Weekly Briefing: It’s Time To Cast Your Vote!
October 30, 2024
Here at CCL, we’re a climate change organization — but we achieve climate action through the process of democracy. Democracy is on full display right now! More than 44 million people have cast their votes in the 2024 election so far, the New York Times reports. 
Community groups of all kinds are mobilizing people to the polls. A running club in North Carolina, a high school in Texas, churches in Georgia, and even a rapper in Wisconsin all held special events for voting, and that’s just a slice of the activity going on nationwide. This is democracy in action, and we love to see it.
Now, it’s your turn. Tuesday, November 5, is Election Day — the last day to cast your vote in the 2024 election.
So far, 2,819 of you have told us you are committed to voting. We encourage everyone to vote so all our elected officials know climate change is a priority issue for their voters.
Will you commit to voting?
In other news this week:
- Climate change spikes energy bills: Do you ever hear friends, family or neighbors talking about rising utility bills? Share this new blog post to help them connect the dots between climate change and those creeping costs.
Take action this week
If you have a little time: Register for CCL’s Fall Virtual Conference. This year’s Fall Virtual Conference, called “Positioning for Progress,” will take place Dec. 6-7. Take a few minutes this week to sign up for it! This free online conference will get you up to speed on the new legislative landscape we’re facing after the election, preparing you to make a big impact in the final weeks of 2024 and in the new Congress beginning next year. Join us!
If you have more time: Attend CCL’s November Action Hour next weekend. After Election Day on Tuesday, we plan to spring into action. On Saturday, Nov. 9, our monthly meeting will be a special “action hour” where all attendees will have a chance to write to Congress, send a message to President Biden, spread the word online about climate action, and more. We’ll also hear post-election perspective from CCL’s Executive Director, Rachel Kerestes, and CCL’s VP of Government Affairs, Ben Pendergrass. See you there!
Featured chapter: CCL UPenn
CCL’s chapter at the University of Pennsylvania is a brand new group. “We have roughly six members,” says Clara Parker, who co-leads the chapter with Emily Roberts. Both women are juniors at the university. “We are still building our chapter, but are excited about the interest in CCL so far.”
The chapter was featured in a recent article by the Daily Pennsylvanian, UPenn’s student newspaper. In that piece, Clara shared that they have had a joint meeting with CCL Philadelphia and are also working to get out the vote.
“We just finished up our stack of Environmental Voter Project postcards to Virginia voters, which was a very fun and meaningful activity for our chapter to partake in,” Clara says.
In their next meeting, Clara and Emily plan to introduce the En-ROADS tool to continue to further educate their chapter members about climate change and the impact of CCL's policies.
You’re off to an awesome start, CCL UPenn!
Want to chat with the UPenn volunteers? Join the conversation on CCL Community.
Join the ConversationTraining topics
As we look ahead to the post-election push for climate action, brush up on these past trainings:
The Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 FAQs: This training provides a summary of what’s in the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 and answers to some of the more common questions about CCL's position on the bill. This bill is likely to be a major focus of our work in the lame duck period.
Clean Energy Permitting Reform Overview: This interactive training provides an overview of this policy area, and it explains why clean energy permitting reform is an important policy area for addressing climate change.
Preparing For CCL Fall Conference 2024 & Lobby Days: This training walks through what to expect for the conference and lobby days, the appointment setting process, and additional recommendations for volunteers as they prepare to lobby with their chapters and states.
To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community.
Join the discussion about how CCL is uniquely well-positioned to make a big impact on climate policies in the next Congress, regardless of the outcome of the November election.
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