Citizens' Climate Lobby

CCL Training: Previewing CCL's BRIDGE Advocacy Program

Join CCL’s VP of Field Operations for a training that will preview CCL’s new “BRIDGE” program - Building Relationships in Dialogue, Growth, and Engagement. Brett will preview the framework that offer practical insights for having more effective, empathetic climate conversations that build understanding and momentum for change. A relational advocacy program based on behavioral and social science from Drs. Haidt, Willer, Cialdini; Amanda Ripley; and more. The program will serve as one of the foundational building blocks for Citizens’ Climate’s advocacy. Understand people’s underlying moral foundations, and learn to practice moral reframing across political perspectives. The program will also teach participants to apply practical dialogue techniques to bridge divides and engage effectively with people holding different views.

CCL Training: Fall 2025 Conference & Lobby Day Q&A

Are you curious about what to expect about CCL's Fall 2025 Conference and Lobby Days or have a question about any final details? Join Alison Kubicsko, National Events Director and Mindy Ahler CCL Congressional Liaison Manager for a final walk-through of the who, what, and where for CCL's Fall 2025 Conference and Lobby Days to help you prepare for what to expect with the schedule, logistics, and details.

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/lobby-conference-qa 
Lobby Toolkit: https://community.citizensclimate.org/lobby-meeting-toolkit 

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:00) Conference Details 
(9:50) Lobby Week Logistics

CCL Fall 2025 Lobby Training #2: Review Primary Asks & Lobby Meeting Plans

Join CCL's Vice President for Government Affairs Jennifer Tyler, Congressional Liaison Program Manager Mindy Ahler, and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli for a training that will review more details and the context for CCL's Fall 2025 Primary Asks as well as guidance for lobby teams as they plan their online meetings. We'll also have time to get your questions answered by CCL's government affairs team! This is the second of two recommended trainings for any CCL volunteer planning on being a part of their group's Fall 2025 Lobby Planning (as well as this Thursday's Oct 30th Lobby Training #1 - Primary Asks).

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/fall-2025-review-slides  

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• (0:00) Intro & Agenda
• (2:05) Review Asks
• (24:18) Review Lobby Meeting Plans
• Q&A Discussion (https://vimeo.com/1133248588/dc8bb638ae) 

CCL Training: Fall 2025 Lobby Training #1: Primary Asks

Join CCL's Vice President for Government Affairs Jennifer Tyler, Congressional Liaison Program Manager Mindy Ahler, and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to participate in strategizing for the upcoming fall lobby meetings, get more information on the meeting asks, and have time to get your questions answered by CCL's government affairs team! This is the first of two recommended trainings for any CCL volunteer planning on being a part of their group's Fall 2025 Lobby Planning (as well as this Monday Nov 3rd's Lobby Training #2 -CCL's Legislative Plan).

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:28) What's Happening in Congress?
(6:54) Clean Energy Permitting Reform Ask
(29:00) Fix Our Forests
(37:58) Foreign Pollution Fee
(42:14 ) Conclusions and Resources Review

Additional Q&A Discussion (https://vimeo.com/1132528986/cb0ef3dfee ) 
Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/fall-2025-asks-slides 
Primary Asks: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/primary-asks 

CCL Training: Powering Up Statewide Media

In this training, Charlotte Ward, CCL’s Communications and Media Manager, shares:
How the Statewide Media Manager program works
Which states are already leading the way — and why it’s effective
The resources and support available for volunteers who want to ramp up their media work

This training is for everyone who wants to be involved in media work so they can understand how CCL staff supports them through their Statewide Media Manager. You’ll learn about CCL’s new Statewide Media Manager role — a leadership position designed to strengthen media work across entire states, not just individual chapters. Taking best practices from CCL’s successful Liaison Program, Statewide Media Managers will coordinate media relations statewide with direct support and guidance from CCL’s Communications team.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(4:19) Understanding the Media Landscape
(12:47) What's It Like To Take On the Role?
(19:55) Next Steps

Presentations Slides: https://cclusa.org/powering-up-state-media 

Jessica Trotman | October 2025 Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby

Jessica Trotman is the Assistant Town Manager of Black Mountain, North Carolina, where she leads recovery and resilience efforts following Hurricane Helene. She also serves as a Senior Consultant with the American Flood Coalition. To her work in resilience, Jessica brings 15 years of experience in sustainability, planning, stormwater, public health and public administration. She serves in multiple advisory roles, including the North Carolina Flood Resiliency Blueprint advisory committee and Resilience subcommittee of the Governorʼs Advisory Committee on Western North Carolina Recovery.

