Dear Colleagues, We thought you might be interested in this summary of the Climate Leadership Council’s main accomplishments of this past year. We look forward to staying in touch. All the best, The Climate Leadership Council Team Top Twelve Accomplishments of 2019 1. The Largest Public Statement of Economists in History: Our Economists’ Statement on Carbon Dividends, published in The Wall Street Journal, was co-authored by all four former chairs of the Federal Reserve, 27 Nobel laureate economists and 15 former chairs of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers. In total, it garnered over 3,500 signatures. 2. The Broadest Climate Coalition in U.S. History Keeps Growing: The Founding Members of the Climate Leadership Council represent the broadest climate coalition in U.S. history. In 2019, our coalition grew to include BHP, Calpine, Ford, IBM, Microsoft, Vistra Energy and World Resources Institute. Expect more additions soon. 3. Setting Our Target – Cut CO2 Emissions in Half by 2035: Our coalition has met quarterly over the past two years to refine the details of our Baker-Shultz Carbon Dividends Plan. In September, we updated all four pillars of our plan, including picking an ambitious emissions reduction target by 2035. Our more detailed Bipartisan Climate Roadmap will be released in early 2020. 4. Congressional Testimony: In May, Ted Halstead was invited to testify at the House Ways and Means Committee’s first climate hearing in twelve years. Then in July, Kiera O’Brien – president of our new young conservatives group – testified before the Senate’s Special Committee on the Climate Crisis. 5. Luntz Group Poll on GOP Climate Vulnerability & Opportunity: In May, the Luntz Group released a national poll warning Republicans of their climate vulnerability with younger voters and highlighting strong support for our plan. It received a great deal of media coverage and its message to the party was recently echoed by Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy. 6. Launch of Young Conservatives for Carbon Dividends (YCCD): More than twenty chairs and vice chairs of College Republican state federations across the country joined forces in December to launch YCCD as a new 501(c)(4) lobbying entity to mobilize the next generation of conservative leaders and voters behind our plan in key target states. 7. WSJ Op-Ed Hat Trick: In 2019, the Council and its affiliated organizations published three high-profile op-eds in the WSJ, including “Lesson from 2018: Republicans Must Deal With Climate Change” by former Republican House Member Ryan Costello and “How to Cut Emissions Without Wrecking the Economy” by Exelon CEO Chris Crane and Ted Halstead. 8. Our New Lobbying Arm – AFCD – Expands Rapidly: In 2018, we established Americans for Carbon Dividends as our lobbying arm. Thanks to several new corporate donors last year, AFCD has grown rapidly, adding former Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA) and Steve Rice as managing directors. Current corporate funders span the oil, gas, nuclear, wind, solar, geothermal, auto and tech industries. 9. Our New Digital Ad, “The Bipartisan Climate Solution”: AFCD recently launched a six-figure digital ad buy targeting Republican influencers. Our first 30-second ad, “The Bipartisan Climate Solution,” was covered in Axios, The Washington Post, Politico, The Hill and The Washington Examiner. AFCD also unveiled a new campaign-oriented website: www.afcd.org. 10. Growing Our Media Footprint: The Council and its affiliated entities continue to generate a great deal of earned print and social media. For example, we have published 20 prominent op-eds to date and been cited in over 2,600 articles. Our latest WSJ op-ed alone populated 2.6 million media feeds. In addition, we continue to be frequent guests at top global conferences. 11. China Collaboration on Carbon Tax: While our primary focus is in the U.S., we launched a China program to encourage Beijing to increase its climate ambition and explore opportunities for collaboration on carbon pricing. Our China program director, Taiya Smith, is working with a Chinese government think tank to design a Resources, Environmental and Carbon Tax. 12. Setting the Stage for Bipartisan Introduction in 2020: Each of the building blocks summarized above are intended to pave the way for legislative introduction of the Baker-Shultz Carbon Dividends Plan in both chambers this year. Our goal: to position the plan as the bipartisan climate alternative as we head into the 2020 elections. Climate Leadership Council | [link removed] ‌ ‌ ‌ Climate Leadership Council | 1900 M St, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!