Citizens Climate Education Corp

Here are two things I especially appreciate about CCL. 1. Sense of empowerment. CCL educates its volunteers and provides training to take actions on climate issues. CCL chapters also find ways to utilized the skills and interests of its members for meetings and activities.
2. Sense of Community. We get to know each other through monthly meetings and outreach activities. I feel lucky to work with folks of all ages and diverse backgrounds. I'm in my 80's. It is not often I get to team up with younger folks.

It will take all of us to address the problem of global climate change, and CCE is a fantastic organization for promoting education around the issue and potential solutions. And they do it all with boundless energy, optimism, community, and inclusion. I started out as a donor, but am becoming more and more engaged as a volunteer both because of how welcoming and how well-run they are. I’m so glad to have found an organization where I feel like my efforts really can make a difference!

CCE has been life-changing for me, as it provided a pathway for me to take my anxiety in advocacy and action.

I've been volunteering with CCL for 11 years now,. and as someone who tends to bounce around from thing to thing, that says a lot. There's a lot to love about CCL, from my perspective - it feels like such a great organization that it's become part of my identity, somehow, and I honestly can' t imagine my life without it. I especially love the focus on relationships, and how that has enabled many deep connections in my life with people (and an organization as a whole) that accepts me for who I am and what I have to offer. I've always feel met where I'm at, and simultaneously encouraged to lean into what's possible in regards to action and learning. I also love all of the amazing support that I've received from this organization, in regards to resources and education...to come into this space with very little experience in politics, economics, lobbying, and climate change in general, and to be sitting where I am today, more confident in my experience and skills and perspectives on all of those topics - I definitely have CCL to thank for that!

In 2017 with all the grandkids in school I had time to volunteer. I decided it was time to deeply understand climate change and to volunteer where I could have an impact. At a League of Women's Voter climate change education event I heard a talk from a Citizens Climate Education volunteer who I knew from another environmental organization. Based on his inspirational talk I decided strong national policy was needed. So, I joined the growing group of grassroots volunteers across the country. At CCE I found a group that values respect, bipartisanship, and is open to everyone who wants to learn and support solutions to climate change. If you want to work with motivated and committed volunteers on national and state policy to address lowering emissions and healing our environment I heartily recommend Citizens Climate Education.

There are many environmental organizations working to mitigate climate change. I've chosen to give my time to Citizens' Climate Education because it focuses on national legislation, which will have an impact that matches the scale of the problem, and its volunteer driven. This is an organization that concentrates on providing excellent training to its volunteers and then trusts them to do its work. This unleashes their creativity and makes them invested in the organization. As a volunteer, I've found myself doing things I never thought I could do. I was the liaison to the office of my Member of Congress. I've written letters to the editor that have been published. I've organized and recruited volunteers for many grassroots tabling events. Volunteering with Citizens' Climate has empowered me and increased my self-confidence. And I've made so many friends while doing these things, people who share my concern about climate change and who are also working to mitigate it. I highly recommend volunteering with Citizens' Climate Education to have the most effect on finding solutions to climate change. And did I mention its ethos of having respectful conversations with people of all political leanings? This organization is simply the best!

I looked all over for an organization where I could help address the problem of climate change, and decided that Citizens’ Climate Lobby would be best. Two years later I’m sure of that. They have many different ways you can help—whether you have only a few minutes every couple months, or more time. They have all kinds of training on their website, if you wish to learn more about a particular topic. Great and nice people to work with. A good way to make some new friends, too.!

CCL is well organized and getting involved as a volunteer has made me feel more confident that together we can address the climate crisis

Citizens Climate Lobby has an enormous website with national and state information. Support is available to chapters and individual members. Its ethics are admirable. Volunteers can do as much or as little as they choose and their contributions are appreciated. Receiving appreciation is gratifying. Talking with members of Congress is enlightening. Members of CCL are intelligent, kind and enthusiastic. I knew I wanted to help with climate change efforts but was surprised by the generosity of CCL colleagues.

