Sen. Whitehouse talks carbon price on podcast; gasoline likely exempted
from carbon tax

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CCL Newsletter, October 2021

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Table of Contents:

White House nods to carbon price

Take action this week

Yakima paper endorses carbon price

Upcoming trainings

This week on the CCL blog

White House gives nod to carbon price in reconciliation; email Biden

It's been widely reported that Senate Democrats are likely to include a
carbon fee

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with cashback to households in the budget reconciliation bill currently
being drafted in Congress. But you may have wondered: where does the
President stand on this policy?

At a White House press briefing

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recently, the administration opened the door for carbon pricing. White
House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked if a carbon tax would violate
the president's campaign pledge to not raise taxes on all but the very
wealthy. Psaki replied, "Polluter fees on corporations do not conflict
with the $400,000 pledge." Biden's tax pledge was a question hanging
over that provision that has now been put to rest.

As the budget reconciliation bill makes its way through Congress, the
President's support for carbon pricing could help ensure that this
essential tool is included in the legislation that emerges at the end of
this process. While Psaki's quote shows that the administration is
leaving the door open for a carbon price, they are not vocally
advocating for it yet. That's why the President needs to hear from you!

CCL has a goal of generating 20,000 messages to the President urging him
to support a price on carbon. Write to the President and ask others to
take this action, too.

EMAIL THE PRESIDENT

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In other news this week:

Podcast launches with Sen. Whitehouse interview : Washington Examiner
reporter Josh Siegel and former FERC chair Neil Chatterjee launched a
podcast last week, Plugged In, and their first guest was Sen. Sheldon
Whitehouse. During the interview, Whitehouse confirmed that "the carbon
pollution fee [...] seems highly likely at this point to be in the
Finance Committee reconciliation package." Check out the podcast

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Resources for the Future study: Resources for the Future (RFF) modeled

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several scenarios for the climate measures expected in the
reconciliation bill, and they found that including a price on carbon
would drive major emissions reductions over the next decade. With the
carbon price included, the U.S. could cut emissions 52% below 2005
levels by 2030. Check out and share this graphic

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that shows very simply the difference a carbon price makes.

Gasoline may be exempted from carbon fee: Senate Finance Committee
Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) signaled that a carbon fee could exempt
consumer gasoline

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. RFF found

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that with a gasoline exemption, emissions reductions would still be 50%
below 2005 levels, only 2% less than it would be if gasoline were
included in the fee. This means a carbon fee that exempts consumer
gasoline would still deliver meaningful emissions reductions while
insulating consumers from even slight price increases at the pump.

Carbon pricing op-ed makes the rounds on Twitter : A new op-ed

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in The Hill about carbon pricing was widely shared on Twitter this week,
including by Sen. Dick Durbin

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, VP of Government Affairs Anne Kelly

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and by Dr. Robert Bullard

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. Ceres is a think tank working with businesses to promote climate
solutions and sustainability. Dr. Bullard is co-chair of National Black
Environmental Justice Network and the HBCU Climate Change Consortium,
and he is known as the father of environmental justice.

Job opening at CCL: Citizens' Climate Education is hiring a front end
developer to work in our IT department. Learn more and apply here

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Check out CCL's social media toolkit

You have called and emailed your members of Congress. You've emailed the
President. You have even asked your friends and family to do the same.
Now you can continue the effort by building digital support for a price
on carbon! CCL's new social media toolkit

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shows you how to build support for a carbon price across social media
platforms. You can also watch CCL's how-to training

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to walk through the actions in the toolkit with a CCL staffer.

If you have more time: Watch the October monthly call

Be sure to watch the recording of our October national call

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and invite your friends to do the same. This month's guest speaker was
Utah state representative Raymond Ward. Additionally, CCL's Senior
Director of Government Affairs Ben Pendergrass gives an update on carbon
pricing in the reconciliation process.

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: Yakima paper endorses carbon pricing

On Sunday, the Yakima-Herald Republic published an editorial regarding
the benefits of carbon pricing on climate change.

The paper illustrated the importance of a carbon price for the city of
Yakima, Washington, as well as the support a carbon price has from
economists and CCL, in addition to other groups.

"Perhaps the most plausible and equitable strategy is one that is
endorsed by a who's who of more than 3,600 top U.S. economists, and
numerous citizen groups and municipalities, including Yakima: putting a
price on carbon emissions," the piece reads. "Yakima representatives of
the Citizens' Climate Lobby, which has 450 chapters worldwide, insist
that carbon pricing is the most effective way to rein in runaway climate
change without disrupting the economy."

This piece acknowledges that Washington's state legislature recently
passed a carbon price of its own. Gov. Jay Inslee is pictured above
signing the bill into law.

READ THE EDITORIAL

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CCLers have shown that now is an excellent time to ask their newspapers
to write an editorial endorsement of carbon pricing, just like the one
the Yakima-Herald Republic wrote here. If you're interested in learning
more information about asking your local paper for an editorial
endorsement, check out this training

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on how to get started.

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Upcoming trainings

10/14: Seven Media Actions To Support Reconciliation — CCL's State and
Local Media Coordinator Charlotte Ward will teach you seven effective
steps to spread the word about a carbon price in your local media. Join
us

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!

10/21: Research on Rural Economic Benefits — Jerry Hinkle, CCL Research
Coordinator, offers this training on CCL district-specific research
about renewable energy development, which offers significant economic
development opportunities for rural America. Join us

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

10/19: Economics of Carbon Fee & Dividend Policies — Robert Archer,
retired US-AID economist and CCL Economic Policy Network co-lead, will
introduce new ways of thinking about the key components of any carbon
fee and dividend policy, including the Energy Innovation Act. Join us

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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

Faster transitions to clean energy are also cheaper : CCL's Research
Team analyzes reports that show the transition to clean energy is set to
be cheaper and faster than previously predicted. Read more

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Volunteers urge grasstops to get involved in email and call campaigns :
CCLers have led the charge to encourage their local grasstops leaders to
reach out to Congress as well. Our volunteers have generated tons of
these types of contacts, which stand out to Congress and help push our
message even further. Read more

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ICYMI: Media reacts positively to carbon pricing : As carbon pricing
gains popularity in Congress, many of the country's most reputable media
platforms are speaking positively about the policy. Read more

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