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.
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. • 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. |