Before I joined CCL I felt very anxious and despairing about climate change. CCL empowered me to be a confident advocate working for climate action. In Spring 2022, I founded a chapter of CCL at my university and this experience has been the highlight of my college experience. It's allowed me to inspire many of my peers and foster a strong community of climate advocates.

I donate to many organizations--but I spend my time volunteering with Citizens' Climate.

I am not a joiner by nature and am skeptical of experiences that are too prescriptive or where I just feel like a warm body in a room. Citizens' Climate does nothing if not listen carefully, and they keep asking me what motivates me, what else I might like to do, and what my opinion is. They know that a one-size-fits-all volunteering experience doesn't work, and they cast the broadest net possible to welcome all different kinds of people--and make them feel valued.

On an issue whose scale leaves many people feeling hopeless, I have realized my personal political power through volunteering with Citizens' Climate, and my life will truly never be the same again.

As a student stressed about the climate crisis, I wanted to work on solutions, and I needed to work with an organization that reinforced the upside of climate action: the possibility of transformative change through building positive relationships with fellow volunteers, with our communities, and with key policymakers. Citizens Climate fit that perfectly with an ambitious and necessary array of priority solutions based in evidence and a vision of turning climate action into the bridge issue it needs to be to sustain lasting change. Along the way, I could not have found a more welcoming and hopeful crew to save the world with. My experiences with fellow Citizens Climate volunteers learning about climate solutions, educating my neighbors, and participating in civic life through public testimony and meetings with policymakers have helped shape what I want to pursue with my career and play a large part in my optimism for the future of our country and our planet.

Why have I volunteered 10 years of my life (so far) to Citizens' Climate? Because back when I realized how serious the enormous problem of anthropogenic climate change is, I felt that equally large-scale action would be the only way to tackle this challenge at the speed and scale required. When I learned about this organization's ambition and focus on federal solutions, combined with educating and developing grassroots supporters, and saw the kind of support they were offering to members, I knew this was my climate family. And Citizens' Climate has never let me or our chapter or our state down since. Effective, constructive, well-organized--We are all so fortunate that this organization exists.

I filled out the little form to join so I could access the mountains of free training they offer. I expected I'd just shunt their emails to junk mail and eventually unsubscribe. But I have stayed 4 years because of the support of both my local chapter and the national organization.

I have volunteered a LOT of places over the years, and this has been the best experience by far in terms of making me feel like I'm making a difference on a larger scale, like my efforts are appreciated, and like I'm valued for my skills and background.

CCE "operates 5 levers of political will." That means we work in a variety of ways to make progress. If you've got any sort of skill or want to learn any sort of skill, we can put you to work! If you've got only 5 minutes in a month or if you've got hours to devote every day, we can put you to work, and you'll make an impact on climate change.

As an emergency physician, after seeing "An Inconvenient Truth," I realized that climate change was the mother of all emergencies and I couldn't just stand by. I then trained with Al Gore to give his "The Sky is Falling" talk, but realized that something was missing from the "What You Can Do" part, which was all about reducing one's personal carbon footprint. That's fine, but nowhere near the scale of the problem, which is that, despite all the alarming data, fossil fuels continue to be artificially "cheap," their true social costs divorced from their price. Their continued use is thus guaranteed.

When I found Citizens' Climate Lobby 12 years ago, their proposal made complete sense: internalize the "externalities" (weather disasters) into the price of carbon-based products via a carbon "fee" and do so in a way that the public will tolerate by giving all the revenues back to everyone. The government keeps nothing. This is a progressive way to engineer our economy towards low carbon processes, which have already proven themselves.

CCL is a wonderful organization of dedicated volunteers ready to engage in the gritty politics of national policy and do so maturely, with respect, persistence and bipartisanship. CCL extensively trains members how to use their voices in our democracy to keep the world livable.

