The first ripples of change often begin with civil society. Over time NGOs have used their speed, activism and collaborative approaches to influence actors within the UN process, as well as private sector players. Speakers include Jonathon Porritt, Vandana Shiva, Nitin Desai, Lester Brown, Bill Ford, Kris Gopaladrishman, Yolanda Kakabadse and Gro Harlem Brundtland.

 

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Congress is back to work and focusing on more topics in addition to COVID-19 and the economy, so Dr. Danny Richter, CCL's VP of Government Affairs, is here with an update. Recent successes

Congress is back to work and focusing on more topics in addition to COVID-19 and the economy, so Dr. Danny Richter, CCL's VP of Government Affairs, is here with an update. Recent successes include: ➡️ the RECLAIM Act, which would provide $1 billion to clean up abandoned mines and create thousands of jobs in economically depressed coal country, passed in the House this month as part of a major infrastructure bill. ➡️ the Growing Climate Solutions Act, #bipartisan legislation to help spread the use of climate-smart farming methods, advanced in Congress with the introduction of a House bill and a Senate hearing in the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. ➡️ the Democrats on the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis recently released their report* about steps that Congress should take to address climate change and they included a section that discussed carbon pricing. So what should our volunteers be doing now that Congress is open to hearing about #climatechange? 1️⃣ Sign up for our Monthly Calling Campaign and call your Reps. and Senators https://cclusa.org/mcc 2️⃣ Write letters to the editor of your local newspapers 3️⃣ Tweet and comment on your member of Congress's social media posts *Check out CCL's 4 page review of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis report: https://static.smallworldlabs.com/cclobby/content/resources/economics/SummaryHouseCCCommitteeCCL.pdf)

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Climate One has reached the milestone of 100 TV episodes. Please join us on a look back some highlights! #letstalkclimate Al Gore 1:07 Bill Nye 4:06 Oppressive Heat 8:25 Global Climate Action

Climate One has reached the milestone of 100 TV episodes. Please join us on a look back some highlights! #letstalkclimate Al Gore 1:07 Bill Nye 4:06 Oppressive Heat 8:25 Global Climate Action Summit 15:43 Christiana Figueres Mindfulness and Climate 19:47 Youth in The Streets 25:06

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Join Morgan McCue, CCL's Legislative Coordinator for a legislative update that explores the key elements behind how the Save Our Future Act is designed and highlights CCL’s interpretation of this

Join Morgan McCue, CCL's Legislative Coordinator for a legislative update that explores the key elements behind how the Save Our Future Act is designed and highlights CCL’s interpretation of this landmark carbon pricing policy. Today, June 16, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senator Brian Schatz introduced a new carbon pricing bill called “The Save Our Future Act.” In the 116th Congress, Sens. Whitehouse, Schatz Heinrich and Gillibrand introduced a similar bill called the The American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2019 (S.1128; 116th). This legislation would place an ambitious price on carbon to reduce America's emissions, while also addressing long-standing environmental justice concerns, investing in coal communities to support their transition to a clean energy economy, and protecting American households by providing regular rebates and funding for further emissions reductions. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (1:14) Fees (5:38) Revenues (12:32) Additional Resources More information on CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/220 Presentation Slides:

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