Citizens' Climate Lobby

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. Our March event will feature a conversation with Sara Wanous, CCL’s Research Coordinator and Shayla Ragimov, Research Manager with the Climate Leadership Council.

More information:

Citizens' Climate Lobby: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ 

Climate Leadership Council: https://clcouncil.org/ 

Register For Next Month: https://cclusa.org/bigtent  (fourth Thursday of every month at 3:00 pm ET )

Environmental Justice means focusing attention on the concerns of community members who are suffering because local pollution exceeds the norms in other communities that may be whiter or wealthier. When CCLers want to build relationships with EJ organizers, it's critical to understand past and present injustices, move at the speed of trust, and bring humility and respect to the conversation. Join Climate & Environmental Justice Action Team Leaders Debbie Chang and Lisa Danz for a session that gives background on the Environmental Justice movement and provide strategies for building relationships.

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CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/153 

We often say, "Listen to the scientists and create policies based on the science." This month we hear from Jennifer Burney, Associate Professor, Marshall Saunders Chancellor’s Endowed Chair of Climate Policy and Research at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego. Her research focuses on simultaneously achieving global food security and mitigating climate change. She designs, implements, and evaluates technologies for poverty alleviation and agricultural adaptation.

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March Fundraiser: https://cclusa.org/donate-to-ccl 

Are you curious about how to improve your writing skills for climate-focused opinion-editorials? Join ​Steve Valk, CCL’s Communications Coordinator for a CCL training that answers those questions, covering the process for writing a new op-ed, how to successfully submit it, as well as the editorial process. 

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(0:00) Introduction & Agenda

(2:40) The Writing Process

(15:12) Submitting Your Op-Ed

(18:05) Sharing Your Success

(23:19) Op-Ed Ideas & Examples

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/ccu-op-eds

CCL CommunityTraining Page:

https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/113

Op-Ed Templates: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/431 

As your team prepares for your March Lobby Days, join us for a training with CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs, Dr. Danny Richter, who will review the details of CCL's primary ask and provide updates regarding our legislative strategy.

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Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/march-primary-asks 

Citizens Climate Education encourages bipartisan support for climate solutions. While people on the Left, Right, and in the Middle might disagree on many issues, Climate Change is one that can bring us together. But this is not always easy to do. It requires listening deeply to others who hold views on issues and policies that differ from my own. 

Climate advocates are wondering: In a time of tense partisan divisions, how can I learn to listen to someone from a different political party? How might I identify shared values and common ground?  In this episode of Citizens Climate Radio we will get some practice in listening. We will hear from the political the right and the left.

Bob Inglis is the Executive Director of republicEn.org. He was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1992, having never run for office before and he served a pair of six-year terms (1993-98, 2005-10). In 2011, Inglis went full-time into promoting free enterprise action on climate change and launched the Energy and Enterprise Initiative (“E&EI”) at George Mason University in July 2012. In the fall of 2014, E&EI rebranded to become republicEn.org. republicEn.org is an online grassroots community of over 10,000 Americans educating the country about free-enterprise solutions to climate change. 

Bob shares some of his own journey about how he got into the climate work, and he tells us about the lessons he learned in reaching out to fellow conservatives. He also reveals to us his thoughts and feelings about the January 6th storming of the US Capitol by supporters of then President Donald Trump.  

The Art House

In the Art House we feature song leaders Annie Patterson and Peter Blood. They are liberal Quakers in New England who have been leading singing for over 30 years. They talk about the songs that motivate and inspire climate advocates. Some are protest songs and others are beautiful ballads. They discuss the role of music in social movements as they offer up their own tiny desk concert. 

Annie and Peterson are the creators of the Rise Up Singing and Rise Again Song Books. These songbooks take on social justice issues like racism, poverty, inequality, and sexism. See them in action on the Rise Up and Sing YouTube channel. 

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

Good News Report

We partnered with Yale Climate Connections to bring us good news out of Hammond, Indiana. After a coal-fired power plant shut down in 2012, the city had to figure out what to do with the site while also replacing the lost tax revenue the plant closure created. They came up with a creative solution. 

If you have good news to share, leave a voice mail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) 

Dig Deeper                                                                      

• Dan Kahan’s cultural cognition shows why climate-splaining is a fail

We always welcome your thoughts, questions, suggestions, 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 Clean Prosperity's Michael Bernstein (Executive Director) and CCL's International Outreach Manager Cathy Orlando and for a training that will update attendees on helping understand the emerging updates to Canada's carbon fee & dividend policy.

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Clean Prosperity: https://cleanprosperity.ca/ 

CCL works closely with a number of organizations that support carbon pricing. One of those is the Friends Committee on National Legislation, which encourages and supports members to engage with lawmakers on peace and justice issues. Joining us is Diane Randall, General Secretary of FCNL, who leads their staff to educate and lobby for policies and legislative priorities established by FCNL's General Committee. Diane has led FCNL’s program expansion, including adding lobbyists and new programs to engage grassroots citizens, young adults and more Quakers to lobby for peace, justice and a sustainable planet.

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Given the recent major policy shift by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in support of market-based approaches to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions reductions that may include a carbon tax, Kyle Kammien CCL Senior Business Relations Representative and Greg Hamra CCL Miami Group Leader, and LEED for All Creator provide a training to help you prepare for your own chamber outreach.  Join to learn how to leverage these connections (including a local Chamber of Commerce Press Release Template (English/Spanish .docx) with your own member of Congress and community. 

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• (0:00) Intro & Agenda

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• The updated recording has been archived as well in the Engaging Your Chamber of Commerce training page.

Join CCL's Education & Resilience Coordinator, Tamara Staton, for an interactive workshop on climate leadership, where she explores with you the power of resilience and create time & opportunity to explore your own roadmap to resilience.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda

(4:42) Resilience & Why It Matters

(11:13) Resilient Leadership Framework

(13:59) Empowering Leadership

(27:56) Deepening Resilience

(33:20) Roadmap To Resilience

Helpful Links:

CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/deepening-resilient-leadership

Resilience Hub: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/resilience-hub

Resilience Building Action Team: https://community.citizensclimate.org/groups/home/972