Supporting Resources

Education and Outreach Resources

(If you want to learn the step-by-step process of "How to Engage with Companies" go here)

Presentations and Leave-Behinds

• • Business Call To Action, the latest soup-to-nuts presentation deck containing key messages for anyone to use when encouraging companies to engage with us on carbon pricing.

  • BCL Intro Video to share (90 seconds)

  • Basic BCL Presentation can be used for companies or trade groups.

  • More detailed presentation to Bay Area Council a trade group

  • Presentation to Responsible Business Alliance

  • Economic Benefits of Carbon Pricing...presentation to New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce

  • Best Practices for Sustainability Advocacy: presentation to Sustainability Leadership Forum, Washington DC, May 24, 2018

  • Action Options for Business: a one page summary of ways businesses can advocate for national climate policy.

Business Case for Carbon Pricing and the EICDA

• • The Business Case for the EICDA ; Cost of Action vs Inaction

  • Business Statements of Support for Carbon Pricing

  • Corporate Advocacy Guide: Step Up, Speak Out (Quick Guide here)

  • Action Items for Businesses

  • How Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Will Be Affected

  • The Economic Case for Business to Support Carbon Pricing; Video of Brewer support; Real Estate support

  • WRI Report on Barriers to Corporate Climate Advocacy; SVLG Research Summary of Impact of Carbon Pricing

  • Advocating for Carbon Pricing Policy Webinar; The Business Case for Carbon Pricing, interview with CCL's Mark Reynolds and BCL's Harold Hedelman by Julia Pyper of GreenTechMedia's Political Climate Podcast

  • Framework for Climate Policy Leadership...excellent guide for corporate advocacy

  • The Business Case for Carbon Pricing from ASBC

  • Economic Policy Network on CCL Community: Accelerating Innovation, Macroeconomic Impact

Details of the EICDA and other Carbon Pricing Policies

• • BCL's EICDA Fact Sheet; EICDA Regulations and Exemptions

  • Handling Challenging Questions

  • Columbia University assessment of the EICDA

  • C2ES comparison of all recent carbon pricing bills in Congress

  • The EICDA Gross Dividend Calculator - Using REMI data, estimate family's monthly dividend in years 1-20 of EICDA, (+ Community annual stimulus)

  • EICDA vs CLC proposal comparison

  • Treasury Dept analysis of Carbon Pricing

  • Interactive climate impact assessment of EICDA as well as other climate policy (the En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator).

Business/Grasstops Support for Carbon Pricing - news to share with your influencers.

For a complete chronological and searchable history of curated news stories, see BCL's News/Stories to Share With Prospects and Partners

• • Big Corporations & Investors: Get Out of Carbon! February 2020 summary, including Black Rock and Microsoft. 6 minute video from Yale Climate Communications.

  • HBR: Leading a New Area of Climate Action - excellent article

  • The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) strongly believes in effective carbon pricing policies (here)

  • CERES "CEOs of Major Companies Call on U.S. Congress to Set a National Price on Carbon" (over 75! with great quotes!)

  • National Survey results on Climate Leadership Council's Carbon Dividend Plan: majority support across party lines – including 4-1 support overall, 2-1 support from GOP voters and 75% support from Republicans under 40.

  • Economists Ad in Wall Street Journal: supporting carbon dividends. This web page lists of over 3500 signatories.

  • The 3558 Economists sorted by state: in Google sheet. Find those living in your district, Google them, email them, invite them to meet with MoC!

  • Letter from 51 International CEOs to World Leaders: "We urge and support world leaders to implement effective carbon pricing mechanisms that drive a meaningful price on carbon across the globe..."

  • IPCC Report: Scientists for the first time make a policy recommendation: carbon pricing.

Other Grasstops Support Material from CCL Community

• • CCU's Grasstops Outreach Page: all the other materials on Grasstops Engagement

  • Communicating With Conservatives: many business leaders are Republicans or Libertarian.

  • CCL Laser-Talks to learn everything you need to support carbon pricing

  • CCL Community's Grasstops Engagement Forum: ask and answer questions, share your revelations.

  • CCU's "Working With Influencers" page - post EICDA

  • The Grasstops Engagement Tracker: the official record of our priority prospects and partners.

  • Moving your MoC (and influencer) up the ladder of support --the classic Sam Daley Harris and Jay Butera webinar.

Support for CCL - Build credibility and trust

• • "A Reminder of Who We Are", 2 minute CCE inspirational video for volunteers, good for influencers.

  • "Corporate Action on Climate Change Has to Include Lobbying"...Great HBR article

  • Washington Post: For one day in Washington, lobbyists and constituents were actually one in the same . November 20, 2018

  • E&E News: How Do You Shift Republicans On Climate? Be Nice. September 2017

  • Rep Anna Eshoo Video

  • “Safe Passage” (Years of Living Dangerously, Season 2, Episode 6) (here on YouTube)

  • Washington Post: Lobbying for the Greater Good , May 2013

  • Pricing carbon: A solution whose time has finally come, June 2019