Citizens' Climate Lobby

This training covers one part of CCL’s policy agenda, Clean Energy Permitting Reform. It provides an overview why this is an important policy area for addressing climate change, and what types of policies CCL supports.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & agenda(1:42) Why is this important?(2:58) Addressing concerns(4:44) How CCL will engage

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/permitting-reform-intro CCL Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/513

How do you empower citizens to effectively engage with their government to solve big problems? We talk this month to the person who literally wrote the book on this topic, Sam Daley-Harris. He's the founder and CEO of Civic Courage, and he'll share some of the successes he's seen with the organizations he's coached. One of those is Citizens' Climate Lobby. In 1980, Sam founded RESULTS, a grassroots advocacy organization working to end hunger and poverty. He is the author of Reclaiming Our Democracy: Healing the Break Between People and Government, which tells the stories of life-changing moments people had in discovering their power to make a difference. In the aftermath of the midterm elections, Sam will also explore the lessons we can apply to our climate advocacy.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(3:33) Sam's Presentation(15:42) Q&A Discussion(27:12) Government Affairs Update w/ Jenn Tyler(20:44) November Actions & Updates

November Pre-Call video: https://vimeo.com/770063939 Civic Courage: https://civiccourage.org/ Register for December Conference: https://cclusa.org/fallconference Sam's Slides: http://cclusa.org/sam-daley-harris-slides November Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet

Join CCL's Vice President for Government Affairs Ben Pendergrass and Senior Director of Government Affairs Jennifer Tyler for a training that will review the updates and context for CCL's Fall 2022 Primary and Supporting Asks, as well as guidance for lobby teams as they plan their online meetings. This is a recommended training for any CCL volunteer planning on being a part of their group's December 2022 Lobby Meeting (as well as the previous month's- Lobby Training #1 - CCL's Legislative Plan: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/459 )

Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(2:05) Where We’ve Been (Since June)(5:17) The Election(10:44) What About A Carbon Price?(12:55) Opportunity for the Lame Duck(18:35) Recommended Primary Asks(26:08) More Information On Supporting Asks(39:15) Communications Practice Video & Wrap-upAdditional Q&A Video: https://vimeo.com/769949731/83c2915702 

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/fall-ask-slides Primary Ask Resource: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/237 Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/185

Join Danielle Whyte, CCL National Chapter Development Intern, for a training that reviews the foundations and building blocks for a CCL chapter culture that is healthy and inclusive. Danielle will review how to foster healthy and inclusive chapter environments, cultivate chapter cultures that keep volunteers of all backgrounds engaged, as well as how to conduct equitable outreach during your chapter's events.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(3:51) What is Outreach, Onboarding, Engagement and DEI?(10:13) The "You" in Outreach(16:34) Nurturing Relationships(25:18) Onboarding & Engagement(32:20) Chapter Development Resources

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/diverse-equitable-outreach Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/458

As individuals, a growing majority of Americans feel urgent about the seriousness of climate change and the importance of taking more action. And yet, there is an ongoing perception gap between how strongly we might feel internally and how much we perceive those around us externally actually care. If we don't see others talking about this issue and taking action, we assume that other people don’t care.

Join this CCL training to hear from CCL staff and volunteers on what and how each of us can break the spiral of silence in our own lives and empower our fellow community members to live into CCL's mission of experiencing individual breakthroughs in the exercise of our personal and political power.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(3:36) Yale’s Six Americas(8:58) CCL’s Internal Research(20:55) Having Climate Conversations(27:57) Examples of Empowerment

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/empowering-in-climate-advocacy CCL Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/117

Fashion Model Anne Therese Gennari on being a climate change social influencer. Julio Victor Cochoy Alva speaks about civil war and climate impacts in Guatemala. Plus The Resilience Corner--what do you need?

Ever wanted to find out what other CCL volunteers have done to build new chapters in their state and region? If you’re interested in helping expand CCL’s presence into new areas and every Congressional district then this training is for you! Learn what other CCL volunteers have done to set up climate change oriented tours throughout their area of the region to expand CCL’s presence into every Congressional district.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda (4:11) Step 1: Overview/  Getting Started(6:54) CCL Utah Tour 2022(10:55) Step 2. Find Volunteers (13:10) CCL TN/KY Tour 2022(18:02) Step 3. Schedule Events(19:32) Step 4. Budget(21:08) Step 5. Promote(23:09) CCL ND Tour 2022(26:52) Step 6. Get Out There!(30:01) CCL MS Tour 2022(33:27) Step 7. Follow-up & Conclusion

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/state-tour-slides CCL Community Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/149

Join CCL's Government Affairs team to participate in strategizing for the upcoming December lobby meetings and  get more information on the meeting asks. Today's training will segment strategy breakouts by (1) House Democrats, (2) House Republicans, (3) Senate Democrats, and (4) Senate Republicans. 

This is the first of two recommended trainings for any CCL volunteer planning on being a part of their group's December 2022 Lobby Meeting (as well as the next month's - Lobby Training #2 - CCL's 2022 Primary & Supporting Asks).

Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(2:43) Legislative Update(8:38) Senate Democrats(16:27) Senate Republicans(27:48) House Democrats(37:27) House Republicans

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/dec-22-lobby-training

As we work to bring more Republican members of Congress to the table on climate solutions, enrolling more conservative constituents will be key in our advocacy efforts. For guidance on outreach to conservatives on the climate issue, we turn this month to Stephen Perkins and Quill Robinson from the American Conservation Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing young people around environmental action through common-sense, market-based, and limited-government ideals. Stephen is ACC's Vice President of Grassroots Strategy. Before joining ACC, he was a partner in a conservative digital marketing agency. Quill is Vice President of Government Affairs, developing ACC's policy priorities and leading advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill. He has been published in The Hill and The Washington Examiner.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):

(0:00) Intro & Agenda

(1:31) Quill & Stephen's Presentation

(15:48) Q&A Discussion

(27:59) October Actions & Updates

October's Pre-Call video: https://vimeo.com/758113393

The Climate Commitment: https://www.theclimatecommitment.com/

American Conservation Coalition: https://www.acc.eco/

Quill & Stephen's Presentation Slides: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFG-vj88AI/T5uEJemxS9_80Tki06wbRw/view?utm_content=DAFG-vj88AI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer

CCL Hosts Bipartisan Debate in Utah: https://vimeo.com/758090509

October Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet

Join CCL Research Coordinator Rick Knight, for an updated training that explores the various ways that a methane charge (fee) as part of the Inflation Reduction Act will be designed and implemented as well as the predicted impact it will have on emission reductions and future carbon pricing policy.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(2:56) Methane’s role in climate change(6:51) Where it comes from (10:35) U.S. methane regulations(23:24) The IRA methane fee(32:11) How it fits in our advocacy

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

CCL Community training page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/530