November Meeting Our November meeting will be held after the National CCL Call. The call begins at 1pm on Saturday, November 14th, and we will meet via Zoom after the call concludes. Positive signs for carbon fee and dividend legislature This "Prospects for Bipartisan Climate-Change Legislation" webinar where Senators Murkowski (R) and Whitehouse (D) detail the prospects for durable, bi-partisan climate legislation next year, and recent precedent. There are many insights supporting CCL's narrative and strategy, including explicit support for some variation of Carbon Fee & Dividend. Regarding the interview, CCL's Brett Cease said, "[F]or those that don't have an hour, right at 23:57 is where Sen. Murkowski responds to her thoughts on a carbon price:“I’d like to see less of the regulatory and more of those market forces that come with that predictability and if that predictability means a price I’m happy to talk about it. I come from a state - let me tell you - where we have some of the highest energy costs in the country and and so how you can make sure that those that are most energy vulnerable are not hurt by this is has got to be a priority but I do think that this is this is one of those policy initiatives…I think is worth putting on the table for consideration.” To me, it's steps forward like this where we can see the impact of CCL's advocacy shining through and helping frame climate solutions - her identified priorities of effectiveness, predictability, and looking out for low and middle-income earners are all parts of CCL's lines in the sand for why we support the Energy Innovation Act." This CCL Southeast Regional Call (GA & NC) for group leaders.Watch for information about how the Southeast Director Donald Addu is very optimistic for the Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend (currently known as HR 763 but will likely have a new number when re-introduced in the next Congress) to be passed. Check out this link to the video: https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/rec/play/vpZoBKr5S4aBGJYh4MivoR6ZVYYPFm_Lr8KrlilZDwg8gvJmXaizeyy_Zi4axZcwVbSM4_-oSBjI7-9I.rlKpjPM5iVe8pGMd?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=8DdhACq5QC-fNR7bE4zNFQ.1604255756448.0b1880118050d5aaae6919003e2dcb47&_x_zm_rhtaid=650 CCL is looking for local businesses endorsements! We are looking for volunteers who know business owners or prominent individuals in the area who might be willing to sign official letters of support for HR 763 (the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act). Keep in mind that the bill is bi-partisan! If you own a local business or know someone who does, please reply to this email and we'll see if we can get moving on getting some more local support other CCL News & calls to action CCLers are connecting with voters! See this CCL blog post for more information. And have you seen the recent news about swing states and young voters voting early?
We Need YOU to create a quick video about why you're a member of CCL! These videos will be posted to our website and social media outlets. We promise, it's painless and easy! Please contact Erin ([email protected]) for more information or to submit your video! Register for the Upcoming December 2020 Virtual CCL Conference! It's free! CCL's December Conference will be held Saturday, December 5th from 1:00 - 5:00 pm EDT. The 2020 elections will shape our political strategy. The will to solve climate change is growing. 2021 could present historic opportunities for climate solutions, and CCL is preparing to move forward. At our December conference, we’ll take a look at the road ahead. John Wood and Hahrie Han will discuss what the 2020 Presidential and Congressional election results mean for climate policy in 2021. And CCL’s Dr. Danny Richter will share key elements of CCL’s 2021 strategy based on the election
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