Protect the climate change provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
Tell Congress we want affordable, abundant clean energy 🔆
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my representative listen to me?
Yes! The idea that elected representatives don’t listen to their constituents is not true. In reality, congressional staffers take every call and voicemail and read every email their office receives and pass these onto their member of Congress in regular briefings. Congress works for you, and they want to know what their constituents care about. You may receive a generic email in response, but your message was still received loud and clear.
What climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are at risk?
Almost all of the key energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act are gutted, including tax credits and/or rebates for building electrification, residential energy efficiency, electric vehicle, electric vehicle charging, renewable energy (ITC and PTC), biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, clean manufacturing, hydrogen and nuclear power. It also repeals the fee on leaked methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and cancels funding for updating building codes and training contractors to install electric HVAC systems. It would also eliminate the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund which provides loans for low emissions projects in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
How does the Inflation Reduction Act relate to the debt ceiling?
There is a limit to how much the US government can borrow called the debt ceiling, and Congress must authorize any increases to that limit. This becomes a must-pass bill which has lately meant a lot of political jockeying and posturing before an increase is approved. The bill in the House that would raise the debt ceiling includes provisions that repeal much of the climate provisions passed last year as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
How else can I help?
You only need to send your House Representative one email each using our tool. Then, share this page with any friends, family and coworkers who want to help protect the climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act!
Who is Citizens’ Climate Lobby?
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots advocacy climate change organization that exists to create the political will for climate change solutions by enabling individual breakthroughs in the exercise of personal and political power.
Our consistently respectful, nonpartisan approach to climate education is designed to create a broad, sustainable foundation for climate action across all geographic regions and political inclinations.
CCL empowers everyday people to work with their community and their members of Congress. Our supporters cover the political spectrum and work in more than 450 local chapters. Together, we’re building support for a national bipartisan solution to climate change.
