This major climate bill is signed, sealed, delivered. Good job, everyone.
August 16, 2022
The budget reconciliation roller coaster ride is over. Thanks, Congress, for a wild ride. We finally have major climate legislation.
Policy updates
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CCL celebrates historic climate agreement, urges passage in Congress
July 28, 2022
CCL is enthusiastically supportive of these climate policies. We spent the last 12 months pushing Congress for ambition at this scale.
Recent wildfires show the need for bipartisan Save Our Sequoias Act
July 26, 2022
Recent wildfires underscore the importance of legislation like the bipartisan Save Our Sequoias Act, which Citizens’ Climate Lobby endorses.
CCL applauds Senate CBAM bill, hears from lead sponsor at conference
June 16, 2022
CCL applauds Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) for introducing a new carbon border adjustment bill.
Statement on bipartisan climate talks & reconciliation
May 9, 2022
CCL views the current bipartisan climate talks and budget reconciliation process as efforts that are complementary, not mutually exclusive.
As Congress trims Build Back Better, climate remains at the forefront
January 28, 2022
The President stated that the path forward on BBB would be through a trimmed-down package. Climate provisions are an easy place to start.
CCL pushes to keep climate in center of ongoing Build Back Better negotiations
December 20, 2021
The Senate will hold a vote on Build Back Better Act early in 2022. CCL will push hard to keep climate central to the ongoing negotiations.
CCL statement on House passage of Build Back Better
November 19, 2021
CCL appreciates that Congress continues to work hard on a budget reconciliation bill that includes historic levels of climate investment.
Infrastructure bill becomes law, includes a CCL secondary ask
November 9, 2021
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives took a vote the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed with 228 supporting votes.
CCL statement on budget framework
October 29, 2021
President Biden has pledged to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030. We are concerned that the investments listed in this framework will not reduce emissions enough to keep…