Citizens' Climate Lobby

Last week President Biden released a framework for the budget and Majority Leader Schumer is giving Senators one week to make adjustments, including consideration of a carbon fee with a rebate. We’re holding a special meeting tonight for CCL leadership to talk about this (hopefully) last push to call the Senate and ask for a carbon price in reconciliation. 

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(0:00) Introduction & Opening Remarks
(3:19) Legislative Landscape Update
(11:34) Q&A on Legislative Updates
(18:40) Calling Campaign Details
(26:17) Closing Thoughts from Madeleine Para
(27:21) Halloween Cashback Video
(29:18) Closing Thoughts from Mark Reynolds
(30:29) A Reminder Of Who We Are

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/call-congress-price-slides 
For people with Democratic Senators: https://cclusa.org/senate-call 
For people without Democratic Senators: https://cclusa.org/house-call 
Short link that works for everyone: https://cclusa.org/action 
Budget Reconciliation Actions Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/reconciliation-actions Register for the November Conference: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-change-conferences/fall/ 

Join CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter for a training that provides up to the moment insights on the dynamics in Congress and how we can most effectively use our time in meetings to support our agenda.  This is a recommended training for those planning on joining their local November 2021 Lobby Meeting (as well as next week's Lobby Training #2 - Supporting Asks & Final Guidance).

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:22) Background
(20:14) Where are things now?
(24:35) Primary Asks for Democrats
(29:53) Primary Asks for Republicans
Q&A Discussion: https://vimeo.com/640472273 (separate video)

Primary Asks: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/237 
Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/nov-asks-slides  
CCL Community Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/459 

Join world renowned climate scientist and CCL Advisory Board Member Dr. Katharine Hayhoe for a CCL-exclusive one hour conversation with our favorite climate communicator about her new book!

In SAVING US: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World Dr. Hayhoe draws upon interdisciplinary research and personal stories to demonstrate that whether you’re a parent or a person of faith, a beachgoer or a sports fan, a foodie or a travel junkie, climate change affects someone or something you care about, which means you already have power to act for change. While other books in this space offer doomsday scenarios, Hayhoe ‘s approach is optimistic and inclusive. She argues that climate action isn’t about being a certain type of person or voting a certain way. It’s about connecting with our communities based on the values we already have, to inspire collective action.

Order your book here:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Saving-Us/Katharine-Hayhoe/9781982143831 
Dr. Hayhoe's TIME Essay: https://time.com/6089999/climate-change-hope/ 
Global Weirding on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6RkdaEqgRVKi3AzidF4ow  
Yale's Research on Shifting Republican Views: https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/shifting-republican-views-on-climate-change-through-targeted-advertising/ 

More about Dr. Hayhoe:
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy and a Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Professor of Public Policy and Public Law in the Dept. of Political Science at Texas Tech University. Her book, “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World,” will be released in Sept 2021 and she also hosts the PBS digital series Global Weirding, currently in its fifth season. Katharine has been named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People, the UnitedNations Champion of the Environment, and the World Evangelical Alliance’s Climate Ambassador

This month's conversation featured CCL's Senior Business Relations Manager Kyle Kammien talking with Shannon Heyck-Williams, National Wildlife Federation's Senior Director on Climate and Energy Policy.

Join us for Big Tent Climate Talks, a new, engaging, monthly conversation that spotlights leaders in the climate community outside of CCL doing important work in building coalitions around effective climate solutions. At CCL, we know solving climate change requires a variety of policies and perspectives. That's why we do this work under a big tent that includes folks from the right, the left, and every spot in between. In our Big Tent Climate Talks, we'll talk to a wide variety of climate leaders outside of CCL to learn more about how we can all work better together.

Join CCL: https://cclusa.org/join 
National Wildlife Federation: https://nwf.org/ 
Register for future Big Tent Climate Talks: https://cclusa.org/bigtent 

Are you curious about what to expect about the November Conference and Lobby Days or have a question about any final details?  Join Amy Bennett, CCL Director of Congressional Liaisons & Lobby Days and Alison Kubicsko, National Events Manager, for a final walk-through of the who, what, and where for the November Conference and Lobby Days to help you prepare for what to expect with the schedule, logistics, and details.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:25) CCL Lobby Days
(13:54) CCL Conference Overview

Presentation slides: http://cclusa.org/logistics 
Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/272 
Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/citizensclimatelobby 
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/citizensclimate/ 

It turns out that strong climate policy, similar to the Energy Innovation Act, would provide substantial economic benefits to America’s rural communities. Wind and solar energy would expand dramatically, and construction and maintenance of these renewable projects would bring jobs and money to communities in need of the boost. Further, over 80% of the financial benefits would flow to District’s currently held by Republicans! CCL has worked with consultants to generate estimates of the direct annual revenue accruing to each District as a result of a policy similar to a carbon tax, and we’ve produced a two-page summary handouts explaining the benefit for each (similar to the Household Impact Study). 

Join Jerry Hinkle, CCL Research Coordinator for a training on CCL district-specific research that estimates the annual direct revenue accruing to each district from the renewable energy buildout that would result from strong climate policy.  This analysis synthesizes the recent reporting done by RMI and work from UPenn Researcher Kevin Ummel, and it demonstrates that renewable energy development offers significant rural America economic development opportunities.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:57) Background - the Benefit
(5:15) The Policy Scenario
(9:47) Estimating Economic Benefits
(22:34) Advocacy Tools

Rural Economic Benefits of Climate Policy Resource Page: http://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/103 
Interactive Map: https://community.citizensclimate.org/tools/rural_economic_impact_map 
Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/rural-economic-benefits-slides

Kathy Baughman McLeod, SVP, Atlantic Council & Director, Adrienne Arsht - Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center reveals the many risks that come with extreme heat. She also provides multiple solutions, including innovative ways to use insurance to change the way we build and respond to extreme weather.

