CCL Community Bulletin

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.  May's Monthly Meeting took place on Saturday, May 14th at 1:00 pm ET   and featured a conversation with Jad ... more

May 4, 2022 Last week, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and several of his colleagues in Congress began talks to gauge bipartisan interest in a climate deal. One policy that has been repeatedly mentioned in these talks is a border carbon adjustment mechanism, which is a key element of CCL’s preferred carbon pricing legislation.  “We’re encouraged to see ... more

April 27, 2022 News broke last week  that the American Petroleum Institute (API), the country’s largest trade association for the oil and gas industry, has drafted a proposal urging Congress to adopt a carbon fee with rebates to Americans. They propose using the revenue for rebates to households and investments in new technology, and they call for ... more

April 20, 2022 Earth Day is this Friday, April 22. With so much attention on climate and environmental issues, it’s a great time to raise awareness in your community about climate solutions. Here are a couple of activities that you can do with your CCL chapter in the coming days: •  Set up a CCL table or grab a clipboard  and talk to people at a local Earth Day ... more

April 13, 2022 The latest installment of the IPCC report focuses on climate mitigation and makes clear that a price on carbon is an efficient, effective policy to reduce climate-changing emissions. CCL Research Coordinator Dana Nuccitelli analyzes the report in a blog post, highlighting the IPCC’s findings that a carbon price works both in theory: ... more

April 6, 2022 CCL has launched a “Fight Mean, Go Green” campaign to highlight that a transition to clean energy will also weaken Putin.   Our reliance on oil is harming the health and security of people around the world. And recently, Putin’s aggression in Ukraine has been heavily enabled by Russia’s global supply of oil and natural gas. At the same time, ... more

March 30, 2022 CCL’s Conservative Conference on March 29 and 30 has been a great success in uniting right-leaning climate advocates in D.C. More than 100 right-of-center attendees have gotten to learn about the importance of right-wing participation in the climate movement. Pictured above are Rep. Young Kim, the Republican representative for ... more

March 23, 2022 With registration open for CCL’s June conference in Washington, D.C., CCL is excited to share that Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will be speaking at this year’s conference. The conference is the first in-person CCL event in two years, and will be held from Jun. 11-13.  Sen. Whitehouse has played a  prominent role in climate advocacy and ... more

March 16, 2022 Registration has opened for CCL’s June conference in Washington, D.C.! This year’s conference is the first in-person CCL event in two years, and will be from Jun. 11-13.  You can expect to hear from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Citizens’ Climate Lobby Board Member Mark Reynolds, Maryland Regional Director at Climate Xchange ... more

March 9, 2022 Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the latest section of its Sixth Assessment Report summarizing the latest scientific research on climate change impacts, adaptation, and vulnerabilities. In this report, the IPCC makes several mentions of carbon pricing and the positive impact that it would ... more

March 2, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week captured the world’s attention and drew swift condemnation. The bravery of the Ukrainian people and their leaders has been inspiring amid the tragic circumstances.  The war also emphasizes something that has been clear for decades: it’s time to move away from fossil fuels. As Bill McKibben  argued ... more

February 23, 2022 In the last few months, Congress has gotten tantalizingly close to passing major climate legislation. CCL volunteers generated tens of thousands of calls and emails to Congress and the President last fall, urging them to pass these policies. But Congress has put the budget reconciliation process on the back burner for the moment, so ... more