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10k constituents ask for a carbon price in budget bill

By Flannery Winchester Last week, Senate Democrats rolled out a $3.5 trillion resolution to begin the budget reconciliation process. The New York Times reports that “tackling the warming of the planet” is one of the goals of the budget. In other words, our Senators are, right now, deciding what to do about climate change. What does that mean for climate […]

Volunteers urge grasstops to get involved in email and call campaigns

By Katie Zakrzewski Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s recent email and call campaigns to the Senate and the House have encouraged politicians to support a price on carbon in the reconciliation process. But many volunteers have gone further than contacting their members of Congress — they have led the charge to encourage their local grasstops leaders to reach out to Congress as […]

Breaking down the congressional budget process

[…] up with where the process stands.  In other words: “If you’re confused, it’s because it’s confusing,” Tony Sirna, CCL’s Strategy Director, reassures us. Let’s break it down. What is budget reconciliation? Budget reconciliation is a process that Congress can use to fast-track a budget related bill. They can generally do it once per fiscal year, and it can be passed […]

Recap: June 2022 lobby trainings with Dr. Danny Richter

[…] climate and energy effort. “In my eyes, Sen. Manchin has been extremely consistent throughout this process,” Danny adds. “To that end, he is still talking about the climate provisions.” Meanwhile, reconciliation is still at the forefront of Democrats’ minds as they enter the summer and the midterm elections loom. Russia has invaded Ukraine, which simultaneously highlighted the need for energy […]

CCL turns to the future of our advocacy

[…] frustrated by the final plays. Touchdowns don’t always get scored, and bills can get stalled. I believe that’s where we are now — in the last five yards of budget reconciliation. As a reminder, budget reconciliation allows certain kinds of legislation to pass with a simple majority that avoids the filibuster. With Democrats holding a slim majority in the Senate, […]

Episode 105: What’s at Stake for Clean Energy Tax Credits?

[…] target. Once you reach net zero emissions, that’s when global warming stops. And that’s the whole goal. ELISSA TENNANT: And mine segues nicely into our discussion. My term is budget reconciliation. It’s not directly a climate-related term, but I had never heard of it before I came to Citizens’ Climate Lobby. It impacts so many policies, including climate and energy. […]

Editorials play key role in 2021 push for price on carbon 

[…] action that produces a big impact is newspaper editorial endorsements. Throughout the year, CCL volunteers have asked papers to publish editorials that support the inclusion of carbon pricing in the reconciliation bill. Because these editorials represent the official view of the newspaper — and because politicians seek newspaper endorsements when they run for re-election — they carry considerable weight with […]

Legislative Strategy Session, December 2022 conference

[…] there’s gonna be very narrow majorities in both the House and the Senate. That’s going to really limit what each chamber can advance. So we’re not going to see a Reconciliation bill like the Inflation Reduction Act in the next two years. Any legislation that passes through Congress and gets signed into law will have to have true bipartisan support […]

How will carbon pricing impact inflation?

[…] consideration by the Senate Finance Committee will likely rise significantly more slowly than the EICDA, and thus have even less impact on inflation. A carbon price included in the budget reconciliation process would also likely exempt retail gasoline (which would have a relatively small effect on the resulting carbon emissions cuts), and thus would not impact gasoline prices. According to […]

NY state legislators & climate leaders call for a carbon price

[…] the state’s CLCPA goals, as well as our nation’s and President Biden’s climate goals. We urge you to advocate strongly for the boldest possible decarbonization framework in the federal budget reconciliation package. We applaud the goal that President Biden set for America to address climate change by reducing our emissions 50% by 2030 – however, without a transformative package, including […]