CCL's June 2021 Lobby Training #1: Primary & Supporting Asks
Join CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter for a training that reviews the updates and context for CCL's 2021 Primary and Supporting Asks as well as guidance for lobby teams as they plan their online meetings.  Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (3:20) Primary Asks (34:12) Big Picture (47:17) Supporting Asks (https://youtu.be/lVaLK-KwYTs) Separate Q&A Discussion Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/june-asks-slides CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/185

CCL Training: Q&A About June Conference & Lobby Days
Are you curious about what to expect when you attend either CCL's virtual June Conference or Lobby Days? Join Amy Bennett, CCL's Director of Congressional Liaisons and Lobby Days, for the first half of the call to focus on CCL's lobby day procedures and questions. Then, for the second half, join CCL National Events Manager, Alison Kubicsko, to review the online conference details on AirMeet and answer related Q&A. Skip ahead to the following sections: (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:42) Lobby Days Overview (16:06) June Conference Overview Register for the June Conference: https://cclusa.org/june Preparing For Lobby Day training page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/272

CCL Training: Leading Your Lobby Team
Join CCL Regional Coordinator Sabrina Fu for a training designed for those who wish to learn more about leading a lobby meeting with a member of Congress or staff. In this training, we'll review the role of a lobby team leader, how they assign team roles, coordinate practice times and how to handle other special situations. This training is Part IV in the “Working With Congress” training series, designed to help our more experienced volunteers and citizen lobbyists get ready for our June lobbying meetings. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Introduction & Agenda (3:33) The Importance of Leadership (11:13) Advance Planning (22:37) Meeting Planning Suggestions (30:15) Expressing Leadership - Before, During, After Meeting (38:42) Meeting Minutes & Final Considerations Additional Resources: Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/lobbylead Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/working-with-congress/lobbying-401 Questions: https://cclusa.org/forums

CCL's Catholic Conference Welcome and Keynote Speakers: 2021 #CatholicClimateConference
Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Overview (2:00) Sister Elizabeth Brandreth's Prayer (3:47) Madeleine Para's Welcome (12:46) Bishop John Stowe's Keynote (38:04) Ambassador Rooney's Conversation with CCL's Danny Richter Sister Elizabeth Brandreth, member of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, will give the opening prayer. Madeleine Para, President of Citizens' Climate Lobby, kicks off our conference. Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv, leads the Diocese of Lexington and speaks out about the Church’s need to elevate care of creation as one of the core doctrines of the Church and a key pro-life issue. He is the Episcopal Advisor for the Catholic Committee of Appalachia and Bishop President of Pax Christi USA. Bishop Stowe was born in 1966, was ordained a priest in 1995 and appointed the third Bishop of Lexington by Pope Francis in 2015. His studies included the formation program for the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Consolation at St. Bonaventure Friary in St. Louis, MO. He received his BA in both philosophy and history at St. Louis University in 1990. He subsequently earned a Masters in Divinity and a Licentiate in Church History from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA. CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Dr. Danny Richter will spend time talking with Rep. Francis Rooney. Rep. Rooney was our Republican sponsor of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act in the 116th Congress and served as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005-2008. Ambassador Laurence Francis Rooney III (born December 4, 1953) is an American politician and diplomat who was the U.S. Representative for Florida's 19th congressional district. A Republican, he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. He was one of the original sponsors of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 763) in the 116th Congress. He had served as the CEO of Rooney Holdings (formerly known as Rooney Brothers Company), an investment and holding company based in Naples, Florida.

Reaching Out to Catholic Audiences: CCL's 2021 #CatholicClimateConference
Would you like to learn about Catholic presentation strategies, and get an initial taste of the Pope’s Action Platform to begin a 7-year journey to total sustainability in the spirit of Laudato Si’? Roger Ingersoll will discuss learnings related to over 20 presentations to parish communities, Catholic and secular colleges, a seminary, and other faiths (often to very conservative-leaning audiences). Our second presenter, Juan Rios, will cover effective outreach to Catholic Latinos, a recent focus area of the Catholic Action Team. Our final speaker Sr Ricca Dimalibot of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, will discuss climate advocacy within her religious community including initiation of the Pope Francis' 7 year journey to an integral ecology. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Introduction & Agenda (1:10) Catholic Presentation Strategies (11:15) Outreach to Catholic Latinos (21:30) Climate Advocacy Within Religious Communities Speaker Bios: Juan Rios has been a part of CCL since 2019, since then I’m the Liaison in New York City’s 9th District for Yvette Clarke. He is also a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Team for the Northwest and Appalachian regions. Being able to speak English and Spanish, he hopes to contribute and be a part of diversifying CCL’s membership and increasing the Spanish audience by being a part of the Latinx Catholic Action Team. Outside of CCL, he studied at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in Film/television. Sr Ricca Dimalibot, CCVI, MD, is a General Councilor with the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, based in Houston, Texas. The sisters directly serve those in need in El Salvador, Guatemala, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and the United States. She is a Family Medicine physician who runs the CHRISTUS Point of Light Clinic,located in a medically under-served community southeast of Houston. The congregation has taken a very public stand on climate and sustainability by holding climate symposia, as well as an Ecumenical Day of Prayer for faith leaders across Houston in 2019. Roger retired from ExxonMobil after 33 years where he worked on arctic, coastal, and offshore projects worldwide. During his career witnessed significant arctic changes since the 1980’s. Roger's been a member of Citizens Climate Lobby since 2016, is Co-group Leader and Grasstops Lead of TX-08 Woodlands-Huntsville Chapter, and is also active in CCL’s Conservative Caucus, and Catholic Action Teams. Roger has five beautiful grandchildren, so his hope is that Congress enacts meaningful climate legislation as soon as possible to preserve their future.

