New video celebrates successes with climate bills; Big Tent series kicks
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Weekly Briefing, Jan. 27, 2021
Table of Contents:
Chamber shifts on policy
Take action this week
Featured lever: Media
Upcoming trainings
This week on the CCL blog
U.S. Chamber support for carbon pricing could have big impact
In a major policy shift, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week said it
"supports a market-based approach to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions
reductions across the U.S. economy." An official with the Chamber told
the Washington Examiner
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that it considers a carbon tax or cap-and-trade to be a market-based
approach.
The pro-business Chamber is extremely influential with members of
Congress, and the decision to back carbon pricing could open the door to
more members from both parties supporting legislation like the Energy
Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.
"The U.S. Chamber represents many major American corporations. We are
glad to see them recognize this is a solution that works for people, the
planet, and businesses," said Kyle Kammien, Senior Business Relations
Representative for Citizens' Climate Lobby. "Their stance will help
build more support in Congress for a durable, bipartisan climate
solution."
For CCL chapters that would like to leverage this news, we've prepared a
local press release template
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you can use to get the word out to media in your area.
Want to get this news in front of congressional offices? Retweet CCL's
post on Twitter and tag your members of Congress.
SHARE CCL'S CHAMBER TWEET
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In other news this week:
Our lobbying made a difference: Just before the holidays, Congress
passed a massive spending and relief bill that included three
climate-related provisions CCL volunteers lobbied for . Watch and share
the video celebrating these successes on Facebook
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, Twitter
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and Instagram
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New action teams: The new Lutheran Action Team
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has been formed to help influence members of Congress who belong to the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. And if you like to write, check
out the new Creative Writing Action Team
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on CCL Community.
Resources for educators: Are you an educator or someone who works in an
education institution? Join CCL's Educator's Committee to receive
updates, resources, and invitations to events for educators. All levels
K-12 and higher ed are welcome. To join, email
[email protected] .
Got a big project you're working on? The CCL Project Charter Workshop is
designed to help you plan, lead and build an effective team to carry out
an ambitious project that can make a significant contribution toward
achieving CCL's goals. Sign up for workshops on Feb. 7
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or Feb. 28
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Sign up to be a caller in CCL's Monthly
Calling Campaign to help create a steady drumbeat of calls to Congress
about climate change. Our goal is for every member of Congress to
receive a call about climate change every day. Sign up at cclusa.org/mcc
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, and then share the link with a friend on social media or via email.
If you have more time: Join our webinar with Rhodes Scholar and CCL
volunteer Garima Desai, who will teach about the tone we use when
talking to people about climate. Tone is the way a speaker uses their
words to actually connect with people. The webinar, hosted by the
Presenters and Schedulers Action Team, takes place at 9 p.m. ET on Jan.
28. RSVP and add to your own calendar.
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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: CCLer gets message out on NPR
CCL volunteer Katherine Clemo was listening to NPR's 1A show this week
when the topic was "The Climate for the Fight Against Climate Change."
The show invites listeners to send questions and comments, and so
Katherine emailed the following, which was read aloud toward the end of
the show: " I would like for Biden to do everything possible to get the
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 763) passed. This is NOT
a tax. It is a fee and the money coming from the fee would go to the low
and middle income Americans every month." Thanks to Katherine's quick
thinking, the Energy Innovation Act got exposure to a huge nationwide
audience.
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, watch or read this training on
preparing for media interviews.
CHECK OUT THE TRAINING
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Upcoming trainings
1/28: Big Tent Climate Talks: Chesapeake Climate Action Network - This
new series of webinars is designed to introduce other perspectives and
build coalitions around effective climate solutions. The series kicks
off with Jamie DeMarco and Quentin Scott from the Chesapeake Climate
Action Network. Join us
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2/4: Resilient Leader Workshop - To be effective leaders, we have to
take care of ourselves. Join CCL Education & Resilience Coordinator
Tamara Staton for a training on incorporating principles and practices
of resilience in your leadership work with CCL. Join us
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
2/2: CCL Media Basics - Generating media is an important lever for
climate advocates. Learn about the options you have to pull this lever
and the resources CCL provides to help with Communications Coordinator
Steve Valk. Learn more
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To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page
of CCL
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This week on the CCL blog
Caring for creation: In the latest episode of Citizens' Climate Radio,
host Peterson Toscano talks with Rev. Tony Campolo about the role
Christians can play in being good stewards of the Earth. Read more
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Volunteer spotlight: Dakota Stormer is a project leader in Texas. His
work with CCL led to the creation of Footprint App, which helps users
track their carbon footprints. Read more
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When the price is right: Our guest on CCL's January national call,
economist Noah Kaufman, introduced the approach of Near-Term to Net Zero
to determine the carbon price needed to achieve net-zero carbon by 2050.
Check out the recap. Read more
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Don't miss out on updates from Citizens' Climate. Make sure our messages
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Sign up for CCL Text Messages
As we build political will for climate solutions, CCL can notify you of
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!
Sign up for CCL Text Messages
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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.
Join Info Session
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Climate Advocate Training is held the first Wednesday of every month at
1 pm ET and the third Wednesday monthly at 8 pm ET (adjust for your
local time zone).
Register for Climate Advocate Training
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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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