CCL goes to Washington: June 2022 conference; Celebrating Pride in the
environmental movement

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CCL Weekly Briefing, June 15, 2022

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Table of Contents:

CCL turns to the future of advocacy

Take action this week

Thankful for LGBTQ+ advocates

Upcoming trainings

CCL turns to the future of our climate advocacy

This week, hundreds of CCLers have been in Washington, D.C., for our
annual conference and lobbying push. In her conference kickoff remarks
on Sunday morning, CCL Executive Director Madeleine Para updated CCLers
on the state of budget reconciliation and what shape our climate
advocacy will take next.

First, what is the update on the reconciliation process?

Madeleine draws a parallel between football and politics: the last five
yards are always the hardest. We are in what seems to be the last five
yards of the budget reconciliation.

"We will keep at it until the final whistle sounds," Madeleine explains.
"We will take the gains we have made in this Congress and continue to
move forward toward our mission. Here at CCL, we are building the
political will for a livable world."

So what does building the political will for a livable world look like
after the fourth down?

After months of input and in-depth research, two key legislative areas
have made their way to the forefront that complement a carbon fee and
dividend: building the clean energy economy and pursuing nature-based
solutions, starting with protecting and growing forests. The importance
of these two policy areas has grown more prevalent following the latest
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, as well as
economic factors, such as the war in Ukraine.

For more information on CCL's next steps in climate advocacy, read
Madeleine's full remarks.

READ MADELEINE'S REMARKS

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In other news this week:

• Revisiting the June 2022 conference: Want to see what all happened at
our conference? All available presentations and recordings from the June
2022 conference can be found here

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• 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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Take action this week

If you have a little time: Check out the #CCL2022 hashtag on Twitter

CCLers have chronicled their June 2022 conference journeys using the
hashtag #CCL2022 on Twitter. Check out the highlights by scrolling
through tweets with that hashtag here

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If you have more time: Watch the recording of the June national call

If you weren't able to join CCL's national call on June 11, you can
watch the recording on our CCL YouTube channel! Hear from former FERC
Chairman Neil Chatterjee, who discusses his climate story, supporting
carbon pricing, and how we can prepare the grid for the transition to
clean energy. Watch the recording here.

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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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Thankful for LGBTQ+ environmentalists

Pride month is a time to celebrate all of our LGBTQ+ climate advocates
in CCL and the environmental movement. While there are many queer
climate advocates that you should learn more about

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outside CCL, this is also time to recognize one of CCL's own action
teams: the LGBTQIA+ and Allies OUTreach action team.

Callum Cintron has helped spearhead the inclusion of more queer
environmentalists into CCL's climate advocacy movement. They are a
student at Oregon State University who is passionate about social change
and climate change mitigation. Striving to make the environmental
movement inclusive for people of all communities, their work helps make
CCL a welcoming place for all.

The LGBTQIA+ and Allies OUTreach action team has had a plethora of queer
guest speakers such as comedian Sammie James, founder of 500 Queer
Scientists Dr. Lauren Esposito, queer cartoonist Maia Kobabe, and author
Syan Rose.

"My work on both teams includes making CCL a more comfortable and
welcoming place for people of communities that have not been
historically included in the environmental movement," Callum shares. One
project they have successfully worked on was the inclusion of the
gender-neutral salutation "Mx." when contacting Congress.

READ CALLUM'S STORY

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Upcoming trainings

6/16: Understanding Border Carbon Adjustments — This training with CCL
Board member Dr. Ross Astoria will review the basics of border carbon
adjustments, how they're viewed constitutionally and in trade legality,
and the practical aspects of border carbon adjustment implementation
along with its constraints. Discussion of carbon border adjustment
mechanisms will be included. Join us!

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6/23: Carbon Pricing and the Oil, Gas and Chemical Industries — Join
Bill Bray, CCL Texas: The Woodlands group leader and former leader of
Team O.I.L., for training on the impact of the Energy Innovation Act on
domestic oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. Bill will highlight how
carbon pricing policy has the potential to drive massive investments and
new job opportunities. Join us!

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

6/21: Engaging With the CCL Community Website — Learn how to use CCL's
main websites to get up to speed and identify opportunities for
participation with Brett Cease, Senior Director of Education &
Engagement. 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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