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Our takeaways after Congress passed this bad-for-climate bill

CCL staffers Flannery Winchester and Jennifer Tyler Our takeaways after Congress passed this bad-for-climate bill By Flannery Winchester The budget reconciliation bill that has been working its way through Congress for months cleared its final hurdle through Congress when it passed the House on July 3. It reached President Trump’s desk for a signature on July 4.  The One Big […]

CCL urges Biden to support the strongest possible climate policies

[…] 2021 – Today, Citizens’ Climate Lobby sent a letter to President Biden and other key White House officials, urging them to support the strongest possible climate measures in the budget reconciliation bill. The President has pledged that America will reduce emissions 50% below 2005 levels by 2030. Unfortunately, recent modeling shows that current climate provisions under consideration will fall short, […]

CCL celebrates historic climate agreement, urges passage in Congress

[…] than two weeks ago, Sen. Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have reached an agreement on major climate and energy policies that will move forward in the 2022 budget reconciliation bill. Now called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the reconciliation package will put the U.S. on a path to at least “40% emissions reduction by 2030, and would […]

Setback from Manchin won’t deter advocates’ push to reach climate goals

[…] versión en español, deslice hacia abajo. Setback from Manchin won’t deter advocates’ push to reach climate goals July 15, 2022 – We are deeply disappointed at the news that the reconciliation package the Senate is considering will not contain any climate measures. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has rejected the climate elements of the package, citing concerns over inflation. Frankly, Americans […]

Building resilience as climate volunteers

[…] resilience as climate volunteers By Katie Zakrzewski We’re on the edge of our seats around CCL these days, eager to hear about the inclusion of a carbon price in the reconciliation package. It can be hard to wait. It can be challenging to see the back and forth in the media, fearing that the solution we support could be stopped. […]

Digging in to defend clean energy tax credits

[…] At the end of February, we told you: It’s prime time to defend the clean energy tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act. As Republicans press forward on a budget reconciliation package that could make major cuts to federal spending, these tax credits could be on the chopping block.  But these tax credits are responsible for almost half of the […]

House passes budget bill cutting clean energy tax credits

House passes budget bill cutting clean energy tax credits By Flannery Winchester and Ricky Bradley On May 22, the House of Representatives passed its version of the budget reconciliation bill, which dramatically slashes America’s clean energy tax credits. As CCL’s Executive Director Rachel Kerestes expressed in a statement, we are deeply disappointed to see this result. The initial cuts to […]

CCL statement on House passage of Build Back Better

CCL statement on House passage of Build Back Better FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19th, 2021 — Citizens’ Climate Lobby appreciates that Congress continues to work hard on a budget reconciliation bill that includes historic levels of climate investment. President Biden has pledged to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030, and the House passage of the Build Back Better Act […]

After infrastructure vote, all eyes turn to climate policy in budget

On August 10, the Senate passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill that included some climate measures. Even more climate policy is expected to come in the budget reconciliation process that is now underway. Let’s seize this moment! By Flannery Winchester Today, August 11, the Senate voted on a bipartisan infrastructure package that has been dominating political news for the last few […]

Senate passes bill cutting clean energy tax credits, but several Republican senators help avoid the worst outcomes

[…] Senate passes bill cutting clean energy tax credits, but several Republican senators help avoid the worst outcomes By Flannery Winchester Yesterday afternoon, the Senate passed its version of the budget reconciliation bill that dramatically rolls back America’s clean energy tax credits. “This is an incredibly pivotal policy moment,” said Jenn Tyler, CCL’s VP of Government Affairs during a training on […]