The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021 has been reintroduced into the House by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) and 28 original cosponsors. Join this training by Mark Reynolds, Citizens'

The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021 has been reintroduced into the House by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) and 28 original cosponsors. Join this training by Mark Reynolds, Citizens' Climate Lobby's Executive Director, Madeleine Para, CCL's President, Dr. Danny Richter, CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs, and Lesley Beatty CCL’s Director of Marketing for an overview of the new bill, it's legislative details, action steps, and messaging recommendations. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Overview (3:01) Legislative Details (14:29) Action Steps (19:26) Messaging Recommendations Helpful resources: Use our Action Tools to write to your members of Congress: http://cclusa.org/write Send a postcard to President Biden about this policy: http://cclusa.org/postcard Write a letter to the editor about this bill: http://cclusa.org/lte Amplify the news on social media: http://cclusa.org/facebook Check out the current cosponsors of the bill here: http://energyinnovationact.org Learn more about how the bill works here: http://energyinnovationact.org/how-it-works/ The bill is a “carbon fee and dividend” approach to carbon pricing. You can learn more about that idea here: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/price-on-carbon/ Check out Columbia University’s assessment of this legislation: https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/research/report/assessment-energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act Noah Kaufman’s “Nature Climate Change” paper that Danny referenced: https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/research/article/near-term-net-zero-alternative-social-cost-carbon-setting-carbon-prices You can sign up for our text alerts here: http://cclusa.org/text You can join our Monthly Calling Campaign here: http://cclusa.org/mcc You can contribute to CCL by visiting: http://cclusa.org/donate Tonight’s Reintroduction Presentation Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MpKiPwHlIg71PwfpQ-c53Z59Wf9RaquerGTMVVmXf8U CCL Community page on the bill: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/energy-innovation-act Comparison between the new bill and the one from last Congress: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/486 Q&A on the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/285

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First, Jerry Hinkle, CCL Research Coordinator will present two separate papers – one by Noah Kaufman which goes over the necessary carbon price rates to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and another

First, Jerry Hinkle, CCL Research Coordinator will present two separate papers – one by Noah Kaufman which goes over the necessary carbon price rates to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and another paper by Dr. Drew Shindell which speaks to the health benefits of a climate policy like the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. Second, Rick Knight, CCL Research Coordinator will give an overview of the Household Impact Study which estimates the impact EICDA would have on American Households down to each U.S. zip code. Lastly, Adeline DeYoung, CCL Government Affairs Coordinator, Taylor Krause, CCL National Partnerships and Coalitions Coordinator, and Morgan McCue, CCL Project Coordinator, will review the outcome of CCL’s analysis of the June 2020 Lobby Day notes. Skip ahead to the following section(s): -The Benefits of Carbon Fee & Dividend: Updated Economic Analysis (2:12) -Getting to Know the Household Impact Study 2020 Updates (1:02:45) - 2020 June Meeting Analysis (2:14:20) Helpful Links: Economics of Carbon Fee & Dividend Basics: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/carbon-fee-and-dividend/economics-of-carbon-fee-and-dividend Economics Policy Network: https://community.citizensclimate.org/groups/home/1772 Household Impact Study: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/household-impact-study/ 2020 June Meeting Analysis: https://community.citizensclimate.org/tools/june_2020_analysis

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Former Portland Mayor Sam Adams, Noah Siegel (former Director of International Affairs), and Sean Robbins (Greater Portland Inc. president/CEO) discuss the region's competitive advantage in building green cities.

 

This discussion is drawn from "The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros Are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy," a Brookings Institution publication. Download the accompanying iPad app.

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On November 6, 2021, President Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure plan advanced following a House vote. Globally, protests demand climate action as communities explore ways to develop climate resilience.

This edition includes insights from Nick Offerman; Marshall Burke and Noah Diffenbaugh of Stanford University; behavioral scientist Gabrielle Wong-Parodi, a professor at Stanford's Earth System Science and Woods Institute; and Ortensia Lopez.

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