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Record-breaking youth involvement in CCL’s December lobby meetings

A silver lining to the pandemic has been a spike in participation amoung CCL's younger members, with youth engagement in lobby meetings at an all-time high.

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Representative Jackie Speier
How the power of youth lobbying swayed Rep. Jackie Speier

A group of San Mateo high school students recently met with Rep. Jackie Speier to talk climate change action and push for a carbon fee and dividend.

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Volunteer Spotlight: Norma Safransky

Norma Safransky is a part of CCL’s Business Climate Leaders (BCL) action team, where she works to generate business support for climate action.

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CCL Africa: Undaunted climate activism during a pandemic

Despite the uncertainty brought by the pandemic, CCL volunteers across Africa have continued to take bold steps forward in their climate advocacy.

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Anna Eshoo climate
Youth #ClimateThunderclap takes Twitter by storm

On August 12, youth climate activists took Twitter by storm, organizing a #ClimateThunderclap in hopes of grabbing the attention of Congress.

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My story: Seeking endorsements from Catholic Universities

Here’s the story of one CCL member, Jessie Snyder, who generated endorsements from several Catholic university presidents.

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Mary Selkirk
CCL board member Mary Selkirk: Where passion meets purpose

Mary Selkirk, who sits on CCL’s governing board, shares her climate advocacy story and decision to become a Legacy Club Donor.

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100+ local governments support the Energy Innovation Act

Local government resolutions are like “endorsements on steroids,” and CCL volunteers have generated 100 of them in support of the Energy Innovation Act.

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Rachel Kyte
Keynote speakers offer encouragement & progress on climate

This year’s conference was all virtual and in context of major challenges: the economic fallout from the pandemic and the systemic racism in our society.

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