Virtual June conference registration; Carbon fee and dividend vs. carbon
tax; Danny Richter's June lobby training

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CCL Weekly Briefing, June 8, 2022

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Table of Contents:

New Republican climate plan

Take action this week

Minnesota LTE project success

Upcoming trainings

New Republican plan shows climate as an election issue

This past Friday, House Republicans released a high-level plan
indicating how their party would address climate and energy issues if
they win power in the midterms this fall. This plan highlights six main
areas in which House Republicans plan to introduce policy, in addition
to the names of four energy bills they already support. The climate plan
is the product of a task force created by House Minority Leader Kevin
McCarthy last year.

"We weren't expecting to see something from the task force yet," said
Danny Richter, CCL's VP of Government Affairs. "This is a good indicator
that the party sees climate and energy as issues that are highly
relevant to the midterm elections."

Danny added, "This is a step toward a democracy where we can pass
climate priorities regardless of who's in power," which is critical to
fully addressing climate change.

READ OUR STATEMENT

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In other news this week:

• Virtual registration for CCL's June conference: Our annual conference
starts this weekend, and you can follow along from home! Register here

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for the virtual sessions, speakers, and live chats, hosted by Brett
Cease on Zoom.

• June 2022 lobby trainings with Danny Richter: Prepare for June lobby
meetings with this recap

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of Dr. Danny Richter's trainings covering Congress, our primary and
supporting asks, and more.

• Carbon fee and dividend vs. carbon tax: As the carbon pricing
discussion has picked up speed, politicians, media, and the public
sometimes interchange the words "carbon fee and dividend" with "carbon
tax." Read this blog to learn more about the difference.

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• Economists support the fight for a carbon fee and dividend in Hawaii:
Since 2019, a drive to enact a statewide carbon fee and dividend has
played out in Hawaii. CCL volunteers have been at the forefront. Read
more.

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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Like and share this tweet from Senator
Whitehouse

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) tweeted on Sunday about the
possibility of achieving a climate package through reconciliation. You
can read that tweet here

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. You can also see Sen. Whitehouse at CCL's June conference, so be sure
to register virtually if you don't plan on attending in person!

If you have more time: Join the June national call

Join our online June national meeting this Saturday, June 11 and hear
from former FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee. He will discuss his climate
story, why he supports carbon pricing, and how we can prepare the grid
for the transition to clean energy. Will you join us this Saturday?

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Find your CCL chapter

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| Check out our Action Teams

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| Browse upcoming events

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Minnesota CCLers publish LTEs in every county

Several months ago, we featured CCL Minnesota volunteers Pat Fettes and
Katya Gordon in a Weekly Briefing. The two shared details about their
letter to the editor project and explained that they had a goal to
publish a letter to the editor in all 87 Minnesota counties by June 11.

Today we're happy to share that CCLers in Minnesota reached their goal!

Pat explained her plan to come up with the project after volunteering
with CCL for several months. "I created a website to have a
one-stop-shop to get examples of letters to the editor, links to
newspapers in every county, and to keep track of the progress we're
making."

The website tracking letter to the editor progress includes examples of
some of the published letters, which volunteers got letters published in
which counties, as well as a project summary to be used during
legislative outreach.

Congratulations to Minnesota's CCLers!

VISIT THE LTE WEBSITE

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Upcoming trainings

6/9: Motivational Interviewing Basics — Join John Sabin, CCL Great Lakes
Regional Co-Coordinator, for a training that will show you how to use
Motivational Interviewing to more effectively connect with your members
of Congress, local leaders, or even members of your own CCL group.
Motivational Interviewing is a communication style that fosters
collaboration and offers a package of skills to collaborate with anyone.
Join us!

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6/16: Understanding Border Carbon Adjustments — This training with CCL
Board member Dr. Ross Astoria will review the basics of border carbon
adjustments and the practical aspects of border carbon adjustment
implementation. Discussion of the European Union's carbon border
adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and Sen. Cramer's recent discussion of a
border carbon tax will be included. 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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