Citizens' Climate Lobby

Some good news from Dr. Marija Verner from @YaleClimateComm: You are likely talking to someone who already agrees with you on climate change. Take a look at the latest numbers from YPCCC and what they mean for climate advocacy 👇 citizensclimatelobby.org/blog/advocacy/…

Happy #EarthDay from your fellow Planet Earth crew members. Let's continue on this journey to a healthy planet together 🌎💚

The vast majority of energy projects waiting to be built in America are clean energy. We're pushing hard for permitting reforms that make it easier & faster to build those clean energy projects, ultimately helping reduce emissions & protect our climate. citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-take-…

In the @washingtonpost, Wyoming's @SenLummis writes: "Fixing permitting isn’t a choice between the environment and the economy. America can protect both. The opportunity to get something done is this year. Congress should not squander it." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

Ellen Cruse of @citizensclimate writes that permitting reform is needed to speed up energy projects and lower bills: "Renewable energy is now the cheapest form of energy available to us, but right now, it can take nearly a decade to permit and build." theinvadingsea.com/2026/04/14/per…

@FLPublicAffairs @theinvadingsea Permitting reform is a bipartisan policy. Negotiations are underway between all members of Congress, and many bills under the permitting umbrella have already made progress. We're looking forward to seeing what comes out of Congress on this critical topic!

@theinvadingsea @citizensclimate No chance of that in America under the current administration.

We're ten days out from this event! Looking forward to this conversation with CCL Executive Director Ricky Bradley, @billmckibben and @NPR Climate Desk reporter Rebecca Hersher. See you at the @BKLYNlibrary April 30! #EarthMonth

P.S. Looking for more conference action? Registration for CCL's Summer Conference and Lobby Day is officially open. Join us in D.C. July 27-28 to push the path to clean energy forward. Early bird deadline is May 21. Register now: cclusa.org/aa9

Thank you to everyone who attended our annual Conservative Conference today and those who joined in the live stream! It's been a phenomenal day hearing from CCL staff, partners, and volunteers. We're looking forward to Tuesday's virtual Conservative Lobby Day. #grassrootsclimate

CCL VP of Field Operations Brett Cease is next on stage to lead attendees through a workshop to explore how to use BRIDGE to help right of center audiences connect climate action to their own deeply held principles.

We're finishing the day strong. CCL's BRIDGE (Building Relationships in Dialogue and Growing Engagement) advocacy training explores how we can better approach conversations and climate work. Through the lens of the moral foundation framework #CCL2026

All attendees are invited to tune in now to hear from: ➡️ Warren Beeton, CCL Volunteer & Co-Liaison VA02 ➡️ Bob Blackburn, CCL Volunteer & Liaison, Denver Metro, CO Chapter ➡️ Eric Means, CCL Volunteer, Portland, OR Chapter ➡️ Ruth Robins, CCL Volunteer & Co-Liaison VA02

Our next session will feature volunteers who will share their experiences and successes outreach to conservatives and right-of-center audiences, and building relationships with Republican Members of Congress #CCL2026

"The [messaging] focus right now should be on affordability, efficiency, and the economics around energy policy. In this moment I think the economic message is resonating with lawmakers in a significant way."

We are honored to welcome Neil Chatterjee, former Commissioner and Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), for a timely keynote on the future of permitting reform. Remember, the live stream is still open - ticketed members can login now!

"We’re seeing now with the Strait of Hormuz closed that 20% of the worlds energy and oil flows through. That has energy implications! One of the positives that could come out of it is that historically in the U.S., oil shocks tend to produces changes in direction in policy."

"We’ll need energy efficiency demand response grid enhancing technologies… things that conservatives historically haven't embraced. There's a real opportunity to do smart energy policy here, and it does really start with federal energy permitting reform." - Neil Chatterjee

AND the live stream is officially open to all ticketed attendees! Volunteers who signed up to join the live stream should find the link in their email.

In just a few moments, CCL VP of Government Affairs Jennifer Tyler and Congressional Liaison Program Director Mindy Ahler will take the virtual stage to walk through our virtual Lobby Day asks and how we'll present them to Republican members of Congress #CCL2026