Canada's Supreme Court upholds carbon pricing; CCL volunteers held
hundreds of lobby meetings last week
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Weekly Briefing, March 31, 2021
Table of Contents:
Send postcard to president
Take action this week
Featured lever: Lobbying
Upcoming trainings
This week on the CCL blog
Send President Biden a postcard to support carbon fee and dividend
We want to show President Biden how popular carbon fee and dividend is,
so CCL is asking volunteers to send 3,000 postcards to the White House
for our April action. And here's the good news: MyPostcard, the service
we're using to make and deliver the cards, is donating the 3,000
postcards, which normally are $3 apiece.
Why postcards? We live in an age where most communication is done
digitally — social media, text, email. Going old school with snail mail
will help our message rise above the noise. We're aiming to have the
postcards delivered by Earth Day (April 22), when Biden will host a
virtual climate summit with world leaders. Plus, now is a great time to
make your voice heard, since the White House is announcing its plans for
jobs, infrastructure, and climate. (Read more about that here
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The whole process can be done on your smartphone. Complete instructions
for downloading the app, accessing the $3 credit, and creating and
sending your postcard can be found here
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. After your postcard is sent, log it in the Action Tracker (found on
your dashboard on CCL Community), share your postcard on social media,
and invite friends and family to send a postcard, too.
If you'd rather not use the app, go ahead and send your own postcard to
the White House.
We're already doing tremendous work building support for carbon pricing
in Congress. Let's flood the White House with postcards to show the
president that Americans support a price on carbon with a dividend sent
to households!
SEND A POSTCARD TO THE PRESIDENT
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In other news this week:
Carbon pricing win in Canada: Last week, Canada's Supreme Court ruled
the federal government was on solid legal ground when it imposed a
carbon tax on individual provinces. The policy, which utilizes a
fee-and-dividend system, currently prices carbon at the equivalent of
$24 per ton in U.S. dollars, and the government recently decided to
increase the price to $135 by 2030. Read more
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Last day to make the biggest impact: All monthly recurring donations to
CCL are being triple matched from March through May. Today is the last
day to take full advantage of this amazing gift match opportunity. Sign
up to become an Evergreen Donor today!
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: The good news about Canada's Supreme Court
upholding that nation's carbon-pricing system is worth sharing. Check
out our post on Facebook
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and share it with your friends.
If you have more time: With our March Lobby Week behind us and Earth Day
coming up, this is a great time to join CCL's Monthly Calling Campaign.
If you join this campaign, you will get monthly reminders and scripts to
call your members of Congress. Sign up at cclusa.org/mcc
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and then double your impact by asking a friend to sign up, too.
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: Chapters hold hundreds of meetings
Last week, thousands of CCL volunteers held virtual meetings with House
and Senate offices to build support for carbon pricing that gives
revenue to households. Amy Bennett, CCL's Director of Congressional
Liaisons and Lobby Days, reports that as of Tuesday we had 380 meetings
scheduled. Of those, 70 were face-to-face meetings with House and Senate
members.
As we do with all lobbying, volunteers submit minutes of the meetings
held, and these notes help our D.C. staff to gauge where things stand on
Capitol Hill with the legislation we support. So far, 262 reports have
been submitted, and Amy is hoping the remaining reports will soon be
filed. Many volunteers tweeted about their meetings, like the one with
Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux
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(D-GA-07, shown above). Check out some of these posts on CCL's Twitter
feed or search #GrassrootsClimate on Twitter.
SEE THE LOBBYING TWEETS
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Upcoming trainings
4/1: Outreach with Agricultural Communities - Getting support from
farmers for the Energy Innovation Act can help sway members of Congress
who represent agricultural districts. Learn how to connect with this
important community. Join us
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4/8: Understanding Clean Energy Standards - CCL Strategy Director Tony
Sirna provides a closer look at this carbon-reduction tool and how it
compares to an economy-wide carbon price. Join us
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
4/6: Engaging with CCL Community - CCL's online platform for volunteers
has trainings, resources and ways to collaborate with other volunteers.
Learn what's available and how to navigate this valuable tool. Learn
more and RSVP
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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
API supports carbon pricing: The American Petroleum Institute announced
last week it will support carbon pricing as a means to bring down
greenhouse gas emissions. Members of CCL's Team OIL weigh in on what
this change of policy means for carbon pricing support in the business
community. Read more
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Keeping your cool on a warming planet: In the latest episode of
Citizens' Climate Radio, Peterson Toscano talks with Dr. Krista Hiser
about her research that offers guidance for teachers to help students
manage emotions related to the climate crisis. Read more
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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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