Kathy Baughman McLeod leads the Center’s work to reach one billion people worldwide with climate resilience solutions by 2030. She also chairs the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance which partners with climate-forward Mayors around the world to appoint Chief Heat Officers. Additionally, Kathy is spearheading the global push to name and categorize heat waves. She was formerly Global Executive for Environmental and Social Risk at Bank of America, Managing Director for Climate Risk & Resilience at The Nature Conservancy, and a Florida Climate Commissioner. She is the recipient of the Duke University Fuqua School of Business 2021 “Leader of Consequence” award.

Learn more about Kathy and her work to reach one billion people with climate solutions by visiting One Billion Resilient. Follow Kathy on Twitter. 

Articles by Kathy Baughman McLeod and others about responding to extreme heat.

Foreign Affairs’ “Building a Resilient Planet,” Marketplace’s “How the U.S. could be smarter about insuring against extreme weather-related disasters,” The Financial Times’ “Cities Appoint ‘Heat Officers’ In Response to Warming Threat,” The New Yorker’s “Oil’s Bad, Bad Day,” The Climate Pod’s “How Do We Live with Hotter ‘Climate Normals’?,” Reuter’s “U.S. Cities Hire specialists to counter climate change as impacts worsen,” and Fast Company’s “Athens will be the first European city to appoint a Chief Heat Officer.”bHeat is Killing Us and The Economy Too The Atlantic Council

The Art House

Joining us in the Art House is Marissa Slaven. In 2019 we featured her in Episode 33 to talk about her young adult climate themed novel, Code Blue. Now Marissa is back with the squeal, Code Red. She was inspired by her daughter to write this series of eco-fiction thriller, where a teenage girl and her friends battle climate change. I sat down with her to talk about the new book and to hear her read an excerpt. To learn more about Marissa and her books, visit Stormbird Press. You can also follow her on Twitter. 

You can hear standalone versions of The Art House at Artists and Climate Change

Good News Report

Our good news story this month comes from Flannery Winchester, communications director at Citizens Climate Lobby. Because of the many efforts by CCL volunteers, the needle is moving towards carbon fee and dividend as one of the ways to address climate change. She talks about the budget reconciliation process and volunteer lobbying and how politicians and the press are responding.

We always welcome your thoughts, questions, suggestions, good news, and recommendations for the show. Leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) You can email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org  

You can hear Citizens’ Climate Radio on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, Podbean, Northern Spirit Radio, Google Play, PlayerFM, and TuneIn Radio. Also, feel free to connect with other listeners, suggest program ideas, and respond to programs in the Citizens’ Climate Radio Facebook group or on Twitter at @CitizensCRadio.

Join CCL's State and Local Media Coordinator Charlotte Ward for a training that will be focused on how you can best utilize CCL's amazing suite of media resources to amplify the importance of including an ambitious price on carbon in the emerging reconciliation process, including customizing and submitting one of CCL’s op-ed templates, asking an editor for an editorial, writing more local letters to the editor and amplifying your media work on social media.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(7:45) Step 1: Become A Media Manager 
(10:48) Step 2: Find & Share LTE Opportunities 
(14:41) Step 3: Boost Visibility w/ Op-Eds 
(25:02) Step 4: Link Up With Your Liaison 
(28:28) Step 5: Make The News 
(32:21) Step 6: Aim For An Editorial 
(35:04) Step 7: Get Social! 

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/jump-start-media-slides 
CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/372 
Print Media Resources: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources#media-relations 

Is carbon fee and dividend really the policy that can bridge the divide between Republicans and Democrats? On this month's call we'll talk to Dr. Ray Ward, a Republican state representative in Utah, about why he likes the policy. When he's not working in the legislature, Ward is a family physician in Bountiful, Utah. Earlier this year, he signed on to an op-ed in the Deseret News with two dozen other Utah Republicans endorsing carbon fee and dividend.

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(0:00) Welcome
(2:45) Rep. Ray Ward
(9:07) Q&A Discussion
(22:59) Legislative Updates w/ Ben Pendergrass
(35:44) October Updates & Actions

CCL's October Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet  
October Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/626727421 
Desert News Republican Carbon Dividends Op-Ed: https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2021/6/4/22453352/carbon-dividend-act-republicans-for-climate-change 
Register for November 13-14 Conference: https://cclusa.org/November 
President Biden Campaign: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/white-house/

Join CCL State Level Carbon Pricing Coordinator Alexis Hermosillo and CCL's legislative interns Amanda Christophe and Matias Alberola for a training that will examine the connection between severance fees and carbon pricing, and help attendees understand current trends and future steps for action.

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(0:00) Introduction & Agenda

(2:41) Introduction of Severance Fees

(4:14) Scope of U.S. Severance Fees

(7:34)Tax Revenue Use

(9:47) Relation to Carbon Pricing

(11:55) Trends and Steps for Action

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/severance-fee-slides

National Conference of State Legislatures: https://www.ncsl.org/research/fiscal-policy/state-energy-revenues-update.aspx 

Dr. Barry Rabe’s research: https://www.brookings.edu/ author/barry-rabe/?type=posts and

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