Closing Session - Call to Action to Care for Our Common Home: CCL's 2021 #CatholicClimateConference
Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Bishop McElroy's Speech (12:09) Jose Aguto, Catholic Climate Covenant (37:38) Action Opportunities and Next Steps! Monthly Calling Campaign: https://cclusa.org/mcc CCL's Catholic Climate Conference Event Page: https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/citizensclimate/en/ccl-virtual-catholic-conference/ Speaker Bios: Bishop Robert W. McElroy leads the Diocese of San Diego and is an outspoken proponent of the urgent need for the Catholic Church to address climate change. Bishop McElroy holds degrees in American history from Harvard College and Stanford University and is the author of two books: The Search for an American Public Theology andMorality and American Foreign Policy. In addition, he has written a series of articles in America magazine touching upon key elements of Catholic social teaching. He was born in 1954, was ordained in 1970, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco in 2010 and named Sixth Bishop of San Diego by Pope Francis in 2015. Bishop McElroy is the vice-president of the California Catholic Conference and serves at the national conference of bishops on the administrative committee, the ecumenical committee, the committee on domestic justice and the committee on international affairs. Jose Aguto will close out our conference with a call to action, addressing the important role of the laity to motivate and inform the church and the need and responsibility for advocacy. He'll also share his personal story of his passion to Care for Creation and how it is guided by his Catholic faith and strengthened by Laudato Si' to care for the poor and our earth. Jose is the Associate Director of the Catholic Climate Covenant, which collaborates with other Catholic organizations to advance the Church's call for us to love and care for God's creation and our vulnerable neighbors. Building bridges across differences is an important component of this work. Before joining the Covenant, Jose worked for the Friends Committee on National Legislation, the National Congress of American Indians, and EPA's American Indian Environmental Office. He graduated from Brown University and Villanova Law School and served with the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division. We hope you found Call to Action to Care for Our Common Home inspiring and informative. Here we'll give you actions you can take to make a difference in caring for Creation and we'll hear closing remarks from CCL President Madeleine Para, Allan Phillips, Jon Clark, and Jessie Snyder.

CCL Training: Messaging For The Energy Innovation Act
Join CCL's Marketing Director Lesley Beatty for a training that will provide an overview of the important role of focus and resonance in communicating the four key points behind the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, as well as additional messaging recommendations, depending on your audience, and where to find all of the supporting resources. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:49) Four Key Leading Messages (19:45) Using The Expanded Messages (29:30) Supporting Graphics & Videos (35:30) CCL’s Support For Price On Carbon (37:00) Resources on CCL Community Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/messaging CCL Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/378 Price On Carbon Page: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/price-on-carbon/

CCL Training: Understanding Border Carbon Adjustments
This training with CCL Board Chair Dr. Ross Astoria reviews the basics of border carbon adjustments, how they're viewed constitutionally and in terms of trade legality and the practical aspects of border carbon adjustment implementation along with its constraints. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Background (2:29) Context & History of International Trade (6:37) What Are Tariffs & Resolving Disputes (16:24) Adjustment Design For Fossil Fuels (19:14) Carbon Intensive Goods (26:47) Global Diplomacy Considerations & Examples Separate Q&A Video: https://youtu.be/OAdXY2bVCE8 Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/border-carbon-adjustments CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/132

Andres Jimenez | Citizens' Climate Lobby | May 2021 Monthly Meeting
People of color are likely to be the most impacted by environmental and climate degradation. And yet, they are typically the most underrepresented in environmental organizations and the national conversation about cleaning up our environment. Our guest this month is Andrés Jimenez, Executive Director of Green2.0, an organization dedicated to increasing the diversity of voices being heard at the table when it comes to environmental justice. Before joining Green2.0, Andres was Senior Director of Government Affairs for Citizens' Climate Lobby. Before that, he was Associate Director of Government Relations at Ocean Conservancy. Andres has also worked on the Hill in the offices of Rep. Linda Sanchez and Rep. Howard Berman. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Welcome (1:22) CCL's New Staff (5:53) Andres's Presentation and Q&A (32:48) AirMeet Intro For June Conference (37:07) May Actions & Accomplishments Green 2.0: https://diversegreen.org/ CCL"s May Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet CCL's June Conference: https://cclusa.org/june May Pre Call Video: https://vimeo.com/546579112

CCL Training: 2021 Updates From Around The World
Join Director of Programs, Citizens’ Climate International, Cathy Orlando for a training that highlights what is going on around the world in 2021 with ​CCL’s​ network, what other countries are doing in terms of carbon pricing and citizen engagement, and how CCL is engaging in international civil society meetings. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Overview (2:58) About Citizens’ Climate International (10:58) International Progress on Carbon Pricing (25:30) Stories From Around the World Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/around-the-world CCL Community Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/157