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Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) shared this photo of a meeting with North Dakota CCL volunteers in August 2023, where they discussed the PROVE IT Act. PROVE IT Act passes Senate committee after months of CCL support By Flannery Winchester On January 18, the bipartisan PROVE IT Act passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee… Continue reading PROVE IT Act passes Senate committee after months of CCL support

Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions are down, but so is public support for its carbon pricing policy. Let’s explore why. Perception gap plagues Canada’s carbon price By Rick Knight, CCL Research Coordinator Canada’s carbon pricing law, which went into effect in mid-2018, features an annually rising carbon price, with 90% of the revenue rebated to households.… Continue reading Perception gap plagues Canada’s carbon price

Learn about the Foreign Pollution Fee and Clean Competition Acts By Dana Nuccitelli, CCL Research Coordinator In June of 2022, CCL volunteers asked our Republican members of Congress to consider putting a price on the extra carbon it takes to make many dirtier products that are imported into the United States. And they listened!  Exactly… Continue reading Learn about the Foreign Pollution Fee and Clean Competition Acts

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio Episode 91: Good News In this episode we celebrate some of the good news the CCR team have found for you. Lily Russian, Karina Taylee, Horace Mo, and Peterson Toscano will each share with you good news stories about what is happening in the climate change sphere. You will also hear… Continue reading Episode 91: Good News

Van Jones weighs in on climate and collaboration By Samantha Johnstone Van Jones — CNN host, bestselling author and social justice activist — delivered a keynote message to CCLers across the country as part of this year’s Fall Conference. Many know him for his 2017 book, “Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart, How… Continue reading Van Jones weighs in on climate and collaboration

Washington CCL Statement on Climate Auction Relief (CAR) Fund Proposal in Washington State Legislature WASHINGTON STATE, Dec. 9, 2023 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby has long proposed that fees on carbon emissions be rebated to American families on a per-capita basis. We call this “carbon cashback.” While the “CAR Fund” proposal by Rep. April Connors (R-Kennewick)… Continue reading Washington CCL Statement on Climate Auction Relief (CAR) Fund Proposal

Katharine Gage, Emily O’Keefe and other CCLers at the United States’ Local Conference of Youth in Dubai CCLers on involvement with United States’ Local Conference of Youth By Steffanie Munguía In October, we shared with you that seven of our campus leaders had been selected to participate in the United States’ Local Conference of Youth… Continue reading CCLers on involvement with United State’s Local Conference of Youth

CCL welcomes reintroduction of bipartisan carbon pricing bill Dec. 7, 2023 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby welcomes the reintroduction of the MARKET CHOICE Act, a bipartisan carbon pricing bill led by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and cosponsored by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24). “A steadily rising fee on carbon pollution continues to be one of the most… Continue reading CCL welcomes reintroduction of bipartisan carbon pricing bill 

CCL welcomes reintroduction of bipartisan carbon pricing bill Dec. 7, 2023 – Citizens’ Climate Lobby welcomes the reintroduction of the MARKET CHOICE Act, a bipartisan carbon pricing bill led by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and cosponsored by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24). “A steadily rising fee on carbon pollution continues to be one of the most… Continue reading CCL welcomes reintroduction of bipartisan carbon pricing bill 

Members of CCL Philadelphia pictured in a lobby meeting with Rep. Dwight Evans, June 2023 CCL Philly leads charge to convince Amtrak to scrap fossil fuel heating plan By Charlotte Ward When members of the Philadelphia chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby heard that rail giant Amtrak was planning to install gas-fired boilers in the city’s… Continue reading CCL Philly leads charge to convince Amtrak to scrap fossil fuel heating plan