Welcome! February 2020 Greater Tucson Chapter Citizens Climate Lobby - Citizens' Climate Lobby

Welcome! February 2020
Greater Tucson Chapter
Citizens Climate Lobby

Citizen’s Climate Lobby
u 11 years old
u >100,000 members
u Dedicated to creating
  political will to solve the
  climate crisis
u Singular focus: Carbon Fee
  and Dividend

Carbon Fee and Dividend
u A fee on carbon at the wellhead, mine and
  border
u A dividend to households based on a simple
  formula
u A border adjustment to prevent export of
  carbon pollution

Carbon Fee and Dividend
 Oil, Gas,                     US Treasury
 and Coal                      Department
Fossil Fuel                                   100% net
                Pay $15/ton
                                               refund          US
Companies
                                                           Households

                                 Fossil
                Prices Go Up                    Less is
                               fuel-based     consumed
                                products

                                   Non       Prices Drop
                 Investments
                                  fossil       Demand
At extraction      increase
                                products      Increases
   point

CCL Values
u Focus — Our goal is Carbon Fee and Dividend
u Optimism — We believe the system can work
u Relationships — We take a generous approach to people
u Integrity — We value facts and keep our promises
u Personal Power — Action transforms us
u Non-Partisan — Everyone is a potential ally

What Next ?
•   Listen to the National Call
     Every Wednesday (hour-long phone or live Internet video call)
     Recorded version available
     https://citizensclimatelobby.org/join-weekly-intro-call/
•   Participate!
•   Visit the CCL Community Website
     New Signups will receive login credentials shortly

Please Sign Attendance
         Sheet

Upcoming Events
• Monthly CCL Meeting, February 8, 2020 - Greater Tucson Chapter CCL
  meeting, Martha Cooper Library, 9:30 AM
• Rillito Farmers Market, Feb 16, 2020. We will be tabling from 8:30 noon.
  Volunteers are needed. Contact Gaye Adams at gayeadams@hotmail.com or
  sign up at the February 8 meeting.
• Tucson Peace Fair & Music Festival, Feb 29, 2020. Armory Park Center. We
  will be tabling from 11 AM - 4 PM. Volunteers are needed. Contact Gaye
  Adams at gayeadams@hotmail.com or sign up at the February 8 meeting.
• Advocacy Workshop, Feb 29, 2020. The Southern Arizona March for
  Science is hosting a FREE advocacy workshop at the Dusenberry River
  Library from 10-3. Lunch will be provided. You must, however, register by
  Friday, Feb 14 here.
• CCL Booth at Festival of Books, March 14-15, 2020 - Tucson Festival of
  Books. Come help us table at our booth! Send a note to Corless Jenkins-
  Sherry at jcorliss333@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering for a
  shift.

2020 CCL Objectives

u   Success in Congress
u   Expanding our Organizational Strength
u   Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
u   Republicans Calling for Climate Action
u   Increasing our Clout

Action Team Activity Reports
u   Tabling — Gaye Adams
u Mentoring — Mary Jarosz
u Grasstops — Greg Falk/Bill Krause
u Patsy Stewart — Faith Groups
u Ed Beshore — Media
u Jane Conlin — Lobbying
u Frances Bernfeld — Film Festival

Arizona Bills to Watch
HB 2686 and SB 1222
u   Find your AZ Legislative District
    u   https://azredistricting.org/districtlocator/
    u   Google “Arizona Legislative District”

Activity Reports — Tucson Festival of
Books
u   Festival of Books is March 14-15 at UA
u   March monthly meeting will be canceled to
    allow folks to sign up for a 2-hr tabling shift.
u   Mail Corliss Jenkins-Sherry at
    jcorliss333@gmail.com or use sign up sheet
u   We still need volunteers!
u   Emphasis on less paper, more conversation

Tucson Festival of Books Location
                   CCL Booth #105

Laser Talks Exercise and Q&A

u   Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
u   HR 763 — Effective, Good for the Economy,
    Good for People
u   For more, please go to
    u   https://citizensclimatelobby.org/laser-talks/

National Call
u http://cclusa.org/meeting