What next? Manchin won’t deter climate advocates
News broke late Thursday evening that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has rejected the climate elements in the budget reconciliation package the Senate is considering, citing concerns over economic inflation. He has since suggested that he may be open to climate action after seeing the July inflation numbers, but his colleagues in the Senate are signaling that the window of opportunity has closed. The White House is now considering administrative action to combat climate change. This reconciliation news has many climate advocates wondering: what next? It’s time to make climate a central issue in the upcoming midterm election. Anyone running to represent Americans — whether in a red or blue district or state — should understand the scale of the climate threat and have robust, committed plans to address it. For this reason, Citizens’ Climate Lobby will continue to apply grassroots pressure on both Democrats and Republicans by spending the next few months elevating climate as a central midterm election issue. It is critical that we, as climate advocates, ensure a future where significant climate policy not only passes, but enjoys bipartisan support. Here’s what you can do today to help make that happen:
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In other news this week: • Preventing burnout as a climate advocate: It can be a challenge to participate in climate advocacy and process a wide range of emotions. Check out this training on recognizing and preventing burnout as a climate advocate so you can bounce back stronger than before. • Record heat waves across Europe: Climate change is hitting hard across the globe. Temperature records of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit are being smashed across Europe as an unprecedented summer heat wave sets in. Read more here. • Volunteer Spotlight: Jim Hopf: For July’s volunteer spotlight, we hear from Jim Hopf, a retired nuclear engineer who is the founder and leader of CCL’s Nuclear Action Team. Read more here. • June conference gives hope through action: CCL Utah sent several students to Washington, D.C., for CCL's conference and lobbying last month. Hear their firsthand experiences with lobbying, which one student called “heartwarming, to say the least.” |
