Citizens' Climate Lobby

Planning for and running an effective group meeting

The following is a discussion from CCL’s Program Director Madeleine Para regarding how to prepare for and how to lead a CCL monthly meeting. 

People will stick with CCL when they feel included at the meetings and when the meetings leave them with a sense of hope and progress. You don’t want them to feel unwelcome or like they are wasting their time. The goal is to have as many people as possible engaged in productive actions that are meaningful to them.

Climate Advocate Training Lesson 2

The second of two Climate Advocate Training podcasts offered by Citizens’ Climate University. Lesson two focuses on finding common ground and shared values, understanding Citizens' Climate Lobby's methodology, preparing for and participating in a lobby meeting and explaining our proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Carbon Fee and Dividend.  

Citizens’ Climate University is an initiative of Citizen’s Climate Education.

Leveraging the Yale Climate Opinion Maps to build political will

CCL's IT Director Tony Sirna and Bessie Schwarz from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication discuss how we can leverage the Yale Climate Opinion Maps data in our meetings with Congress and others.

The maps and data sets Bessie and Tony refer to are located on the website of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication.

Yale Climate Opinion Maps explained

Bessie Schwarz from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication explains the Climate Opinion Maps, what's under the hood, what conclusions you can draw from the results and what trends there are in how Americans relate to climate change.

Bessie refers to the maps and data sets found at the Yale Project on Climate Change Communications website.

How to Construct a Letter to the Editor

CCL Communications Director, Steve Valk goes over the basics of constructing a letter to the editor.

Citizens' Climate Lobby Introduction

Get to know Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) and learn how you can help us solve climate change. Featuring CCL's Director of Field Development Elli Sparks and Executive Director Mark Reynolds.

Updated: Dec. 2016

Electricity Markets: Carbon Fee and Dividend and the Clean Power Plan

What's an electric market and how does it operate? What technologies are used to generate electricity? How will Carbon Fee and Dividend impact electricity generation and distribution?  And how does Carbon Fee and Dividend stack up against the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan draft?

Getting Endorsements for Climate Action or Carbon Fee and Dividend

As members of Congress move closer to supporting Carbon Fee and Dividend, endorsements from community leaders back in their districts will be a critical factor in their decision to sponsor or vote for our legislation. This lesson discusses how to solicit and secure endorsements from community leaders and organizations.

Lobbying 401 - Handling difficult situations

This lesson covers how to handle difficult situations and hot-button issues so that you can keep your meeting on track.

Lobbying 301 - The meeting flow and important elements of a meeting

This lesson covers the flow of a meeting, including demonstrations of what a meeting might sound like, and important elements of a lobby meeting.