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carbon pricing included
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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!
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, the National Journal and The Hill 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 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, an ecohydrology researcher working on a Hawaiʻi forest restoration project. |
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