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Why we need a carbon price in reconciliation

Why we need a carbon price in reconciliation By Tony Sirna Congress has committed to taking action on climate change in this year’s budget reconciliation bill. They should not pass up the chance to go big on climate,  include a carbon price, so we can meet the challenge of reducing emissions 50% by 2030 and hitting net-zero emissions by 2050. […]

On fourth and goal, budget reconciliation needs a carbon price to score

On fourth and goal, budget reconciliation needs a carbon price to score By Rick Knight Imagine you’re playing in the Super Bowl. Your team has the ball 10 yards from the end zone in the fourth quarter, down by four points with 10 seconds left, and it’s fourth down. Everyone knows you’ve got one play to get into the end […]

Climate advocates gather with carbon pricing still in play for reconciliation bill

[…] Act, Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteers gathered for a virtual conference last weekend. The conference kicked off a week of lobbying congressional offices to include a price on carbon in the reconciliation bill that House and Senate leaders hope to pass in the weeks ahead. A recent Bloomberg story provided the backdrop to CCL’s conference and lobby days. The article reported […]

Statement on bipartisan climate talks & reconciliation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement on bipartisan climate talks & reconciliation WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2022 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby strongly believes that the impacts of climate change on our communities, the need to provide affordable low carbon energy to American households, and the need to keep American business competitive in a global marketplace demands action from Congress now.  A group […]

Phone banking and text banking important as ever during reconciliation

By Katie Zakrzewski Congress is actively discussing putting a price on carbon into the budget reconciliation bill. One of the many ways that you can help communicate the importance of a price on carbon to Congress is through phone banking and text banking. CCL is now doing phone and text banking every Monday through Thursday. And because we’re CCL, it’s […]

CCL applauds Senate consideration of carbon pricing

CCL volunteers lobby for carbon pricing on Capitol Hill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CCL urges Congress to follow through on ambitious climate policy in budget reconciliation SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 – Today, Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization, released a statement of support for the inclusion of a carbon price in budget reconciliation. According to a document released […]

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

This major climate bill is signed, sealed, delivered. Good job, everyone. By Steve Valk The budget reconciliation roller coaster ride is over. Thanks, Congress, for a wild ride. The decades-long quest for major climate legislation has finally succeeded with the passage and yesterday’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, putting the United States on a path to achieve meaningful reductions […]

Episode 104: Saving Clean Energy Tax Credits: Inside the Inflation Reduction Act Fight

[…] down. You’ll learn what the IRA funds, how clean energy tax credits work for individuals and businesses, and why these policies are now under threat. Dana also explains the budget reconciliation process, the challenges in Congress, and the surprising level of bipartisan public support for clean energy investment. You’ll leave this episode knowing exactly why clean energy tax credits matter […]

Tax credits dodge outright repeal, but committee changes are dismal for climate and clean energy

The House Ways and Means Committee passed their portion of the budget reconciliation bill on May 14. Image from CSPAN. Tax credits dodge outright repeal, but committee changes are dismal for climate and clean energy By Flannery Winchester This week, the House Ways and Means Committee released and marked up its portion of the budget reconciliation bill. This is the […]

It’s crunch time for climate policy

[…] a big package of legislation that includes major climate policy — is here. This week, Senate Democrats rolled out a budget resolution, which is functionally the starting gun of the budget reconciliation process. Among other things, the New York Times reports that “tackling the warming of the planet” is one of the goals of the budget. “The legislation is far from […]