Building resilience in the new year; support our year-end appeal
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Weekly Briefing, Dec. 22, 2021
Table of Contents:
CCL will mobilize before Senate vote
Take action this week
Carbon cashback giveaway
This week on the CCL blog
Major Senate vote expected early in 2022; CCL will mobilize in January
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) released a statement on Sunday indicating that
he "cannot move forward" with the Build Back Better Act. Reactions were
swift, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announcing on Monday that the
Senate will hold a vote on a revised version of the Build Back Better
Act "very early in the new year."
So, what do these latest developments mean for CCL? We will continue to
push hard to keep climate a central issue in the Build Back Better
negotiations and for a carbon price to be included. We will mobilize
again in January with a fresh wave of outreach to Congress and the White
House.
President Biden has pledged that America will reduce emissions 50% below
2005 levels by 2030. In a statement CCL released on Monday, VP of
Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter said, "Without climate policies
like those in the Build Back Better Act and a robust price on carbon, we
will fall short of that critical goal. Our lawmakers must continue to
try to reach agreement on these policies."
Lawmakers and staff are not in their offices over the holidays, but when
they return for the new year, CCL staff and volunteers will be there to
help push these crucial policies across the finish line.
READ OUR FULL STATEMENT
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In other news this week:
- Building resilience for the new year: We're heading into 2022 with
major climate legislation still under negotiation, which may prompt
feelings of frustration, sadness, or fear. Jeff Joslin, who leads CCL's
Resilience Building Action Team, invites us all to take a deep breath
and regroup as we continue this work. He asks, "Who do I want to bring
into my 2022 advocacy? My angry self? My frantic self? Or my best self?"
His team is holding several resilience building workshops in January,
which you can read about in Jeff's CCL Community post
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or find on the Resilience Hub.
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- Consider making a donation: There's a little over one week left to
help Citizens' Climate reach our goal of raising $1.5 million by
December 31. We don't know what 2022 has in store, but we do know one
thing: we need to keep the pressure on national and local governments to
prioritize climate — and our grassroots advocacy is more critical than
ever before. We're so close to meeting our year-end fundraising goal,
but we need your help to finish out the year strong. If you have not
already, please consider making a tax-deductible, year-end gift to
Citizens' Climate Education today!
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Thank you for all that you do to support our grassroots climate
advocacy.
- We'll see you in 2022: This is CCL's last Weekly Briefing of the year,
but we will be back in your inbox the first week of January with news,
actions, and training opportunities. Happy holidays!
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Share this tweet from Sen. Whitehouse
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) tweeted a blog post by Dana
Nuccitelli, one of CCL's Research Coordinators. Dana's blog addressed
the impact of a carbon price on poverty. "I was hoping to give a
Christmas surprise that reduced economic injustice, spurred the economy
and opened a safe pathway on climate, but it looks like that will have
to wait a bit," Senator Whitehouse tweeted. You can share that tweet
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If you have more time: Share business endorsements for a carbon price
CCL recently tweeted a letter, organized by Ceres and signed by over 400
businesses, that urges Congress to enact the Build Back Better Act. See
the full list of supportive businesses and spread their letter by
sharing our tweet
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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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Grassroots: CCL's carbon cashback giveaway
If Congress enacts a carbon fee and dividend policy, every American
taxpayer could get $250 per year in "carbon cashbacks" while our
emissions drop dramatically. So for the last few weeks, we've been
running a carbon cashback giveaway contest on our social media accounts.
Yep, you read that right: We've been giving away $250 per week to reach
out to the grassroots and help more people understand (and love!) our
preferred climate policy.
Check out our last post on Instagram
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to see how it works, and plan to participate in the grand finale
giveaway next week, taking place on CCL's TikTok.
FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK
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This week on the CCL blog
Volunteer Spotlight: Pauline Banducci: CCL Massachusetts volunteer
Pauline Banducci explains the work that she does with the media and on
Twitter to advocate for climate action. Read more.
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Citizens' Climate Radio: In this episode, Caroline Roberts uses her
skills as a scientist-turned-artist to highlight the importance of
climate change and flooding. Listen now.
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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.
Join Info Session
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Climate Advocate Training is held on the second Sunday of each month at
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