Citizens' Climate Lobby

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.

Patrick Verkooijen | Citizens' Climate Lobby | October 2015 Monthly Speaker

Our guest for the October call was Dr. Patrick Verkooijen, Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change for the World Bank Group. He has been working closely with Rachel Kyte, the World Bank Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, and has been instrumental in the building of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition. 

 

On the national call, Dr. Verkooijen spoke about the World Bank’s involvement in climate change and the role it is playing to facilitate carbon pricing throughout the world. Originally from the Netherlands, he became Special Representative for Climate Change at the World Bank in July 2012, and represents the World Bank in UN meetings on climate change, and serves as principal advisor to the Vice President SDN, specifically engaging with the UN and other partners leading global efforts in the climate change area.

The Oceans and Global Change

Dr. Andrew McDonnell, Assistant Professor of Oceanography at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, discusses the ocean's uptake of heart, oceanographic observations, and some of the consequences of ocean warming.

Gibson Resolution Actions

Steve Valk, Director of Communications for CCL, describes the best actions people can take following the Gibson Resolution.

Gibson Resolution Acknowledgements and Background

CCL Legislative Director Danny Richter explains how the Gibson Resolution came about, CCL's role, and thanks those who were involved in its success.

Jerry Taylor | Citizens' Climate Lobby | September 2015 Monthly Speaker

Jerry Taylor is president of the Niskanen Center, a libertarian think tank developing and promoting proposals to legislative and executive branch policymakers. Prior to founding the Center in 2014, Mr. Taylor spent 23 years at the Cato Institute, where he served as director of natural resource studies, assistant editor of Regulation magazine, senior fellow, and then vice president. He is the author of The Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax, a paper published earlier this year by the Niskanen Center.

How to Construct a Letter to the Editor

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

Finding Letter to the Editor Opportunities

CCL Communications Director, Steve Valk goes over what makes a topic newsworthy and how to find the best letter to the editor opportunities within your newspaper.