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(0:00) Intro & Monthly Highlights
(6:10) Conversation with Jessica Trotman
(27:12) Q&A Discussion
(33:33) CCL's October Actions Review

Join CCL: https://cclusa.org/join 
October Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet 
October Meeting Slides: https://cclusa.org/october-meeting-slides 
Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/1126279438 
Register for the Fall Conference (Nov. 14-15): https://cclusa.org/fallconference 

CCL Training: What Emission Reductions Did the Clean Energy Tax Credits Achieve?

CCL volunteers put a lot of work into pushing the clean energy tax credits within Inflation Reduction Act over the finish line to be signed into law in 2022, and into protecting some of its provisions from outright repeal in the big budget bill this year. But how much did our efforts achieve for the climate? Join CCL Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli for an exploration of modeling scenarios in an effort to quantify how much climate pollution CCL volunteers' efforts succeeded in preventing in our pursuit to preserve a livable climate.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:25) A Stroll Down Memory Lane
(9:59) Emissions Heading Down
(12:01) Since The Election 
(21:44) What Did We Achieve?
(29:31) How to get the Next Billion Tons

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/ira-achieved 

CCL Training: Carbon Pricing Around the World

 

 

The U.S. remains the only developed economy globally without a national carbon price—distorting domestic perceptions of its viability. This session explores how carbon pricing has worked successfully across the world and how those lessons apply to the evolving U.S. conversation. Dr. Danny Richter will highlight the emerging fourth generation of U.S. carbon policy, centered on border adjustments and bipartisan interest in leveraging America’s carbon efficiency. Join us for a global tour of carbon pricing and a look at where U.S. policy may be headed next.

 

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/carbon-pricing-around-world-slides 
Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/138

 

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda

(4:02) Overview
(18:22) EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
(24:39) The American Context

(39:58) Conclusion

Dr. Daniel Swain | September 2025 Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby

Dr. Daniel Swain is a climate scientist focused on the dynamics and impacts of extreme events—including droughts, floods, storms, and wildfires—on a warming planet. Daniel holds joint appointments as a climate scientist within the California Institute for Water Resources within University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, and as a research partner at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. You can follow Daniel on Bluesky (@WeatherWest) and YouTube (@WeatherWest). During September's meeting, Daniel will help us understand how climate change is impacting wildfires.

 

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(0:00) Intro & Monthly Highlights

(8:24) Conversation with Dr. Daniel Swain

(36:24) Q&A Discussion

(39:35) CCL's September's Actions Review

(45:06) Previewing CCL's Inclusion Conference

 

September Action Sheet: cclusa.org/actionsheet

September Slides: cclusa.org/september-meeting-slides

Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/1118352761

Inclusion Conference: cclusa.org/inclusion

More about Dr. Swain's work: https://weatherwest.com @WeatherWest

August 2025 | Featuring Amanda Ripley | CCL Monthly Meeting

At CCL’s 2025 Summer Conference and Lobby Day in D.C. last month, we were privileged to hear from Amanda Ripley in a keynote conversation with CCL’s Illinois State Coordinator Alex Marianyi. We want every CCLer to have a chance to hear Amanda’s powerful message and Alex’s takeaways, so this month’s meeting features recorded highlights from their keynote session. Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author, a Washington Post contributing columnist, and the co-founder of Good Conflict, a media and training company that helps people reimagine conflict. She has written three award-winning, nonfiction books about three very different subjects: High Conflict, The Smartest Kids in the World, and The Unthinkable. Previously, Ripley spent a decade writing about human behavior for Time magazine in New York, Washington, and Paris.