Canada increases price on carbon; Mark Reynolds op-ed in The Hill; CCL
op-ed in 2 Texas papers

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CCL Newsletter, December, 2020

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Table of Contents:

CCL on CBS 

Year-end appeal 

Take action this week 

Featured lever: Media 

Upcoming trainings

This week on the CCL blog 

CCL talks about bipartisanship and carbon pricing on CBS

What can President-elect Joe Biden do about climate change with a
divided Congress? CCL Senior Director of Government Affairs Ben
Pendergrass talked to CBS about carbon pricing and a bipartisan approach
to climate action.

"There's not an economist you will meet that doesn't prefer a carbon
price over any other approach," Ben told CBS' Jeff Berardelli. "It's
efficient. It gets the job done." He also said there may be some
agreement on infrastructure spending to support a new low-carbon
economy.

We have a short video of Ben's appearance on CBS that you can share on
Twitter

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and Instagram

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In addition to talking about carbon pricing on national television, CCL
last week built more support for legislation to make it happen.
Volunteers meeting with members of Congress generated three more
co-sponsors for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act — Rep.
Mike Quigley (D-IL), Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) and Rep. John Garamendi
(D-CA) — bringing the number of cosponsors up to 85. You can tweet your
appreciation to the new cosponsors using our online action tool

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WATCH BEN ON CBS

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Other news:

Canada increases carbon price: Thanks in no small part to the efforts of
CCL volunteers, Canada took their climate action a step further,
announcing a steep increase in the carbon price that will reach $170 per
metric ton by 2030. Read more in this Bloomberg article

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Mark's op-ed in The Hill: CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds was
published in The Hill today. The message in his op-ed: The climate
candidate won, but there's a lot more citizens have to do to ensure
climate solutions are put in place. Read Mark's op-ed here

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Diversity outreach fellowship: Citizens' Climate Education is offering a
fellowship for outreach to build a network of Black, Indigenous and
people of color who are interested in climate change policy. Details and
how to apply can be found here

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Coming up on Citizens' Climate Radio: Host Peterson Toscano has an
exciting lineup of guests

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for the podcast in 2021, including former Congressman Bob Inglis,
executive director of republicEn.

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We're getting closer — have you donated yet?

Come 2021, our 13-year marathon will turn into a full-blown sprint. We
need your support to help make strong climate policy a reality in the
new Congress.

Can you make a strategic year-end gift to tax-deductible Citizens'
Climate Education?

DONATE NOW

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Once sworn in, President Biden is going to move fast on climate. And no
matter the results of the Georgia runoff elections, Congress will be
closely split between Democrats and Republicans. Broad, bipartisan
support is our only way forward. Luckily, this is what we've been doing
all along!

With more than 182,500 supporters across the U.S. and inroads to nearly
every Congressional office, Citizens' Climate is the organization best
positioned to secure the bipartisan support we'll need. But to be most
effective, we need your help

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Right now, we're halfway through our fundraiser and more than halfway to
our $1 million goal. But with only two weeks left to give, we still need
to raise $298,737. Reaching this goal will give us the resources we need
to organize more people, faster, and hit the ground running in 2021.
Will you help us cross the finish line? 

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Note : Citizens' Climate Education (CCE) is the tax-deductible, sister
organization to Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL).

Take action this week

If you have a little time: Invite someone who might be interested to
watch the recording

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of our December national call with guest speaker Christiana Figueres.
Christiana was the architect of the 2015 Paris Accord and the founder of
Global Optimism, which "exists to catalyse transformative actions in our
world" to tackle climate change. Consider watching the recording
together with a group on Zoom so you can discuss radical optimism
afterwards.

If you have more time : Early voting has started in Georgia's Senate
runoff election, and Environmental Voter Project is seeking volunteers
to phone and text 382,844 unlikely-to-vote environmentalists in Georgia.
The runoff there will decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. To
claim a shift, sign up at environmentalvoter.org/events

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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.

Media: Op-ed lands in 2 Texas papers

Op-eds, particularly those that mention members of Congress, are a great
way to get the attention of congressional offices. And when the op-ed
comes from a former employee of Chevron who lives in Houston, it lends
another level of credibility to the message. That's what CCL Houston
volunteer Waqar Qureshi did when he co-authored our recent op-ed with
CCL Executive Director Mark Reyolds, which was published in the Houston
Chronicle

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and the Laredo Morning Times

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. In his piece, Waqar acknowledged the climate actions taken by area
members of Congress, including Republican Dan Crenshaw (above), and
urged all of them to support the Energy Innovation Act.

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 media lever like these volunteers did, watch or
read this training on writing and submitting op-eds.

CHECK OUT THE TRAINING

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Upcoming trainings

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:

12/22: 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

Climate solution is what the doctor ordered: The professionals who treat
us when we're sick are the trusted messengers who can influence
Congress. More than 1,000 of them have signed on to the Health
Professional's Climate Declaration in support of carbon fee and dividend
principles. Read more

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Biden's picks bode well for climate: Though carbon pricing is not front
and center in the new administration's prescription for climate change,
President-elect Joe Biden's selection of John Kerry, Janet Yellen and
Gina McCarthy for leading positions bodes well for the policy, as all
have expressed support for putting a price on carbon. Read more

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Informational Session, then register for our Climate Advocate Training,
and wrap up with our Core Volunteer Training.
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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!
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with amazing resources for education, outreach and taking action.
Community's Weekly Bulletin will keep you current on all the latest CCL
news.
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