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The clean energy economy is here

Transitioning to clean energy is not only crucial for addressing climate change; it’s a massive economic opportunity.

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Appropriations in action: CCLers rally to defend key climate and clean energy programs

CCLers sent 12,859 emails to lawmakers encouraging them to fund key climate and clean energy programs in the appropriations process.

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What we achieved by passing and protecting the IRA

Compared to a world in which the IRA never became law, we’ll save about 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide pollution over the next decade.

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After Lobby Day, Congress is listening

Reporting from Capitol Hill shows key members of Congress following through on part of our recent primary ask.

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Is Nuclear Energy Clean (And Are We Ready For It)?

Nuclear energy is a major and promising clean energy solution, but are we truly ready for it?

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After Congress cuts clean energy measures, climate advocates are undeterred in D.C.

More than 800 conference attendees from around the country will hold hundreds of meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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

CCL Vice President of Government Affairs, Jennifer Tyler, shares the lessons learned through this advocacy push.

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How can we stop climate change?

It’s not your imagination. It’s getting hotter, and it's happening because of climate change caused by burning fossil fuels.

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

The Senate-passed bill is estimated to be about 25% less-bad for the climate and household energy bills than the House-passed version.

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The Senate makes some improvements, but our defense work continues

Even with improvements from the House version, the Senate’s bill is not as good for climate or clean energy as existing policy.

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