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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, Facebook and Instagram. 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.
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. 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. 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. Coming up on Citizens’ Climate Radio: Host Peterson Toscano has an exciting lineup of guests for the podcast in 2021, including former Congressman Bob Inglis, executive director of republicEn. |
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 