I had wanted to be involved in an organization that is directly effecting policy change/improvement on climate change in the United States. Citizen's Climate Lobby has a consistent, well-organized, long-established strategy for slowing climate change. The carbon tax/carbon dividend approach has been there mantra and their way there has been through educating and developing relationships across the aisle. They have been very effective and continue to fight. I do little, I make calls and help in other small ways but I feel like this group truly makes a difference.

CCE has helped me become the leader I have always wanted to be with their free trainings and wonderful community.

Six years ago, I decided to try to do something about climate change. After some months of searching, I found CCL and joined. It is simply the best organized group I have ever encountered. The people I've met have been uniformly positive, helpful, and a joy to work with. The main goal of promoting a national carbon fee and dividend has been examined by many scientists and economists, and universally rated the single best thing the government can do to solve this problem. I heartily recommend that anyone who wants to help avert a climate catastrophe join this groupo.

Working with CCE/CCL is the most fun. Why? Two main reasons.

First, the people. My chapter leaders are amazing, our regional coordinator is so inspirational, and the staff who support are work are the most helpful and coolest.

Second, the support and resources available to us as volunteers. So much! They make our work as citizen advocates easy.

And if I can sneak in a plug for the solution (cash back carbon pricing) - it's so effective at reducing ghg emissions....makes me know I'm investing my time wisely.

Citizens Climate Education Corp provides a constant stream of extremely helpful resources to support climate activism. I recommend them to everyone to whom I give a presentation. They are invaluable

Citizens' Climate Education provides a wonderful and consistent source of information about climate change and a practical solution: a steadily rising fee on carbon with a revenue-neutral dividend. But CCE goes further to provide each of us with a toolkit to activate our citizenship and inform the community around us, our newspaper editorial boards, and local and national leaders. This approach empowers us as volunteers and is the best way to build an informed, positive and powerful coalition.

CCE has helped me take personal action - and provides a a unique, nurturing force that is helping thousands of other volunteers to become part of a national discussion and take action to address climate change.

Executive Director Mark Reynolds is inspiring and has done a wonderful job of crafting a national (and international) organization that is very directed and effective, but fundamentally driven by the enthusiasm that CCE generates through individual volunteers.

I’ve been volunteering with Citizens Climate Education Corporation (CCEC) for many years. CCEC is an international nonprofit dedicated to creating a stable climate for future generations.

When I first started learning about climate change, searching for the truth through all the misinformation, what I learned really scared me. The science is very clear and the risks to human society are great. I began searching for an organization to work with and was amazed when I found CCEC. They had a clear solution – a revenue neutral carbon tax with dividends– and a strategic plan to get it done. What’s amazing about CCEC is their ability to help ordinary people step out of their comfort zone to act on what they know is right. CCEC gave me an opportunity to speak out for the millions of people all over the world at risk because of our inability to act on climate change and secure a safe and just future for all.

With CCEC, I’ve accomplished a number of things and most importantly, I’m hopeful about the future again. I founded the NYC Chapter of CCEC. We have held many district meetings with members of Congress or their staff to educate them about climate change, the need to act and potential solutions. We have had a number of letters to the editor published and one editorial. I have learned a great deal about the science of climate change, potential and probable impacts on the environment and humanity, and various solutions to this crisis. I have also learned about the role of advocates in moving policy forward. I have gone on to work professionally in the field of climate change advocacy and environmental justice and would not have done this without the support and education of CCEC.

This type of advocacy and learning is happening all over the country because of the leadership and training provided by CCEC. I highly recommend working with this organization.

Citizens’ Climate Education has changed my life in deeply satisfying ways. I’m a retired university faculty member, and I had been increasingly depressed about the impacts of climate change on our planet. When I learned about CCE’s focus on the simple, elegant solution of carbon fee & dividend, I felt a glimmer of hope for the first time in ages. When I saw the array of educational opportunities that CCE provides to individual volunteers, the level of support that they provide to groups, I knew that I could take on the challenge of serving as a group leader in my community.

As an English professor, I felt confident in my written and oral communication skills, but was less sure of myself with regard to the information pertinent to climate change. CCE fills that gap through webinars, laser talks, guest speakers and more, providing me with the knowledge base—scientific, economic, political, and ethical—that informs my communication skills.

