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C'et 0 S ) <br />ate Lobb <br />6P .. i izen Ci*i <br />Citizens' Climate Lobby is a non - profit, non - partisan, grassroots organization focused on federal passage of <br />Carbon Fee and Dividend. <br />In order to generate the political will necessary for passage of our Carbon Fee and Dividend proposal we train and <br />support volunteers to engage elected officials, the media and the public. <br />What is Carbon Fee and Dividend? <br />Carbon Fee and Dividend is the policy proposal created by Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) to put a federal price <br />on carbon -based fuels so that their consumer cost reflects their true costs to society. <br />It's the policy that both climate scientists and economists say is the best first -step to reduce the likelihood of <br />catastrophic climate change from global warming. <br />Why Carbon Fee and Dividend? <br />Currently, the price of fossil fuels does not reflect their true costs — including their impact on global climate. <br />Correcting this market failure will require that their price account for the true social costs. <br />As long as fossil fuels remain artificially inexpensive, their use will rise. Correcting this market failure requires a <br />federal price on carbon that accounts for their true costs. <br />What Will Carbon Fee and Dividend Do? <br />Carbon Fee and Dividend will do four things: <br />1. Account for the cost of burning fossil fuels in the price consumers pay. <br />2. Cut emissions enough to stay below the 2 °C threshold for "dangerous" warming. <br />3. Grow jobs and GDP without growing government one bit. <br />4. Recruit global participation. <br />What we do <br />• We lobby in support of our Carbon Fee and Dividend proposal by building helpful, friendly relationships with <br />our federally elected representatives, with respect, appreciation and gratitude for their service. <br />• We write letters to the editor and op -eds, and meet with editorial boards to gain their editorial <br />endorsement. Additionally, we work with digital media, radio, TV and all forms of social media. <br />• We give presentations and do outreach at events to promote CCL and introduce others to our Carbon Fee <br />and Dividend proposal. <br />• We seek endorsements from community leaders and municipalities in order to demonstrate to our <br />representatives that there is broad political support for our proposal. <br />• We support our volunteer chapters with monthly conference calls, and we support the leaders of those <br />chapters with weekly conference calls. <br />More at citizensclimatelobby.org <br />