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Statement on the House passage of budget bill H.R. 1

[…] and our efforts succeeded in supporting dozens of Republicans to speak up for the tax credits throughout the negotiations.  Unfortunately, the pull of partisanship is incredibly strong during a budget reconciliation process, and nearly every House member voted along party lines. But CCL’s work to defend these tax credits isn’t over. We urge each Senator to recognize the vast benefits […]

CCL pushes to keep climate in center of ongoing Build Back Better negotiations

[…] not stop fighting until we do.” CCL President Madeleine Para said, “When Congress returns in January, Citizens’ Climate Lobby will advocate for climate policies to be a centerpiece of whatever reconciliation package continues to be debated, and for inclusion of a carbon price. We will remind Congress and the White House of President Biden’s commitment to reduce emissions 50% below […]

New support — and opposition — gets vocal on clean energy tax credits

[…] them aware of how this conversation is ramping up and encouraging them to urge the House Ways and Means Committee to support the clean energy tax credits. Unfortunately the budget reconciliation process remains a partisan one right now, so if you’re represented by a Democratic representative in the House, we recommend you make your voice heard in ways other than […]

A message from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

[…] Washington, we are close to putting together the most comprehensive piece of climate legislation Congress has ever seen. We’re going to have to do it in the Senate through the reconciliation process, which means we’ll have to get all 50 Democrats on board and perhaps get the vote of Vice President Kamala Harris to put us over the top, but […]

What the latest IPCC report says about carbon fee and dividend

[…] efficiency.” Finally, the IPCC heavily emphasizes the urgency of the climate crisis and the importance of implementing immediate climate policy solutions like those being considered as part of the budget reconciliation process, ideally including a price on carbon. “The cumulative scientific evidence is unequivocal: Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health. Any further delay in concerted […]

Conservatives to meet with Republican offices in defense of clean energy tax credits

[…] topics: protecting the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits from repeal, advancing the conversation around foreign pollution fees, and supporting the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act. Given the budget reconciliation process starting to move forward in earnest, the primary focus of the meetings will be the clean energy tax credits. “As conservatives, we are passionate about the economic benefits […]

CCL applauds 21 Republicans for supporting clean energy tax credit support

[…] Kiggans, Kim, LaLota, Lawler, Mackenzie, Miller-Meeks, Newhouse and Valadao. “We have 20-plus members saying, ‘Don’t just think you can repeal these things and have our support’” for the larger budget reconciliation package, Rep. Garbarino told Politico. That’s a bigger group than the 18 Republicans who sent a similar letter last fall. In last week’s Conservative Climate Leadership Conference and Lobby […]

The latest IPCC report has a lot to say about carbon fee and dividend

[…] many scientists are pushing back against counterproductive climate doom talk.  But the IPCC report does make clear how important it is that Congress pass the strongest climate package possible through reconciliation this year, ideally including a price on carbon. Here’s what the IPCC had to say about carbon fee and dividend among the report’s 680 mentions of carbon pricing policies, […]

CCL campaign uses WWII imagery to link clean energy to fight against Putin

[…] change and move the U.S. away from dependency on fossil fuels is currently stalled in the U.S. Senate. The campaign urges the president and Congress to negotiate a bill in reconciliation that includes all of the climate provisions of the House-passed Build Back Better Act — tax credits and other incentives for clean energy and electric vehicles. Adding a price […]

How to Call Members of Congress

[…] live at . I am calling to tell that the current budget framework does not do enough on climate. I want to urge to include a carbon fee in the reconciliation package. As one of the constituents, it is extremely important to me that prioritizes climate policy, like a carbon fee and dividend.” The most important part of any message […]