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Advance Climate Policy

Brian Schatz quote in support of permitting reform
Clean energy: what’s the holdup?

To meet our clean energy goals, America needs to reform its permitting process for energy projects.

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The Role of Carbon Capture in Climate Change Policy
The role of carbon capture in climate change policy

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) can help maintain stability in our energy systems while maximizing the rate of decarbonization through an orderly transition.

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How to meet the grid decarbonization challenge

What mix of energy sources and technologies will help us decarbonize the grid? We explore wind, solar, nuclear, hydropower, geothermal, and more.

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Why are trees important to the environment?
Why are trees important to the environment?

When CCL announced our policy expansion in December of 2022, one of the four new areas we decided to explore was healthy forests. But you may be wondering — why are trees important to the environment?

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The little-known physical and mental health benefits of urban trees
CCL volunteers lobby their member of Congress. From left to right sits a white man in a lavendar colored dress shirt, a middle eastern man in a suit and white dress shirt, a black woman with long braids and a black blazer, and a black man in a red shirt
CCLers excited for new advocacy possibilities after policy expansion

Since CCL announced our policy expansion, many volunteers have expressed excitement about these fresh angles for effective climate advocacy.

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Flannery Winchester delivers a legislative update on clean energy permitting reform.
Permitting reform kicks off in Congress

CCL’s Senior Director of Communications, Flannery Winchester, provides a legislative update on permitting reform.

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Does making fossil fuels more expensive eliminate jobs?
How clean energy creates more jobs

Clean energy creates more jobs, at comparable wages, than continued fossil fuel extraction. If a carbon fee is part of the policy portfolio and revenue is used for carbon cash-back payments to households, this also stimulates job growth in businesses outside the energy sector.

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Why are healthy forests important for mitigating climate change?
Why are healthy forests important for mitigating climate change?

Healthy forests mitigate climate change by reducing pollution, cooling down our local communities, and easing electricity usage.

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an illustration depicts two buckets, showing the financial incentives that the IRA offers. One bucket is labeled 'tax credits' and the other bucket is labeled 'rebates'
Learn about the IRA’s homeowner electrification and efficiency incentives

Incentives for homeowners in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will be key in achieving the building electrification and efficiency.

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