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Our recent big win on climate legislation owes much to the grassroots organizing that CCL and others provided. More solutions will be needed to meet our climate goals — like a price on carbon! — which means more grassroots organizing. Joining us this month is CCL Advisory Board member Hahrie Han, who specializes in the… Continue reading Hahrie Han, Johns Hopkins University

CCL provides input to USDA about how to allocate IRA climate-smart agriculture funds By Dana Nuccitelli In last year’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Congress included about $20 billion earmarked for natural climate solutions. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for deciding how those funds should be allocated to meet… Continue reading CCL provides input to USDA about how to allocate IRA climate-smart agriculture funds

COP27 Report: Citizen participation can unlock a climate-smart future By Joe Robertson The COP27 round of United Nations Climate Change negotiations — which took place last month in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt — had a long list of high-stakes challenges to work out. This complex landscape of intergovernmental negotiations included work toward new agreements on: locally-led… Continue reading COP27 Report: Citizen participation can unlock a climate-smart future

How the Inflation Reduction Act can bridge the partisan divide By Jonathan Marshall The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) squeaked through Congress last summer on a strictly partisan vote, clearing the Senate with a bare one-vote majority. Yet one of its most profound long-term impacts may be bringing more Republicans around to supporting clean technology. If… Continue reading How the Inflation Reduction Act can bridge the partisan divide

Amy Bennett, CCL’s guide to helping thousands discover power as climate activists, offers advice as she retires  By Steve Valk After more than a dozen years on staff, Amy Bennett, Director of Congressional Liaisons and Lobby Days for Citizens’ Climate Lobby, is retiring. During her tenure, CCL grew from an unknown grassroots organization with less… Continue reading Amy Bennett, CCL’s guide to helping thousands discover power as climate activists, offers advice as she retires 

With Gratitude #7: A CCL blog series By Katie Zakrzewski As 2022 draws to a close, this is a great time to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished this year, and everything that we have to be thankful for. Fortunately, we have a lot to be thankful for, especially this year. One of the best… Continue reading With Gratitude #7: A CCL blog series

Episode 79: How to tell a climate change solution story In this episode, host Peterson Toscano looks at climate stories that reveal the impacts of climate solutions. This is a harder story to tell because many of the best solutions are still on the table. In fact, CCLers are working hard to get lawmakers and… Continue reading Episode 79: How to tell a climate change solution story