John Kerry, Biden's special envoy for climate, says climate change is an existential threat — and the U.S. and other major emitters must do more. "That means life and death. And the question is, are we behaving as if it is? And the answer is no." trib.al/yL6SWV8

Every country needs to act – and the White House climate summit made that clear. cnbc.com/2021/04/22/bid…

Carbon Tax Could Help Asian Countries Hit Climate Targets: IMF businessinsider.com/carbon-tax-cou…

Happy to share this excellent piece by the co-leader of the NE Tennessee CCL chapter! Carbon price is vaccine for ailing climate johnsoncitypress.com/opinion/carbon… via Johnson City Press

Happy to report on yet another successful TN Climate Advocate Training! Over 50 volunteers came together to prepare to promote effective climate solutions!

Good morning. TVA Board meeting content coming your way soon. Signed in early to rock out to the promo content. tva.com/about-tva/our-…

"Carbon taxes, done right, work. They cut CO₂ emissions. More surprising still, they might even boost the economy at the same time," writes Gernot Wagner for Bloomberg Green. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Today is CCL's monthly meeting, and Andres Jimenez is our guest speaker! Andrés leads @DiverseGreen, an organization dedicated to increasing diversity in environmental NGOs, foundations & government agencies. Visit cclusa.org/meeting at 1 ET / 10 PT to tune in.

Nobel Prize Laureates and Other Experts Issue Urgent Call for Action After ‘Our Planet, Our Future’ Summit nationalacademies.org/news/2021/04/n… via National Academies

Check out this OpEd by our TN state coordinator Jan Berry following our volunteers' recent meeting with Rep. Tim Burchett : The Energy Innovation Act will cut pollution and put money in our pockets | Opinion knoxnews.com/story/opinion/… via Knox News

'Climate emergency': Hawaii is the first state to call it like it is grist.org/politics/hawai…

This afternoon at 2:30! Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Pathway to critical and formidable goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is narrow but brings huge benefits, according to IEA recently-released special report iea.org/news/pathway-t…

Let’s make fossil fuels a thing of the past.

When we burn gas, oil, or coal, the carbon is released into the atmosphere as heat trapping CO2. More heat enters than leaves the atmosphere and bad things happen for a livable world. Solution? Rapidly reduce CO2 through a #PriceOnCarbon Citizens' Climate Lobby

Today Sheldon Whitehouse and Senator Brian Schatz introduced the #SaveOurFutureAct, an ambitious #PriceOnPollution bill that would reduce emissions, address environmental justice concerns, and invest in coal communities. Here's our statement:

🚨Today a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline owned by PEMEX caused a major gas leak and a explosion on the Gulf of Mexico. Pemex has a long record of major industrial accidents. We need to leave the fossil fuels on the ground and kick #PollutersOut

Join us today in Atlanta and Saturday in Raleigh to experience what it’s like #DrivingOnSunshine! ☀️ Event details ⤵️

Today, the City of Knoxville unveiled two of its new fully electric transit buses. These buses are part of a purchase of 18 to help the city reach its goal of electrifying its fleet by 2030. Thanks for the ride, Malcolm! We can't wait to see more EV buses across the region.

We are here in Knoxville where TVA’s November board meeting starts in 14 minutes. We are done with silence from executives at our “public” utility. Residents of the Tennessee Valley have thousands of questions on fossil fuels, worker protections, coal ash. And no answers.