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Weekly Briefing, Sept. 8, 2021
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Table of Contents:
Update from Danny in D.C.
Take action this week
Local media supports carbon pricing
Upcoming trainings
This week on the CCL blog
Big news: Senate Finance Committee considers
a carbon price
On Friday, news broke that the Senate Finance Committee is actively
considering a price on carbon as part of the budget reconciliation
package. Senators are discussing a carbon fee that would start at $15
per ton, escalating over time, and be paired with rebates to households
and a border carbon adjustment. Sound familiar?
"This is a really big moment for us and for our advocacy," says CCL VP
of Government Affairs Danny Richter in a new update video
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A carbon price was not in the Democrats' outline of their budget plans
earlier this summer. "And now, after you and your networks made 54,000
calls and emails to the Senate, it is being given serious consideration
by the Senate Finance Committee," Danny says.
Now, we must keep up the pressure so that a carbon fee and a dividend
are added to the reconciliation package and stay in the package until
it's voted into law.
Starting this week, we will be contacting President Biden and continuing
to urge Democratic Senators to support this policy. Will you send a
message in this critical moment?
WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT
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In other news this week:
CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds published an op-ed in The Hill
today
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, praising the Senate for considering carbon pricing. "It signals that
our elected leaders in Congress are rising to meet this moment," Mark
writes.
Dr. James Hansen is a CCL Advisory Board member and former NASA
scientist who famously warned Congress about climate change in 1988.
This week, he and CCL volunteer Jonathan Marshall co-authored an op-ed
in the Boston Globe
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, saying, "Carbon fees and dividends should be a central part of any
climate policy in the upcoming reconciliation bill."
Want to explain the concept of carbon pricing in a simple, quick way?
Watch
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this new animated video! It explains carbon fee and dividend in less
than two minutes.
Take action this week
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If you have a little time: Spread the good news that the Senate Finance
Committee is seriously considering a carbon price! CCL posted about the
news on Facebook
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, Instagram
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, and TikTok
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. You can share CCL's posts or create your own.
If you have more time: Join our next
national meeting, taking place online this Saturday. Our guest speaker
will be the International Institute for Sustainable Development's Aaron
Cosbey, who is an expert on carbon border adjustments. The call will be
September 11 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. You can join from your computer
or phone. 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.
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Media: CCLers praise carbon pricing discussion
CCL volunteers are flooding local newspapers with letters and op-eds
praising the carbon pricing discussion happening in the Senate and
urging their Senators to support the policy.
Jon Clark, CCL's Appalachia Regional Coordinator, published an op-ed in
the York Dispatch
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. "President Biden has named a goal of 50% emissions reductions by 2030,
but so far, modeling shows the proposed policies only get to about 45%
emissions reductions," Jon writes. "Adding a robust price on carbon to
the package would ensure that America meets the targets to prevent the
worst impacts of global warming."
Edward Wolner in Ohio published a letter in the Cleveland Plain Dealer
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highlighting the benefits of carbon pricing and mentioning his Senator,
Sherrod Brown, by name.
Have you written a letter in your local newspaper to urge your Senator
to support carbon pricing? Check out our "LTE Topics" resource for
guidance on how to write your own letter.
WRITE A LETTER
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Upcoming trainings
9/9: Getting New Volunteers Engaged - We're having a surge of new
volunteers join CCL! Attend this training to learn the best ways to get
new folks engaged and empowered. Join us!
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9/16: Budget Reconciliation Q&A - CCL Strategy Director Tony Sirna hosts
a live Q&A session about the Senate budget reconciliation process and
where things stand with carbon pricing. Join us!
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
9/14: Communicating with Conservatives - Join Nate Abercrombie, CCL's
Conservative Outreach Coordinator, for a training on communicating with
conservatives about climate change and climate solutions, including how
CCL's preferred policy aligns with conservative values. RSVP here.
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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
Citizens' Climate Radio : On this month's podcast episode, playwright
Chantal Bilodeau tells us about a worldwide series of short climate
change plays. Plus, CCL volunteer Tom Moyer stops by to discuss how 25
Utah Republicans came to endorse carbon fee and dividend. Read more and
listen to the episode
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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, and then register for our Climate Advocate
Training.
The Info Session is held weekly on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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