CCL Community Bulletin

December 1, 2021 Looking for that perfect gift this holiday season? How about a livable world? Citizens' Climate officially launched our year-end fundraiser yesterday, and we are happy to report that we exceeded our Giving Tuesday goal of $300,000, bringing in a total of $310,434! Thank you so much to everyone who pitched in! But, we’re not ready for ... more

Help us reach our year-end goal of $1.5 million so that we can train more volunteers, reach more of Congress, and pass more climate legislation in 2022! Visit www.citizensclimatelobby.org/donate/   Help us fight for climate policies that will hit the goal of 50% by 2030. With your help, we’ll get it done.  Why give? Our volunteers do the most important ... more

November 24, 2021 Last week, CCL volunteers across the country were busy doing what they do best: lobbying Congress. CCLers met with congressional offices as the U.S. House passed its version of the Build Back Better Act, major legislation that includes a $555 billion investment in climate solutions. As attention turns to the Senate, CCL’s lobbying ... more

November 17, 2021 With carbon pricing still under consideration in the Senate version of the Build Back Better Act, Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteers gathered for a virtual conference last weekend. The conference kicked off a week of lobbying congressional offices to include a price on carbon in the reconciliation bill that House and Senate ... more

November 10, 2021 Heading into CCL’s virtual conference this weekend (Nov. 13-14), it appears a price on carbon is on the table and close to being included in the reconciliation bill Senate Democrats are drafting. The headline on new a  Bloomberg story  proclaims, “White-House Backed Carbon Tax in Sight for Biden’s Climate Bill.” Regarding the plan ... more

Each month, Citizens’ Climate Lobby supporters gather locally for a  monthly meeting  where we educate ourselves by listening to a guest speaker. Go to your  local chapter's page  to find out more about your chapter's plans for listening in.  November's Monthly Meeting will take place on Nov. 13th at 1 pm ET as part of CCL's November 2021 Conference   ... more

To dig a bit deeper into the topic of carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs), CCL’s Steve Valk talked to Shuting Pomerleau, a climate policy analyst at the Niskanen Center who specializes in carbon taxes. The following is an edited version of their full conversation. Steve: Russia recently announced it was considering a carbon tax in response to ... more

November 3, 2021 As negotiations on the budget reconciliation bill reach the final stages, CCL launched a campaign this week to call Senate and House offices for one last push to include a price on carbon in the legislative package. Last week, Senate Democrats released the framework for their budget reconciliation bill, which included $555 billion ... more

October 20, 2021 One of the reasons you don’t want to miss CCL’s November virtual conference —  “Grit & Gratitude”  — is the opportunity to hear from marine biologist, writer and podcaster Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. Ayana co-edited the best-selling book “All We Can Save” and co-founded the All We Can Save Project, which promotes the leadership of ... more

October 20, 2021   In the past week, news outlets have reported several twists and turns about climate provisions being negotiated in the budget reconciliation bill. CCL VP for Government Affairs Danny Richter provides some perspective to calm your nerves in a new video. Late last week, the  New York Times reported  that Sen. Joe Manchin is likely to ... more

  October 13, 2021 It’s been widely reported that Senate Democrats are  likely to include a carbon fee  with cashback to households in the budget reconciliation bill currently being drafted in Congress. But you may have wondered: where does the President stand on this policy? At a  White House press briefing  recently, the administration opened the ... more

Looking to gear up for the November 2021 Lobby Days with CCL's trainings?  It's as easy as 1-2-3! If you haven't taken it before (either online or in-person), CCL expects everyone planning on participating in lobby days to attend our  Climate Advocate Training Workshop (2.5 hrs)   via either the November 14th session at 1:00 pm ET or watching the ... more