Regional conferences hear from Katharine Hayhoe; Monthly calling
campaign sees big surge in participants

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Weekly Briefing, Feb. 24, 2021

Table of Contents:

Write Congress to act on climate

Take action this week 

Featured lever: Lobbying 

Upcoming trainings 

This week on the CCL blog

After polar vortex disaster, write to Congress about acting on climate
change

The polar vortex that recently dipped all the way down to the Texas Gulf
Coast is a stark reminder of the costly and deadly consequences of
climate change. Millions of Texans were left shivering in the dark
during extreme weather that is becoming more common in a climate-altered
world.

CCL volunteers have already been sharing their stories about this crisis
in the media, through pieces like this op-ed in Missouri

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. (You can submit one of your own using this template

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, or write a letter to the editor

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With the nation's attention riveted to this climate-related disaster,
members of Congress must hear from constituents that action to rein in
climate change is long overdue. We urge you to send messages to your
representative and senators, citing this catastrophe as one more reason
to act on climate. To help you take this action, we have updated CCL's
"Write Congress" tool

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to reflect recent events.

WRITE TO CONGRESS NOW

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In other news this week:

Regional conferences : Three of CCL's regions held virtual conferences

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last weekend, the highlight being a joint plenary with climate scientist
Katharine Hayhoe. California holds its regional conference

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this weekend, and the Third Coast conference

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has been rescheduled for March 6-7.

Study the benefits of fee & dividend : Want to be an expert on CCL's
preferred carbon-pricing policy? Starting March 15, CCL Research
Coordinator Jerry Hinkle will lead a 6-part weekly series of webinars
looking at the economic, jobs, health and social justice benefits of
carbon fee and dividend based on the peer-reviewed literature. Learn
more

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Understanding big oil and climate : Two members of CCL's Team OIL
contributed their expertise to a 2020 year-end special issue

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of Chemical Engineering Progress devoted entirely to climate change.
Learn more about Team OIL's publication in this Community post

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Youth endorsement campaign : CCL's National Youth Action Team is
launching a campaign challenging teams of young people (under 18) to get
100 endorsements for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act in
100 days. The challenge begins March 1. Teams consist of five to seven
members. You can register a team here

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or find a team to join here

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Fellows for Strategic State Outreach and Advocacy : CCL is offering
fellowships to support outreach and advocacy in Alaska, Florida, South
Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Utah and Maine. This position is for one year
and comes with a $2,000 stipend. Applicants are due by March 31. Read
the job description

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for more information.

Save the date for March fundraiser: On March 1, we'll launch our
campaign to raise $10,000 in new monthly donations for Citizens' Climate
Lobby. And this year, we have a new gift match opportunity: all monthly
recurring donations (new and existing) will be matched 3-to-1 for 3
months. Stay tuned!

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Share CCL's short video of Janet Yellen on
Facebook

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. The video highlights the Treasury Secretary's support for a carbon
tax. It's important to let people know that carbon pricing is a policy
that several members of the Biden administration are backing.

If you have more time: Join our March 1 webinar with Stephanie Doyle,
Climate Policy Associate with the Nature Conservancy, who will share her
personal experience building relationships with environmental groups for
CCL and her current work on Clean Energy at the Nature Conservancy. This
event is hosted by CCL's new Wildlife Action Team. Learn more 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.

Lobbying: Big surge in call Congress campaign

CCL's monthly calling campaign is designed to provide a steady drumbeat
of calls to members of Congress to let them know that there is support
among their constituents for effective climate action. In January of
2020, our volunteers made 350 calls. This past January, they made 1,628
calls, nearly five times as many as last year, averaging about three
calls per month to congressional offices. CCL Action Coordinator Todd
Elvins points out that if the current rate of growth for the campaign
continues, we could be averaging 14 calls per month next January.

CCL volunteers are regularly activating the " five levers

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" of political will in their communities. If you want to participate in
the monthly calling campaign, sign up on CCL Community to get monthly
reminders that link to call-in guides.

SIGN UP FOR CALLING CAMPAIGN

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Upcoming trainings

2/25: Big Tent Climate Talks with National Audubon Society - Our series
of conversations with the broad coalition of players working on climate
solutions turns to Audubon staffers Tykee James and Chloe Koseff. Join
us

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3/4: March Lobby Days Training - To prepare for next month's lobby week,
CCL VP for Government Affairs Danny Richter leads a session to review
our primary ask and provide updates regarding our legislative strategy .
Join us

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

3/2: Practicing Effective Lobbying - CCL's Amy Bennett leads a training
that will walk volunteers through important considerations for preparing
to meet with members of Congress and what those meetings might look
like. 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

Reaching out to Latinos: Noticing that Spanish-speaking volunteers are
underrepresented in CCL, a group of volunteers formed the Latinx
Catholic Outreach Team to connect with Hispanic communities. Read more

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Activating climate voters: In the recent election, Environmental Voter
Project played a key role in putting pro-climate candidates in office by
reaching out to a group that previously had a poor record of showing up
at the polls: Environmentalists. Read more

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It started with a resolution: In 2016, the city of Can Luis Obispo
passed a resolution urging Congress to enact carbon-fee-and-dividend
legislation. Since then, the city has established one of the most
ambitious carbon neutrality targets in the U.S. (by 2035) and has
established a strategic vision for achieving that goal. Read more

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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

Donate Now!

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