WaPo editorial backs carbon price; updates from CCLers in KY after
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CCL Newsletter, December 2021

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Table of Contents:

Carbon price still on table

Donate to CCL

Take action this week

Grasstops in NY ask for carbon price

Upcoming trainings

This week on the blog

Price on carbon still on table in Senate negotiations

The Senate Finance Committee, which is responsible for portions of the
Build Back Better bill that could contain a price on carbon, released a
draft of some legislative text over the weekend. Though a carbon tax was
not mentioned in the committee's text, Chairman Ron Wyden said the draft
is not the final version of the bill.

In a message posted on CCL Community

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, Strategy Director Tony Sirna said, " Our allies in the Senate say that
they are still negotiating with Senator Joe Manchin and that a carbon
price is still on the table." Tony also shared information on upcoming
phone and text banks

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volunteers can participate in to continue urging the Senate to move
forward.

On CCL's national call Saturday, Government Affairs VP Dr. Danny Richter
provided a legislative update

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and noted encouraging statements from several senators, including Sen.
Chris Coons, who said, "I'm still optimistic we will add a polluter fee
to the Build Back Better legislation here in the Senate." Danny wrapped
up his report saying, "Senators who are connected to the action are
saying a carbon price and a methane fee are still part of the mix, and
we're not giving up on this reconciliation opportunity until we hear
otherwise."

It's difficult, as Tony said, "to ride out these final negotiations, but
we can get through this phase and whatever comes out of it the way we
always have — together."

CCL released a new video this week about the current status of carbon
pricing in Congress with a call to include this essential tool in
reconciliation. You can watch and share on Twitter.

WATCH AND SHARE THE VIDEO

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In other news this week:

Post backs price on carbon again: For years, the Washington Post has
supported a fee on carbon with revenue given to households. This week
the Post published a timely editorial

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about the climate provisions in the Build Back Better bill, and said,
"Instead of merely subsidizing clean energy, [Senate Democrats] should
put a stiff and rising tax on carbon-intensive fuels, then reinvest the
proceeds into energy research, efficiency initiatives and rebates to
consumers." Share CCL's tweet

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about the editorial.

Kentucky CCLers give updates: Our hearts go out to everyone in Kentucky
after a round of deadly tornadoes hit the state this weekend. In a forum
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, CCL members share some updates from on the ground.

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Donate to our year-end fundraiser

What a year! Four pieces of bipartisan climate legislation signed into
law, two climate bills passed through one chamber of Congress, and
possibly… a price on carbon. This year has flown by, but it's not over
yet. We're over halfway to our year-end fundraising goal of $1.5
million, with only two weeks left to give. Will you help us get there?

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Thanks to volunteers and donors like you, we've been able to grow into
one of the most effective climate organizations working with Congress.
Your tax-deductible donation to 501(c)(3) Citizens' Climate Education
will help us get off to a strong start in 2022 and keep grassroots
voices strong in Washington, D.C.

Funding will help grow and support the programs that have been essential
to our legislative success in Congress, like:

Climate Education and Advocacy - Train and support everyday citizens to
work with Congress, media, the general public, and other stakeholders

Influencers and Media Persuasion - Build support from businesses, local
media, and influencers in key districts and states

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Engage, mobilize, and collaborate
with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities for
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Together, we can make a difference. Consider a tax-deductible gift to
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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Check out and share this tweet

CCL researcher Dana Nuccitelli recently published a blog on the impacts
that a carbon price will have on the reduction of poverty. The blog is
based on a study by Nature Climate Change. "A carbon fee & dividend
policy would lift 1.6 million Americans out of poverty by 2030, and have
even bigger poverty-alleviating benefits in China & India," Dana tweets.
You can share that tweet here

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If you have more time: Watch our December national call

CCL had our December national call this past weekend, featuring Isatis
Cintrón Rodríguez. Isatis is a Latin America Regional Coordinator for
CCI and a CCI founding board member. You can watch the recording of that
call here

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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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Grasstops: NY fights for a carbon price in BBB

New York state legislators and members of the New York Climate Action
Council wrote a letter calling for a carbon price in the Build Back
Better Act.

The letter, sent to Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand, called for
bold, transformative climate actions, such as a "meaningful price on
greenhouse gas emissions while also protecting the economically
vulnerable from higher energy costs."

Props to CCL New York volunteers Peter Savio, Phillip Kahn, Randy
Gyorgy, Lynn Meyer, and Bryan Swift for generating these grasstops
endorsements.

READ THE FULL LETTER

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Upcoming trainings

12/16 : Telling Compelling Climate Stories Workshop — Join Peterson
Toscano, Citizens' Climate Radio host, for a training that focuses on
the value of storytelling and how to tell your own climate story. Join
us!

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All trainings from 12/21 through 12/30 are canceled in observance of the
winter holidays.

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

California "Green Republicans" network at conventions: California's
"Green Republicans" in CCL share their hard work connecting with the GOP
in California, as well as conservatives in the U.S.. Read more.

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Carbon price would reduce poverty and inequality: On November 29, Nature
Climate Change published two studies on the impact of climate action on
poverty, inequality and well-being. Read more.

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