Preparing for the 2026 CCL Conservative Conference & Lobby Day

Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s Virtual Conservative Conference & Lobby Day is taking place April 18th and 21st. Politically right of center attendees will meet virtually for a one day conference (April 18th) followed by a day of virtual lobbying of Republican members of Congress (April 21st). This page walks through important details regarding recommended training, how the lobby appointment setting process is being handled, and how to plan and prepare for Lobby Day.

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In This Training

1. Registering for the Conference
2. Most Important Training and Resources
3. Additional Training Opportunities
4. Lobby Meeting Process & Appointment Setting
5. Lobby Meeting Planning
6. More Information & Contact 

Registering for the Conference

The conference is designed for politically right-leaning attendees. If you are politically right of center, please complete a short set of screening questions by March 31, 2026. Within one week of submitting your application you will hear back from CCL staff via email, phone, and/or text. Upon acceptance, you will receive a link to register for the conference. For any questions regarding the conference, email conference.inbox@citizensclimate.org.

Most Important Training and Resources

Our Lobby Meeting Toolkit will will be updated soon for the Conservative Lobby Day.

The below training is recommended to get you ready for lobby day and familiar with the Asks we expect to be making to Congress. Click the links below to RSVP or complete the training series. Note: political dynamics are unpredictable and can lead to changes in our Asks and training between now and lobby day.

• Thurs., April 9, 8 p.m. ET: Conference & Lobby Day Training and Q&A: we will review the Congressional Asks for Lobby Day and what to expect during the Conservative Conference and Lobby Day. Ask sheets will be added to this page when they become available.
• Permitting Reform training series
• The Challenge of Energy Affordability and Security
• Fix Our Forests Act training

If you’re new to CCL or you have never taken CCL’s Climate Advocate Workshop, it is required to lobby with CCL.  You can register here for the live virtual session on Sunday, March 22nd or watch a recording.

Additional Training Opportunities

In addition to the most important training listed above, the following additional Core Volunteer Training sessions may be helpful in getting ready to lobby for the first time:

• Lobbying Basics: Planning and Practicing Your Meeting
• Understanding Congress Basics

Lobby Meeting Process & Appointment Setting

We are aiming to meet with about 30 Republican Congressional offices for this year’s Virtual Conservative Lobby Day. Citizen lobbyists are estimated to have 2-3 meetings and be placed on a lobby team of five to six people. At least one constituent is required for each lobby meeting. We will do our best to put constituents in their congressperson’s meeting (if the congress person is a Republican and there are not too many constituents). Given attendees from around the country, lobby teams will have a mix of constituents and non-constituents. 

CCL Congressional Liaisons and CCL staff will coordinate setting appointments for lobby day. If you are not a liaison, please do not try to set an appointment (you can learn about becoming a liaison here). If you’re not sure if there is a liaison or you need help, contact your State Coordinator or email liaison.coordinator@citizensclimate.org 

For registered attendees (registration closes April 2, 2026 11:59 p.m. ET sharp, no exceptions) you will be notified by April 15th of your lobby team members and schedule. If you do not receive your lobby day schedule by the end of the day on April 15th, please email liaison.coordinator@citizensclimate.org.

Lobby meetings will be taking place virtually (via video conference) on Tuesday, April 21, starting anywhere from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET. All citizen lobbyists participating are expected to be available for that time frame as you can have meetings scheduled anytime in that window.

We kindly ask that you love the schedule you receive. The process of coordinating the schedule is complex and changes have domino effects. Sometimes Congressional staffers have requested a limit on the number of people attending the meeting. Lobby meetings are always tentative - they may be scheduled at the last minute, moved, or canceled, so stay flexible with your schedule, and stay in contact with your meeting leader(s). If for any reason you cannot attend a lobby meeting, we ask that you notify both liaison.coordinator@citizensclimate.org and the meeting leader, which can be found on your lobby schedule. 

For questions about lobby day, scheduling, or the appointment setting process please email liaison.coordinator@citizensclimate.org.

Lobby Meeting Planning

To best prepare for lobby day we suggest reviewing the recommended training listed above to start to get familiar with the concepts of the policies we’ll be lobbying on. During the conference we will review the Asks once more.

Each lobby team will have a person designated as the lead who will coordinate the planning for the lobby meeting. You will be notified in advance if you are designated as a lobby team lead. If you’ve not led a lobby team before, you can check out the Leading a Lobby Team Training. We encourage you to connect with your team by text or email before the conference.

We encourage you to use Sunday, April 19th as a planning day. The following chart has suggested times for planning your lobby meetings. 

More Information & Contact 

Check out the FAQs on the Conference Website for more information. 

If you have questions about lobby days, please email liaison.coordinator@citizensclimate.org

If you have questions about the conference, please email conference.inbox@citizensclimate.org.

Resources

• Meeting Minutes Form
• Meeting Plan Template
• Congressional Bios

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• Meeting Minutes Form
• Meeting Plan Template
• Congressional Bios