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Phone banking and text banking important as ever during reconciliation By Katie Zakrzewski Congress is actively discussing putting a price on carbon into the budget reconciliation bill. One of the many ways that you can help communicate the importance of a price on carbon to Congress is through phone banking and text banking. CCL is… Continue reading Phone banking and text banking important as ever during reconciliation

Citizens’ Climate Radio Ep. 65: Extreme Heat and Insurance Solutions Citizens’ Climate Radio is a monthly podcast hosted by CCLer Peterson Toscano. Browse all our past episode recaps here, or listen to past episodes here, and check out the latest episode in the post below.  This month’s episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio includes a discussion… Continue reading Citizens’ Climate Radio Ep. 65: Extreme Heat and Insurance Solutions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ahead of COP26, CCL urges Biden to support the strongest possible climate policies OCTOBER 18, 2021 – Today, Citizens’ Climate Lobby sent a letter to President Biden and other key White House officials, urging them to support the strongest possible climate measures in the budget reconciliation bill. The President has pledged that… Continue reading Ahead of COP26, CCL urges Biden to support the strongest possible climate policies

The value of student engagement at CCL By Katie Zakrzewski At CCL, our volunteers are at the core of everything we do. But one particular section of our volunteer base is crucial in determining the trajectory of the future — our student volunteers. Clara Fang has served as the student engagement director since 2016. In… Continue reading The value of student engagement at CCL

Faster transitions to clean energy are also cheaper By Dana Nuccitelli Several clean energy technologies like solar panels have become consistently cheaper year after year as the industries have benefited from learning, experience and economies of scale. Falling solar costs are described by “Swanson’s Law,” much like Moore’s Law described the rapid and consistent progress… Continue reading Faster transitions to clean energy are also cheaper

Volunteers urge grasstops to get involved in email and call campaigns By Katie Zakrzewski Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s recent email and call campaigns to the Senate and the House have encouraged politicians to support a price on carbon in the reconciliation process. But many volunteers have gone further than contacting their members of Congress — they… Continue reading Volunteers urge grasstops to get involved in email and call campaigns

Media reacts positively to carbon pricing By Katie Zakrzewski This is an exciting season here at Citizens’ Climate Lobby. The policy that CCL has been leading the charge on — carbon fee and dividend — is being seriously considered in Congress, it’s all over the news, and things are looking promising for it to advance!… Continue reading Media reacts positively to carbon pricing

Building resilience as climate volunteers By Katie Zakrzewski We’re on the edge of our seats around CCL these days, eager to hear about the inclusion of a carbon price in the reconciliation package. It can be hard to wait. It can be challenging to see the back and forth in the media, fearing that the… Continue reading Building resilience as climate volunteers

Volunteer Spotlight: Bea Acosta By Katie Zakrzewski After college, 22-year-old Beatriz “Bea” Acosta hoped to find an organization that would allow her to combine the fields that she loved most. An internship helped Bea realize that she loved public policy, as well as her major in biology. When her mother started to experience health problems… Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Bea Acosta

IPCC report spurs climate advocates onward By Rick Knight On August 6, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued the first chapter of its latest comprehensive climate report, the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). For background, the IPCC issues these ARs at intervals of five to seven years, with other special reports, like the Special… Continue reading IPCC report spurs climate advocates onward