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Volunteer climate lobbyists hold 436 meetings in one busy day on Capitol Hill

[…] view. Members of the media are welcome to attend future lobby days for live interviews and visuals. One of the volunteers’ primary asks was for House offices to support the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, a carbon pricing bill anticipated to be reintroduced in this Congress and long supported by CCL. Another option for a primary ask was the new bipartisan PROVE IT Act, […]

Colorado CCL chapter honors climate hero Ed Perlmutter, bids farewell

[…] for stronger environmental and climate policies. He became an early member of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, bringing a Republican from Illinois with him. After CCL’s top priority — the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act — was introduced, he quickly became a co-sponsor. He spoke passionately in the House about the importance of climate science. He supported the Build Back Better bill. He introduced […]

Legislative Strategy Session, December 2022 conference

[…] far, especially in the past couple of years working on getting the Inflation Reduction Act passed, but working on a carbon price; we got up to 95 co-sponsors of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. And amongst bills introduced to Congress, that’s a tremendous amount of co-sponsors. There are very few bills that get to that level in any chamber. And then we got […]

To meet America’s Paris pledge, climate policy Avengers must assemble

[…] in 2026, $4 in 2027, then $5 in 2028) before increasing by $10 per ton per year starting in 2029, at that point mirroring annual carbon price increase in the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. In a secondary scenario, RFF considered a carbon price starting at $15 per ton in 2023 and rising slowly at 5% per year. What did they find? The key […]

Talking climate justice with the NAACP

[…] and human rights. Climate justice and environmental justice organizations have been doing vital work for decades, from keeping extractive and polluting industries out of their neighborhoods to promoting community-based renewable energy programs. Examples of climate injustice are apparent on a global level, such as between high-emitting developed countries and the island nations they may someday wipe off the map. It […]

With Gratitude #2: CCL blog series expresses gratitude for volunteers’ actions

[…] fronts,” she wrote, pointing to a well-designed price on carbon as a policy to speed up that transition. Charleston Mayor endorses EICDA Charleston, South Carolina’s Mayor John Tecklenburg endorsed the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 2307) this year, with the help of CCL’s Charleston chapter, which is co-led by Mark Gould. “Climate change is a real and significant threat to our city, country, […]

Many mahalos: A CCL tour through Hawaii

[…] hand-delivered 50 constituent letters to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. We trained 36 new climate advocates at 3 Climate Advocate Trainings and ultimately started 2 new chapters. We discussed endorsements for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act at meetings with 13 nonprofits, 6 businesses or business associations, and 2 utilities, and we gave radio interviews on Hawaii Public Radio and a local Maui station. None of this […]

Keynote speakers offer encouragement & progress on climate

[…] in the form of monthly dividends. The remainder of the revenue raised would support climate resilient infrastructure, energy innovation, and assistance for vulnerable workers and communities.”  He also introduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act into the Senate in 2018, and launched the first bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus with Senator Mike Braun last year. He told CCL volunteers, “Congress has made steps in […]

Episode 89: The Best New Climate Change Books and Podcasts

[…] they’re not saying that the government should do more about climate change, which they should do. They’re actually saying that the government is responsible and liable for this fossil fuel energy system that we’ve created. If the court declares that they have a constitutional right to a stable climate, and that the federal government has been their actions have been […]

CCL and Audubon collaborate for climate action

[…] friendly Audubon members genuinely want to help.  Support for national legislation By the spring of 2019, the idea of carbon fee and dividend had been introduced into Congress as the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 763). This ambitious national legislation will reduce carbon emissions at least 40% in the first 12 years, and 90% by 2050. (That exceeds Audubon’s own goal of contributing […]