John Hofmeister describes the industry backing that went into 2010's failed cap-and-trade bill, also known as Waxman-Markey, and describes why a price on carbon is critical order for industry to

John Hofmeister describes the industry backing that went into 2010's failed cap-and-trade bill, also known as Waxman-Markey, and describes why a price on carbon is critical order for industry to invest in carbon removal technologies.

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The first ripples of change often begin with civil society. Over time NGOs have used their speed, activism and collaborative approaches to influence actors within the UN process, as well as private sector players. Speakers include Jonathon Porritt, Vandana Shiva, Nitin Desai, Lester Brown, Bill Ford, Kris Gopaladrishman, Yolanda Kakabadse and Gro Harlem Brundtland.

 

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Congress is back to work and focusing on more topics in addition to COVID-19 and the economy, so Dr. Danny Richter, CCL's VP of Government Affairs, is here with an update. Recent successes

Congress is back to work and focusing on more topics in addition to COVID-19 and the economy, so Dr. Danny Richter, CCL's VP of Government Affairs, is here with an update. Recent successes include: ➡️ the RECLAIM Act, which would provide $1 billion to clean up abandoned mines and create thousands of jobs in economically depressed coal country, passed in the House this month as part of a major infrastructure bill. ➡️ the Growing Climate Solutions Act, #bipartisan legislation to help spread the use of climate-smart farming methods, advanced in Congress with the introduction of a House bill and a Senate hearing in the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. ➡️ the Democrats on the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis recently released their report* about steps that Congress should take to address climate change and they included a section that discussed carbon pricing. So what should our volunteers be doing now that Congress is open to hearing about #climatechange? 1️⃣ Sign up for our Monthly Calling Campaign and call your Reps. and Senators https://cclusa.org/mcc 2️⃣ Write letters to the editor of your local newspapers 3️⃣ Tweet and comment on your member of Congress's social media posts *Check out CCL's 4 page review of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis report: https://static.smallworldlabs.com/cclobby/content/resources/economics/SummaryHouseCCCommitteeCCL.pdf)

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Climate One has reached the milestone of 100 TV episodes. Please join us on a look back some highlights! #letstalkclimate Al Gore 1:07 Bill Nye 4:06 Oppressive Heat 8:25 Global Climate Action

Climate One has reached the milestone of 100 TV episodes. Please join us on a look back some highlights! #letstalkclimate Al Gore 1:07 Bill Nye 4:06 Oppressive Heat 8:25 Global Climate Action Summit 15:43 Christiana Figueres Mindfulness and Climate 19:47 Youth in The Streets 25:06

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Join Morgan McCue, CCL's Legislative Coordinator for a legislative update that explores the key elements behind how the Save Our Future Act is designed and highlights CCL’s interpretation of this

Join Morgan McCue, CCL's Legislative Coordinator for a legislative update that explores the key elements behind how the Save Our Future Act is designed and highlights CCL’s interpretation of this landmark carbon pricing policy. Today, June 16, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senator Brian Schatz introduced a new carbon pricing bill called “The Save Our Future Act.” In the 116th Congress, Sens. Whitehouse, Schatz Heinrich and Gillibrand introduced a similar bill called the The American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2019 (S.1128; 116th). This legislation would place an ambitious price on carbon to reduce America's emissions, while also addressing long-standing environmental justice concerns, investing in coal communities to support their transition to a clean energy economy, and protecting American households by providing regular rebates and funding for further emissions reductions. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (1:14) Fees (5:38) Revenues (12:32) Additional Resources More information on CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/220 Presentation Slides:

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Building materials contribute an estimated 5 to 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. What if we used materials that not only take less carbon to produce but also can capture and store

Building materials contribute an estimated 5 to 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. What if we used materials that not only take less carbon to produce but also can capture and store carbon? In California, architect and climber Dylan Johnson joined up with Yvon Chouinard and a seasoned crew to construct two houses using straw bales that would otherwise have gone to waste. Watch Home, Grown to learn why they agree that natural building isn’t just better for the climate—it’s a better way to build. Directed By Forest Woodward Filmed By Ben Sturgulewski Edited By Aidan Haley and Ben Sturgulewski Produced By Forest Woodward and Laura Yale Additional Cinematography by George Knowles, Nate Ptacek & Forest Woodward Assistant Camera George Knowles Audio Post Production | Coupe Studios Music + Sound Design - Boulder, CO Sound Design and Mix: Kip Kuepper Producer: Aaron Garrison - coupestudios.com Executive Producers Monika McClure, Alex Lowther, Damien Etchaubard Graphics Claire Kairalla, Nick Tonn Archival Photos History Nebraska The National Archives Library of Congress Special thanks to The Chouinard Family Ecological Building Network California Straw Building Association Ron & Corky | K&R farming Massey Burke | CASBA Bruce King | Buildwell Media Bud Miller | Sierra Summit Construction Matthew Cook | McGillivray Construction David Arkin | Arkin Tilt Architects Jim Reiland | Many Hands Builders Anthony Dente | Verdant Structural Engineers Zane Kanyer, Swenson Say Faget | Structural Engineering Team Tom Hughes, Mechanical Engineering Consultants, Inc, | MEP Engineering Team Scott and Judi Nicolai Subscribe: https://pat.ag/Subscribe Get more from Patagonia: Official site: https://pat.ag/Patagonia Patagonia Stories: https://pat.ag/PatagoniaStories Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patagonia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PATAGONIA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/patagonia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@patagonia?lan... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pata... 00:00 Intro 1:08 Build Site #1 1:31 Meet Dylan 2:06 Straw 4:07 The source 5:55 Build Site #2 9:08 The final product 9:59 11:53 Credits Music “Easy Street” Amanaz Courtesy of Now-Again Records “Supr” Nash Howe Courtesy of Article Records “Be at Rest” Possessed by Paul James From the album 'As We Go Wandering’ Written by Jon Konrad Wert Courtesy of PPJ Records and Heyday Media Group “Raunchy” Bill Justis Courtesy of Musicbed “Strawbale Blues” Carl M Banks Courtesy of Carl M Banks “Jubilee” Jake Xerxes Fussell Courtesy of Terrorbird

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