The Levers of Political Will
These are the five core activities that all Citizens’ Climate Lobby chapters leverage to bring citizens into the political process and to ensure their contribution is constructive and makes more effective climate action possible. We call these activities the “levers of political will.”
Lobbying Congress
We train citizens how to lobby in support of strong carbon fee and dividend solutions like the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act by building friendly relationships with our federally elected representatives, consistently calling Congress, and engaging them on social media.
Media relations
We train citizens how to engage with and influence the media. We write letters to the editors and op-eds, meet with editorial boards and work to place stories in all forms of media.
Grassroots outreach
Focuses on the general public in our communities. Through this outreach we build support for climate action and carbon pricing, we make ourselves and our work known in our communities, we find new members and we build relationships in the places where we live. We invite and educate the public on climate solutions, citizen advocacy and how to participate with one’s government. We value service as a way to empower our volunteers and build important connections within our community.
Grasstops engagement
We seek to educate, build partnerships with and gain the support of community leaders and non-governmental organizations, both nationally and locally.
Chapter & volunteer development
Chapter and volunteer development: We grow our local groups and improve our skills as climate advocates, helping us push more effectively on the other four levers for building political will.
- Don Kraus
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Background on the Five Levers
(From the Beginning)
Lobbying
(4:05)
Media
(8:12)
Grassroots Outreach
(11:48)
Grasstops Engagement
(15:03)
Chapter Development
(17:34)
Ricky Bradley
Madeleine Para
Steve Valk
Stephanie Doyle
Ashley Hunt-Martorano
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