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Watch CCL’s Summer Conference Online

Join 1,000+ people from across the country – including some of our own volunteers from Austin – to tell Congress that later is too late to stop the pollution overheating the planet.

Although registration for the in-person conference is now closed, you can watch most of the conference online by registering on Zoom, or by watching the CCL YouTube channel.

June 8-11, 2024

Conference speakers and sessions cover a broad range of topics. Among them are:

  • Near-term opportunities for climate policy in Congress.
  • Bridging partisan divides that keep us from acknowledging the scope of the problem.
  • Making climate change a top priority in every 2024 election.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy climate change organization focused on national policies to address the national and global climate crisis.

Our consistently respectful, nonpartisan approach to climate education is designed to create a broad, sustainable foundation to drive climate action across all geographic regions and political inclinations. By building upon shared values rather than partisan divides, and empowering our supporters to work in keeping with the concerns of their local communities, we work towards the adoption of fair, effective, and sustainable climate change solutions.

You can join the Austin chapter by following this link. There are also other regional teams you might like to consider. If you sign up to join CCL (which is free of charge), then you can complete your profile and you will receive important notifications direct to your inbox.

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You Can Help Citizens’ Climate Lobby Today

The Austin Metro Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby appreciates your interest and support in 2023. We are sharing three action items we hope you will consider. Thank you!

Our BIG ask: Cosponsor the BIG WIRES Act | Action requested within 10 days of this posting.

Better energy transmission is key to successful permitting reform. The BIG WIRES Act (H.R.5551/S.2827) has been introduced in the Senate and the House. It has the potential to pass as part of a Congressional funding package this year.

Ask your members of Congress to cosponsor the BIG WIRES Act by following this link to the national website of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Make America’s energy grid more resilient and reliable! Encourage states to build infrastructure we need to move to clean energy! This could pass as part of a end-of-year omnibus package. Americans deserve a reliable power grid and affordable clean energy, and this bill would help make that a reality.

Donate to the world’s most effective climate advocates!

We empower regular people across the country to build support for climate policies in their communities and in Congress. As a nonpartisan organization, we bring people from across the political spectrum together on climate action.

Our climate advocacy builds renewed hope for solving climate change – exactly what we need to push for a clean energy future.

Donations made to 501(c)(3) Citizens’ Climate Education are tax deductible. If you are able to make a non-tax-deductible donation, you can donate to 501(c)(4) Citizens’ Climate Lobby.

To review our Platinum seal GuideStar profile, follow this link. Thank you! Gifts are greatly appreciated on Giving Tuesday and any time during the year.

Join the Austin Metro Chapter via the secure online platform of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. We meet (in-person and virtually) on the second Saturday of each month in conjunction with the national organization’s monthly call. By signing up on the platform, you can join different action teams that suit your interests and learn about upcoming meetings and conferences. Nationally and locally organized training programs are available year-round. Contact austin@citizensclimatelobby.org for more information.

If you have already signed up, will you kindly share this page with family and friends? Thank you.

Opinion: Texas leaders determined to stop progress on measures to reduce air pollution

Re: January 13 2023, Texas Tribune article, “EPA Moves away from Permian Basin air pollution crackdown”.

Texas leaders are determined to stop progress on measures to reduce air pollution by oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin no matter what it does to Texans’ health. Oil and gas companies have wielded their power for many years and continue to do that. the Biden administration is trying to lower oil prices after oil shortages around the world after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Oil companies have pressurized Texas leaders enough for the EPA to back down from air pollution crackdown.

We need policies that can reduce our dependence on oil and gas and encourage clean energy research and development. Ask your members of Congress to enact laws to transition away from pollution causing energy sources to clean energy that would lower ozone levels and improve air quality. I suffer from pollution regularly.

We want leaders who would work for their constituents’ health and well- being.

Kalpana Sutaria

Project Manager, City of Austin and Member, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Austin Chapter

Submitted to the Austin American-Statesman

January 2023