Innovation Act is to show how the bill aligns
with conservative values. Learn more

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12/22: Celebrating Storytelling - Nothing connects with an individual or
audience like a powerful story. Join Citizens' Climate Radio host
Peterson Toscano to learn how to tell your story. Learn more

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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

Young lobbyists, big results: A group of San Mateo high school students
met with Rep. Jackie Speier this fall to talk climate change action and
push for a carbon fee and dividend. It was their first time lobbying,
but with guidance from an experienced CCLer, they had great success.
Read more.

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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.
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1 pm ET and the third Wednesday monthly at 8 pm ET (adjust for your
local time zone).
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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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