How to make carbon pricing more popular

How to make carbon pricing more popular By Jonathan Marshall, Economics Research Coordinator  You’d think supporters of a climate policy endorsed by more than 3,600 U.S. economists, the  UN Secretary General, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to name a few, would be riding high. Instead, many supporters of carbon… Continue reading How to make carbon pricing more popular

As CCL focuses on expansion and outreach, presentations prove crucial

As CCL focuses on expansion and outreach, presentations prove crucial By Katie Zakrzewski As CCL sets out with an expanded policy agenda, one of our focuses this year is to expand our volunteer base as well. This is done through carefully planned outreach, and a crucial component of that outreach is presentations.  CCLer David Cain… Continue reading As CCL focuses on expansion and outreach, presentations prove crucial

CCL provides input to USDA about how to allocate IRA climate-smart agriculture funds

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

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

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