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Rolling out CCL’s 2023 Policy Agenda at the Fall Virtual Conference
Rolling out CCL’s 2023 Policy Agenda at the December 2022 conference

December 6, 2022

CCL Researcher Dana Nuccitelli reviews the policy agenda seminar from our December conference that CCL plans to rollout in 2023.

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Are clean technologies and renewable energies better for the environment than fossil fuels? A visual chart
Are clean technologies and renewable energies better for the environment than fossil fuels?

November 2, 2022

Instead of drilling for fossil fuels, we need to mine for minerals to manufacture “clean” technologies like solar panels and batteries. 

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Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Michael Sonnenfeldt is the latest to speak up about the En-ROADS simulator and the power of carbon pricing. CCLers are spreading the message, too. Congress; price on carbon; carbon price
En-ROADS shows the power of carbon pricing

September 25, 2022

En-ROADS shows that a carbon price would “therefore reduce temperature well below where it was expected to go to avoid some of the worst effects of climate change.”

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Why we still need a national carbon fee; price on carbon; carbon price; Congress
Why we still need a national carbon fee

September 9, 2022

A technology-neutral carbon fee would work with clean energy subsidies and regulations to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuel emissions.

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Carbon border adjustment mechanisms: What are they, and why do they matter? CCL volunteers sit in a lobby meeting; carbon price; price on carbon; Congress
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms: What are they, and why do they matter?

September 1, 2022

You might be wondering what exactly is a carbon border adjustment mechanism, and what does it mean for climate provisions?

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Climate as a voting issue; price on carbon; Congress; a bar graph illustrates that most registered voters across the politically spectrum would prefer to vote for a candidate who supports action on global warming
Yale polling shows emergence of climate change as a voting issue

August 29, 2022

As election season heats up, CCL advises volunteers that this is a prime time to elevate the issue of climate change in Congress.

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CCL Executive Director Madeleine Para's remarks on the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act as Manchin, Schumer, Pelosi, and others look on. Congress; price on carbon; carbon fee and dividend.
Celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act

August 24, 2022

Last week, CCL celebrated the Inflation Reduction Act. The following remarks were given by CCL Executive Director Madeleine Para.

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CCL volunteers engaging in tabling and grassroots work; environmental justice concerns with Inflation Reduction Act; Congress; carbon price; price on carbon
Environmental justice concerns about the Inflation Reduction Act

August 22, 2022

While many celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, there are many who are voicing concerns about the compromises and the harm they may cause.

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This major climate bill is signed, sealed, delivered. Good job, everyone.

August 16, 2022

The budget reconciliation roller coaster ride is over. Thanks, Congress, for a wild ride. We finally have major climate legislation.

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The Inflation Reduction Act and Climate Change

August 9, 2022

The U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act by a single vote on Sunday, August 7. The bill includes historic climate legislation.

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