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Advance Climate Policy

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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IRA repeal would have four really bad consequences

CCL Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli summarizes research groups' findings on the impacts of rolling back clean energy tax credits.

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How clean energy tax credits can lower your energy bills

Americans agree there is a real and growing demand for electricity that we need to meet to avoid rising electricity rates and destabilized power supply. We need to build energy that is affordable, fast to deploy, and pushes toward energy independence while lowering household expenses for everyday people. So, how do we do that?

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House passes budget bill cutting clean energy tax credits

This is a tough moment. But we are proud of our work — and with the legislation headed to the Senate, our defense work is not done yet.

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Climate Change and Insurance

Most people tend to think about climate change in terms of environmental damage or public health risks, but there’s another, often overlooked issue: insurance costs. Seven percent of Americans don’t think global warming is happening, but their insurance company certainly does! Climate change and insurance costs are interlinked. As wildfires, hurricanes, hailstorms, and other disasters grow in severity and scope, insurers are rethinking how, where, and if they offer coverage.

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Tax credits dodge outright repeal, but committee changes are dismal for climate and clean energy

The Ways & Means Committee passed a bill that would raise energy costs & slow clean energy progress. Here's what we're doing in response.

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