Hear Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson at CCL’s
November conference
One of the reasons you don’t want to miss CCL’s November virtual conference — “Grit & Gratitude” — is the opportunity to hear from marine biologist, writer and podcaster Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. Ayana co-edited the best-selling book “All We Can Save” and co-founded the All We Can Save Project, which promotes the leadership of women in solving the climate crisis. Her work includes the intersectionality of racial justice and climate change, pointing out that we can’t address one issue without addressing the other. The co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, which develops “rigorous, creative, equitable, and practical climate and ocean policy for the future of coastal cities,” Ayana says that saving our oceans is as important as protecting the rainforests when it comes to addressing climate change. Writing in Scientific American, she said the ocean “offers major opportunities to abandon fossil fuels, sequester tons of carbon, and create a sustainable food system.” CCL’s conference, Nov. 13-14, comes at a critical moment for solving climate change, with Congress working to move legislation that includes a number of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including the possibility of a price on carbon. The conference will provide a space to celebrate the work we’ve done to advance carbon pricing in Congress and to plan for what’s needed next. Join us for this joyful and inspiring event.
In other news this week: Biden email campaign goal within reach: We’re closing in on our goal to get 20,000 people to email President Biden to go big on climate with a price on carbon. As of Wednesday, more than 19,000 have written to the president. Biden heads to Europe this week to attend the UN climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Help us finish up strong with our campaign by emailing the president and ask others to take action, too, with our easy-to-use online tool. What’s happening with the reconciliation bill? News outlets are reporting that Senate Democrats will likely reach a deal this week on a framework for the budget reconciliation package. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse tweeted yesterday, “Ongoing discussions include assurance to Senators that emissions goals, including the role of a carbon polluter fee, will be addressed after a reconciliation framework is agreed to.” Keep an eye on CCL Community forums for updates, like this one from CCL Strategy Director Tony Sirna. Editorial endorsements for carbon pricing: A number of CCL chapters have urged their local editorial boards to support a price on carbon in the reconciliation bill. The latest endorsement comes from the The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, Colorado, which said, “We’re calling on our Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper to back this proposal and get it in the bill.” Senator Bennet responded yesterday by tweeting the editorial and saying, “I'm pushing to include [a carbon price] in the #BuildBackBetter budget.” CCL advertises in Washington Post newsletter: If you find yourself reading the new Climate 202 newsletter from the Washington Post this week, you will see some advertisements from CCL. CCL’s ads will appear around the content of Climate 202 all week, reaching an audience focused on climate change and climate policy. See the newsletter and our ads here. |