As a citizen, I hadn’t thought much about my ability to effect change at the level of national government. While I had always been a voter, I had rarely sought to contact a member of Congress on issues that mattered to me. CCE has demonstrated the way that my efforts can help build the social and political will for climate solutions. It has energized my life as a citizen in powerful ways, and revitalized my belief in democracy.

In my post-retirement years, my life experience as an educator has taken on a new, vital meaning; I am so grateful for Citizens’ Climate Education’s good work—which now extends beyond the US and (appropriately) embraces the globe—and to those whose generous support makes it possible.

As a physician, historically my days were spent sequestered in an office diagnosing disease. My workdays and work weeks were long, and when I had free time, I spent it with my family. I tried to stay in touch with current events by listening to NPR while commuting to work. Climate change was a nagging concern that I would address some day when “life slowed down”.

Unfortunately, the impacts of our changing climate are unfolding on a schedule different from my own. It became apparent that my son’s future would be directly affected by climate disruption and I could no longer put off becoming involved, but how? Fortunately, a new chapter of Citizens’ Climate Education Corp (CCEC) was starting in my town.

Since March of 2013, I have been an active volunteer for CCEC. What I thought would be a new interest, turned into a consuming passion. A passion that encompassed much more than taking action on climate change. CCEC opened my eyes to the realization that in order to make the changes necessary to address our warming world, I would have to claim my role as an educated, concerned citizen in our democracy. I needed to develop the skills to find common ground with those who have opposing viewpoints.

CCEC has done much more than educate me about the facts of climate change and the details of its proposed legislative solution, carbon fee & dividend. It has empowered me to move beyond my comfort zone. In the last 2.5 years, I have given about 50 presentations to the general public about the impacts of climate changes and its solutions, led workshops to start new chapters, set up tables to educate others, written letters to legislators and opinion pieces to newspapers, and met frequently with members of Congress. I have focused not only on the impacts of climate change, but in turn how federal carbon fee & dividend legislation would accelerate the transition to non-carbon forms of energy while protecting our economy. Most importantly, I focused on how we, as concerned citizens, can empower our legislators to take urgent action. Without the tremendous support provided by CCEC through conference calls, on-line education sessions, and access to references, I would never have had the confidence to move so far beyond my professional areas of expertise.

CCEC has built a network of similarly committed volunteers throughout the country and, in fact, throughout the world. Working together, we have developed strategies that encourage our legislators to move past party rhetoric and make bi-partisan decisions that will ultimately allow us to embrace the low carbon economy.

Most importantly, CCEC has provided an invaluable lesson for my now 17 year old son. He has witnessed and participated in democracy at its best. What could be more empowering than to make an appointment with one’s member of Congress, study the legislator’s personal and professional background, and then meet directly with him or her? CCEC prepares its volunteers to develop on-going respectful relationships with legislators on both sides of the aisle. I think these lessons are critical for all Americans, but especially those who are young. I think it is the best hope we have for creating a livable world and it is a lesson for which I, personally, am profoundly thankful.

As a conservative who’s also concerned about the climate I was very happy to find Citizens' Climate Education (CCE). It’s an impressive group of over 36,000 volunteers who are non-partisan advocates for putting a national price on carbon. I am a donor. However I have also become a volunteer because CCE’s training allowed me to learn how to be most effective in reaching my members of congress (and their staff). CCE has also supported my efforts to improve our focus on conservative communication. CCE’s proposal allows America to maintain its place as global leader in energy while finding a solution to climate change - and helping the US economy.

This organization is the C(3) arm of Citizens' Climate Lobby. Its mission is education on the most important topic facing humanity: climate change and its solutions. Laser focused on a carbon price, they've had a huge impact in their short existence. The organization is extremely efficient and lean, powered by a large number of citizen volunteers who work with conviction and respect. When a carbon price passes in Congress, it will have CCL's fingerprints all over it.