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City’s CCL resolution kicks off more climate action

[…] since, the city has continued to step up on climate. It was recently ranked the #1 small city in the U.S. on climate initiatives by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)! In my view, the path toward this recognition began with the passage of a municipal resolution. Local chapter volunteers spent months meeting with individual city council members, […]

Episode 45: How to Engage Youth in Climate Action

[…] from. You can leave a voicemail of 3 minutes or less at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) or email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org. Dig Deeper Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 763)   Pricing Carbon – The World Bank Ten Carbon Pricing Bills before the U.S. Congress – Eco-Justice Journey, The Presbyterian Mission Economists’ Statement on Carbon Pricing – The […]

This major climate bill is signed, sealed, delivered. Good job, everyone.

[…] Hear from lead sponsor @RepTedDeutch and CCL President @ParaMadeleine in this video: pic.twitter.com/J7A1BBDr4Q — Citizens’ Climate Lobby (@citizensclimate) April 30, 2021 On April 1, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) reintroduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act with 28 cosponsors. Though carbon pricing would not make it into the Inflation Reduction Act, the bill provided a rallying point for CCL members lobbying their members of Congress. […]

Clean Electricity Standards

[…] up and administer, with fewer entities to regulate, and fewer details to factor in. There are some similarities, too: Models show that a carbon fee and dividend policy like the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act would lead to 76% clean electricity by 2030. That’s in line with some of the more aggressive national CES proposals.  A simple CES could act much like a simple […]

New report: How to cut emissions without deepening debt

[…] supports a rising price on carbon). If even his model shows such powerful results from a modest $40 carbon fee, that’s a strong endorsement of CCL’s core policy. Indeed, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA) would exceed that $40 price by year four. The virtue of a rising carbon fee is that it would likely outperform any of the scenarios modeled in this […]

Episode 95: Rob Hopkins on the Role of Imagination in Climate Change Solutions

[…] holding on to those positions just can’t imagine anything else. The people in the Department of Transport, can’t imagine a future without cars, and the people in the Department of Energy can’t imagine a future without fossil fuels. Peterson Toscano  08:22 I am not at all surprised that important business and government leaders have not reached the point where they […]

Bipartisan climate lessons from the 117th Congress

[…] to be there. That’s why they joined. In 2018, Republicans got into the carbon pricing game with new legislation. The MARKET CHOICE Act made its debut, along with the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. Then in 2019, Sen. Braun and Sen. Coons started the Climate Solutions Caucus in the Senate — a nod to the House group, as the Senate almost never creates […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Nadine Wang

[…] team working on? Our overarching project is to work on getting members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), which includes about 70 members of Congress, to cosponsor the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. We would like to support the work of chapters in lobbying CAPAC members, so if any chapter leaders would like our help or perspectives, we invite them to reach […]

Climate successes from the states

[…] sight of the incredible accomplishments we’ve already made during this session of Congress.  In the 116th Congress, Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteers have lobbied 80 representatives to introduce or support the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, which will reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 40% in 12 years. They’ve generated more than 1,500 endorsements for the legislation nationwide, showing broad support for this climate policy.  And […]

New Study: CFD much better for economy, households than regulations

[…] does, so achieving the same level of reductions costs more (see page 15).  Summary Implications  At CCL, we trumpet peer-reviewed research that indicates revenue neutral carbon tax policies (like the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act) have “roughly zero impacts on the overall growth of the US economy,” so that the enormous climate and health benefits from the policy come at little to no economic […]