Two more cosponsors for Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act; Write
to President Biden about supporting a price on carbon

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Weekly Briefing, June 23, 2021

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Table of Contents:

Fareed Zakaria endorsement

Take action this week

Featured lever: Media 

Upcoming trainings 

This week on the CCL blog 

Fareed Zakaria tells CNN audience we need carbon fee and dividend

Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post columnist and host of CNN's "Fareed
Zakaria GPS," used the final four minutes of his show on Sunday to tell
his audience that the best way to fight climate change is with a carbon
fee and dividend.

With our current piecemeal approach of regulations and subsidies,
Zakaria said, "The government is adding red tape and picking winners and
losers. What if instead we unleashed the power of the market to solve
the problem? That's what a carbon tax would do."

Zakaria also specifically named "the new concept of carbon dividends."
He explained, "The idea is to take at least some of the revenue raised
by the carbon tax and give it back to people, sending out checks every
few months."

Some suggestions on using this powerful and persuasive video:

Share with your members of Congress on social media.

Play the video at your next chapter meeting.

Incorporate the video into outreach presentations.

Watch the clip for yourself in Zakaria's post on Twitter.

WATCH THE CLIP

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In other news this week:

Cosponsor list keeps growing: Two more cosponsors have been added to the
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act — Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL-05) and
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-02). The bill now has 70 cosponsors along with
sponsor Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL-22). You can tweet your appreciation to
recent cosponsors with CCL's online action tool

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CCL's lobbying push : With the possibility of climate legislation moving
early in the current Congress, CCL asked volunteers to meet with
congressional offices in March. Volunteers also led another surge in
meetings this month, following our virtual conference. CCL Director of
Congressional Liaisons and Lobby Days Amy Bennett reports that since
March, volunteers have conducted 610 meetings, with 110 of them
face-to-face with senators and representatives. You can see posts from
some of those meetings in this Twitter thread

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Save Our Future Act overview: Last week, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and
Brian Schatz introduced the Save Our Future Act, a comprehensive carbon
pricing bill that also protects the needs of environmental justice and
coal communities. If you'd like to learn more about this legislation,
check out this new video

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from CCL Legislative Coordinator Morgan McCue.

Jobs available with CCL: Citizens' Climate Education is currently hiring
for four positions: Development Coordinator

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, Director of Government Affairs

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, Content Marketing Manager

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Take action this week

If you have a little time - At our virtual conference this month,
keynote speaker Dr. Adele Morris told us the Biden administration has
been silent on carbon pricing. Write to President Biden

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and ask him to talk about carbon pricing as part of his climate plan and
work with Congress on bipartisan climate legislation that includes
carbon fee and dividend.

If you have more time - Check out Climate Mayors

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to see if your mayor is a member. If they are, meet with them and thank
them for committing your city to emission reductions and significant
climate action. Whether they are a member or not, ask them to endorse
the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act

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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: Save Our Future op-ed in coal country

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin could be the critical vote when
climate legislation comes up for consideration. With that in mind, CCL
State Coordinator Jim Probst got an op-ed published in the West Virginia
Gazette-Mail this week about the Save Our Future Act, which provides
generous compensation for coal miners and their communities. In his
piece, Jim mentions what miners would receive under the bill, including
salary and benefits for five years plus free tuition at public
universities and vocational schools for them and their children.

"We are in need of a bold, dynamic, far-reaching and comprehensive
pathway to addressing what are certainly the most important issues of
our time," Jim wrote. "The Save Our Future Act provides that pathway and
I strongly urge our two senators to support this legislation."

READ JIM'S OP-ED

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Upcoming trainings

6/24: Big Tent Climate Talks - Join CCL's monthly series of
conversations with people from organizations outside of CCL as we work
to build coalitions with others who are doing important work around
climate solutions. This month, we talk with Kevin Bryan from Nature for
Justice. Join us

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6/24: Climate Central: Making It Local, Making It Real - Join Karen
Florini from Climate Central for a look at resources her organization
offers for climate advocates, including Climate Matters, WeatherPower,
Sea Level Rise, and Realtime Climate . Join us

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7/1: The Power of Republican State Legislator Support for Carbon
Pricing: Getting support for carbon pricing from Republican lawmakers at
the state level can influence GOP members of Congress. Learn how CCLers
are picking up endorsements in Utah, Oregon and Delaware. Join us

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

6/29: Communicating with Conservatives - CCL Conservative Outreach
Director Drew Eyerly leads this training on how to talk to conservatives
about the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, particularly how
the bill aligns with conservative values. 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

Different ways to price carbon: Several bills to price carbon with
differing approaches have been introduced in the 117th Congress. A
closer look at the unique features of these bills provides some insight
into what may eventually find its way into legislation. Read more

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Volunteer spotlight: Laurie Husted: As the Chief Sustainability Officer
at Bard College in upstate New York, Laurie Husted is responsible for
helping the university hit its carbon neutrality pledge. She saw that
meeting this goal would require a federal policy, and that's one of the
reasons she enthusiastically volunteers with CCL and supports the work
as an Evergreen Donor. Read more

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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.
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