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Weekly Briefing, July 21, 2021
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Table of Contents:
Senate action on carbon pricing
Take action this week
Featured lever: Chapter development
Upcoming trainings
This week on the CCL blog
It's go time to get carbon pricing included in climate legislation
This is the big moment we've been waiting for to get a price on carbon
enacted. Between now and September, decisions will be made about climate
solutions moving forward in Congress, and now is the time to make our
voices heard.
"This is what we were built for," said Danny Richter, CCL's VP for
Government Affairs. "Our organization was built for moments like this."
Last week, Senate Democrats rolled out a proposal for a $3.5 trillion
budget resolution that will contain spending and policy measures to deal
with climate change.We want one of those measures to be a price on
carbon.
That means it's time for CCL volunteers to do what we do best: contact
Congress! We're asking everyone to write and call their senators in the
next three weeks, asking them to support a price on carbon. In
particular, we're asking Senate Democrats to put a price on carbon in
the reconciliation bill. If we hit our state-by-state goals, we will
have sent 10,000 messages to Congress by mid-August.
We've set up a special Senate action page where you can access the
online tools for emailing and calling your senators. Take a few minutes
today to send an email, make a call, and then share the page with a
friend!
TAKE ACTION NOW
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In other news this week:
CCL quoted in national media: When Senate Democrats announced their
budget resolution proposal last week, national media covered the climate
provisions that were outlined for a potential reconciliation bill. CCL's
Danny Richter was quoted in the Washington Post
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, the National Journal
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and The Hill
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about the provision for a carbon border tax. Danny told The Hill, "I
think it's great that this is being discussed. I think it could be very
effective… However, I don't think the United States can do this unless
we also have a domestic carbon price."
Big cosponsor for H.R. 2307: The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend
Act picked up a big cosponsor last week when Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
signed on. Rep. Ruiz's support for H.R. 2307 is significant because he
chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and also serves on the House
Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the committees with jurisdiction
over the bill. With Rep. Ruiz, the number of House members supporting
the bill now stands at 78.
Diversity & Inclusion events coming up : The D&I team is hosting a
couple of events in the coming week. On Sunday, July 25, there will be a
workshop on Sexuality and Gender Inequity in the Workplace
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that will include a facilitated and open conversation on LGBTQIA+
biases, intersectionality, and inequitable opportunities for advancement
in the workplace. On Monday, July 26, the Listening to Indigenous Voices
Action Team will host guest speaker Dr. Aurora Kagawa-Viivani
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, an ecohydrology researcher working on a Hawaiʻi forest restoration
project.
Take action this week
If you have a little time: Post CCL's Senate action campaign page
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on your social media platforms and encourage friends and followers to
email and call their Senators to include a price on carbon in the
reconciliation bill.
If you have more time: Ask one of your local community leaders to write
and call their Senators this week using our online tool
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and then ask another community leader next week. A good place to start
is with leaders who may have endorsed the Energy Innovation 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.
Chapter development: Looking for coaches
Are you an experienced CCL volunteer in a healthy chapter and would like
to help other groups get started and thrive? As we strive to get
chapters in every congressional district, we're looking for volunteers
to be group development coaches. Coaches do not lead new chapters, but
they identify leaders and support them in getting chapters up and
running. We're relaunching the Group Development Coaches team, which
will conduct monthly support calls for coaches. The team's first Zoom
meeting will be held on Thursday, August 5. CCL Membership Specialist
Caillie Roach will provide an introduction to group development coaching
and walk through the resource guide.
BECOME A COACH
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Upcoming trainings
7/22: En-ROADS Update & Hosting Climate Simulations - The interactive
En-ROADS simulator has become a persuasive tool in presentations about
carbon pricing. Learn more about it and how to host a simulation event
in this session. Join us
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!
7/29: Recommendations for Texting Your Group - Want to communicate with
your group through text messaging? This session provides recommendations
on how to text your group's volunteers, including setting up a system to
provide data privacy and other important considerations. Join us
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!
Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
7/27: Economics of Carbon Fee & Dividend Policies - Get a better
understanding of the economic ideas behind CCL's preferred climate
solution: a price on carbon. 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
Crunch time for climate policy: Senate Democrats have rolled out a
budget resolution that includes provisions to address climate change.
Some of those provisions — carbon border tax, pricing methane, clean
electricity standard — offer encouraging signs as climate legislation
comes together through the budget reconciliation process. Read more
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All-Republican town board is 3-time endorser : Starting in May of 2018,
the Town of Penfield in upstate New York has voted three times to
support carbon fee and dividend and the Energy Innovation and Carbon
Dividend Act. The latest endorsement from the all-Republican town board
came on June 17 this year. All three endorsements were the result of a
team effort led by volunteers in the Rochester chapter. Read more
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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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