Inclusion Conference success; Bipartisan work in the 117th Congress;
Earth Day: Election Edition
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CCL Weekly Briefing, Sept. 21, 2022
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Table of Contents:
Why we still need a carbon price
Take action this week
Climate tour in North Dakota pays off
Upcoming trainings
Why we still need a national carbon fee
While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is set to make historic progress
in addressing climate change, it's important to recognize that the work
still isn't done. CCL Research Coordinator Jonathan Marshall makes a
compelling case
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for the continued push for a carbon price, even after the successes
brought by the reconciliation process.
"Although [the Inflation Reduction Act] should help bring U.S.
greenhouse gas emissions down about 40 percent by 2030, that's still
well short of our national commitment of a 50 percent reduction,"
Jonathan writes in a recent blog post. "If we want to have any hope of
keeping global warming under 2°C, the U.S. (and other countries) will
need to get all the way to net zero by 2050 — a far bigger lift. Just
spending more money to subsidize renewable energy, electric vehicles,
and other clean technologies won't do the job."
Over 3,600 economists agree
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that a carbon fee would work with clean energy subsidies and regulations
to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuel emissions.
Jonathan reaffirms what CCL has been telling Congress all along: a
carbon price is a powerful tool that the U.S. should put into action.
READ JONATHAN'S BLOG
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In other news this week:
• Citizens' Climate 2021 Annual Report: The 2021 Citizens' Climate
Lobby/Citizens' Climate Education Annual Report is live. Did you know
that CCL welcomed 23,552 new supporters last year? Or that CCL had 4,112
media hits? Read through highlights from the last year in the report,
available here
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• CCL's Inclusion Conference success: CCL's Inclusion Conference was
this past weekend — thank you to everyone who attended. If you're
interested, you can watch the speaker recordings
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and view the presentations
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• CCL's Jennifer Tyler on NCEW panel: The 2022 National Clean Energy
Week Policy Maker's Symposium is just around the corner. This year, you
can expect to see CCL's Senior Director of Government Affairs, Jennifer
Tyler, lending her expertise on one of the symposium panels. Check out
the speakers list here
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• Outdoor Industry Action Team special guest: The Outdoor Industry
Action Team will be welcoming Olympic silver medalist Hilary Lindh to
their next meeting. Hilary endorsed the Energy Innovation and Carbon
Dividend Act after working with CCLer Robin Paone. If you would like to
learn how to engage professional athletes in climate advocacy, you are
welcome to attend the meeting
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• Bipartisan climate lessons from the 117th Congress: Conversation
around climate has changed because we believed it could, and we worked
to make that a reality. Read this blog
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from CCL's Senior Director of Programs about the bipartisan progress
we've seen in this Congress.
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Take action this week
If you have a little time: Like and share this election season tweet
It's election season, which means it's the perfect time to let Congress
and political candidates know just how important the issue of climate
change is. Like and share this tweet
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from CCL about the importance of climate change as an election issue.
If you have more time: Tweet about National Voter Registration Day
Election season is just around the corner, and the first step in being
able to make a difference in November is being registered to vote! Raise
awareness for voter registration by liking and sharing CCL's tweet about
voter registration 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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Climate advocacy efforts in ND are paying off
You might remember that on Aug. 22, Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) tweeted
about meeting with CCLers to discuss the Growing Climate Solutions Act
and conservative mechanisms for addressing climate.
"This could be a geopolitical tool for the US to capitalize on our
energy successes," Sen. Cramer wrote. "We do it better & cleaner than
everyone else!"
But this enthusiastic support didn't just come out of the blue. A lot of
work has been going on behind the scenes to move North Dakota's
Republican lawmakers forward on climate advocacy.
Mindy Ahler is the North Wind Regional Coordinator for CCL. The North
Wind region comprises Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and South
Dakota. This past June, several CCLers, along with Mindy, organized an
outreach tour across North Dakota. The tour consisted of conversations,
presentations, and stops in cities such as New Town, Valley City, and
Bismarck.
"In a rural state like North Dakota with a small population, every
person has a big impact when they reach out to their members of Congress
and talk to their friends and neighbors," Mindy said.
You can read more about the North Dakota tour on CCL's blog.
READ ABOUT THE NORTH DAKOTA TOUR
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Upcoming trainings
9/22: Creative and Engaging Tabling Ideas: Join CCL Education &
Resilience Coordinator and Greater Pacific Northwest Regional
Co-Coordinator Tamara Staton for a training designed to help you engage
people at the events you attend — to attract them to your table and
heighten their interest, attention and ability to focus on what you have
to share. Join us!
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9/29: Big Tent Climate Talks: Our September event will feature a
conversation with Kyle Kammien, CCL Senior Business Relations
Representative, and Bill McKibben, Third Act founder, well-known author,
educator, and environmental leader. This engaging conversation will
focus on climate efforts inside and outside of CCL. Join us!
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Need training on the basics? Catch our next session of Core Volunteer
Training, made for newer volunteers:
9/27: Grasstops Engagement Basics: One of the biggest impacts volunteers
can make in building momentum for carbon pricing is gaining the support
of local community leaders. Join Sabrina Butcher, CCL's Action &
Endorsements Coordinator, for a webinar on how to best conduct outreach
to grasstops leaders in your area and beyond. 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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Donate now to support our climate action work
Donate Now!
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