![Aaron Cosbey | Citizens‘ Climate Lobby | September 2021 Monthly Meeting]()
September 11, 2021
Border carbon adjustments, a mechanism to shield businesses in nations with robust climate ambition, have been a hot topic recently. The European Union has announced it will impose such taxes starting in 2023, and Senate Democrats in the U.S. have included it in the budget reconciliation resolution. To learn more, we turn to Aaron Cosbey with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Aaron is an economist with 30 years of experience in the areas of trade, investment and sustainable development. He has served on the Deputy Minister for International Trade’s Academic Advisory Council on Canadian Trade Policy and recently wrote a report on the need for Canada to adopt a border carbon adjustment.
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(0:00) Welcome
(2:35) Aaron Cosbey
(13:20) Q&A Discussion
(28:11) September Updates & Actions
(30:30) CCL's Strategic Initiatives
(41:04) Carbon Fee & Dividend: How It Works
CCL's September Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet
September Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/602102372
IISD Report: www.iisd.org/publications/enabling-climate-ambition-border-carbon-adjustment-canada
Understanding Border Carbon Adjustments Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/132
August 14, 2021
Whether lobbying a member of Congress or doing grassroots outreach to enroll volunteers, the ability to really listen is a valuable asset. Our guest this month, Pamela Benson Owens, will coach us on constructive listening. Pam is the President and CEO of Edge of Your Seat Consulting, Inc., a consulting firm that is dedicated to helping for-profit, non-profit and faith-based organizations. Pam leverages humor and honest storytelling to create memorable and applicable strategies that organizations can employ to achieve their goals.
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(0:00) Welcome
(2:58) Pamela Benson Owens
(13:36) Q&A Discussion
(30:24) August Updates & Actions
CCL's August Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet
August Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/602731724
More about Pam: https://www.pamelabensonowens.com/
![Andres Jimenez | Citizens’ Climate Lobby | May 2021 Monthly Meeting]()
May 8, 2021
People of color are likely to be the most impacted by environmental and climate degradation. And yet, they are typically the most underrepresented in environmental organizations and the national conversation about cleaning up our environment. Our guest this month is Andrés Jimenez, Executive Director of Green2.0, an organization dedicated to increasing the diversity of voices being heard at the table when it comes to environmental justice. Before joining Green2.0, Andres was Senior Director of Government Affairs for Citizens' Climate Lobby. Before that, he was Associate Director of Government Relations at Ocean Conservancy. Andres has also worked on the Hill in the offices of Rep. Linda Sanchez and Rep. Howard Berman.
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(0:00) Welcome
(1:22) CCL's New Staff
(5:53) Andres's Presentation and Q&A
(32:48) AirMeet Intro For June Conference
(37:07) May Actions & Accomplishments
Green 2.0: https://diversegreen.org/
CCL's May Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet
CCL's June Conference: https://cclusa.org/june
May Pre Call Video: https://vimeo.com/546579112
April 10, 2021
At a time when distrust and animosity between our political parties appear to be at an all-time high, we need to take a step back and find ways to work together so we can solve the big problems facing our nation. We hear this month from Rev. Franklin Ruff, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Stillwell, Kansas, and past president of American Baptist Churches of the Central Region. He is also the Red Co-Chair of the Braver Angels Kansas City Alliance. Rev. Ruff is a conservative who says, “One of the things we can do to make [our country] better is look and see the humanity of others and to be humble.” He’ll talk about how to bridge differences and listen to each other to find common ground.
![Tia Nelson | Citizens’ Climate Lobby | November 2020 Monthly Speaker]()
November 14, 2020
At the age of 13, Tia Nelson spent the first Earth Day cleaning up trash with her junior high classmates. She went on to follow in the environmental footsteps of her father, Sen. Gaylord Nelson, founder of the historic event that ushered in a new era of awareness and action for our environment. Now the Managing Director for the Outrider Foundation, which works to end the threat of nuclear war and reverse the course of global climate change, Tia joined this month’s call in the aftermath of a momentous election. She shared the lessons she learned from her father and offer perspective on the state of the climate movement based on her many years of working on that issue.
Helpful links:
Register for CCL's December 2020 Conference: https://cclusa.org/conference
Outrider Foundation: https://outrider.org/
CCL's Year End Giving Appeal Campaign: https://citizensclimate.org/give
Call Congress Day Dec 3rd: https://cclusa.org/call
November Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet
November Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/478651436
