CCL Community Bulletin

May 5, 2021 Thanks in part to the broad bipartisan support CCL helped generate, the Growing Climate Solutions Act (S. 1251) is moving through the Senate at a rapid pace. Introduced on April 20 by Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) with 43 cosponsors, the bill was passed by voice vote in the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee just two days later. ... more

April 28, 2021 Diversity is one of Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s core values as we “seek out, support, and elevate people whose voices may not have been fully heard.” It’s been very gratifying, therefore, to see diversity reflected in the members of Congress who are cosponsoring the  Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act , CCL’s preferred climate ... more

April 21, 2021 The Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bill supported by CCL, was reintroduced in the Senate this week with broad bipartisan support — 18 Republicans, 16 Democrats and 1 Independent. Lead sponsors of the bill are Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).  Ben Pendergrass, ... more

April 14, 2021 The  Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act  (H.R. 2307), introduced April 1 with 28 cosponsors, has gained seven new cosponsors in recent days. These new cosponsors joined other supporters of the bill primarily because of the lobbying efforts of CCL volunteers. Since the bill was reintroduced, 2,202 CCL volunteers have sent 6,880 ... more

  April 9, 2021 CCL chapters around the nation are getting to work on the vital task of building support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 2307), which was  reintroduced in the House last week  by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL). And as of today, seven additional cosponsors have already joined ( more information here )! Rep. Deutch said the ... more

By Steve Valk, CCL Communications Coordinator Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) reintroduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act this week with 28 cosponsors. ( Congress.gov Page For H.R.2307 ). The bill would place a rising fee on carbon pollution that will get America to net zero emissions by 2050. Revenue from the fee would be distributed ... more

March 24, 2021 With momentum building in Congress to take action on climate change, thousands of CCL volunteers are meeting virtually with their representatives and senators this week to push for carbon pricing to be among solutions moving forward. In a  press release  about this week’s lobbying, CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds said, “Our ... more

 March 17, 2021 Next week, CCL volunteers will head into meetings with hundreds of members of Congress. Our primary goal in these lobby meetings is to demonstrate support for carbon pricing so that this essential tool is included in legislation that Congress will consider this year. In a new recorded message for volunteers, CCL VP for Government ... more

 March 10, 2021 In a sign that carbon pricing is gaining momentum in discussions about climate legislation in Congress, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today  introduced  the America’s Clean Future Fund Act. Sen. Durbin’s bill would impose an upstream fee on carbon starting at $25 per ton in 2023 and increasing $10 per ton annually. The bulk of ... more

By Jonathan Marshall, CCL CA Marin County, Founding Member of the Economics Policy Network Over the past several years, a growing number of critics in the climate activist community have challenged the consensus among policy experts in favor of using market-based taxes on fossil fuels to induce households, businesses, and other institutions to ... more

By Sandy Simon, CCL’s Help Desk Coordinator, National Resolutions Project Coordinator and Print Media Action Team Co-Leader Have you had an idea for an ambitious goal to help CCL pass carbon fee and dividend legislation? If so, CCL’s Project Charter Workshop is for you! The Project Charter Workshop was created to help CCL volunteers transform their ... more

By Charles Gabrys , Team O.I.L. Co-Lead A key effort driven by Team O.I.L. (Oil Industry Liaisons) is to liaise with the oil and gas industry, a major stakeholder in the climate change debate, in order to explain CCL's preferred policy and see how it fits with companies' business strategies. Team O.I.L. seeks to understand the industry’s position on ... more