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CCL’s Theory of Change: The Three Conditions for Congressional Action (BRIDGE Training #4) Apr 24, 2026

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From a review of CCL's history to a focus on our shared work ahead, learn how climate progress becomes possible when your Member of Congress experiences Strong Conviction, Political Safety, Undeniable Support—and how your chapter’s actions intentionally build those conditions.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:23) CCL's History
(6:03) Theory of Change
(13:26) Three Conditions
(17:30) Name The Condition
(29:36) Power vs. Force in Advocacy
(33:14) Final Takeaways

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE-4-Slides
CCL Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/BRIDGE/Unit-2/Training-1
Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000EAabYAG

CCL Training: Earth Month Media Opportunities Apr 17, 2026

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Join CCL Communications & Media Manager Charlotte Ward for a training that will review CCL's Earth Month Media Opportunities available for CCL chapters and volunteers to boost awareness and engagement with climate solutions.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(1:00) Why Activate Local Media?
(4:26) Letters to the Editor
(7:56) Writing Op-Eds
(11:51) Moral Foundations Application
(20:24) Resources To Help You

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/earth-day-media-slides
CCL Training Event: https://community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/24/20755
Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000AHfVYAW

CCL Training: Virtual Conservative Conference & Lobby Day Q&A Apr 10, 2026

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Join CCL Staff Mindy Ahler, Jennifer Tyler, and Alison Kubicsko to review the Congressional Asks for lobby day and what to expect during the Virtual Conservative Conference & Lobby Day. Registered attendees for the virtual Conservative Conference should plan to attend. If you are interested in attending the conference, you can find more information and apply from the conference website. The conference is designed for politically right of center attendees.

(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:20) Conference Overview
(5:52) What to Expect on Lobby Day
(20:46) Lobby Day Asks
(35:00) What Happens Next?

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/lobby-conference-qa
Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/preparing-lobby-day/ccl-conference-and-lobby-day
Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5y8X0000005xWbQAI

CCL Training: Fair Permitting Certainty and Key Messages (Permitting Reform Series) Apr 06, 2026

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Presidents from both political parties have taken steps to interfere with the permitting of certain types of energy infrastructure that they oppose. These executive actions create uncertainty that inhibits the development of new energy sources in the United States. For this reason, ensuring fair permitting certainty is a key aspect of permitting reform that enjoys bipartisan support. Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to learn about how Congress can ensure certainty in a permitting reform package, and key messages for congressional offices.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(1:40) Permitting Certainty Importance
(14:03) Fair Permitting Provisions
(22:24) Key Messages
(29:41) Concluding Thoughts

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/fair-permitting-slides
Log your training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000G11lYAC
Permitting Reform Trainings: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/clean-energy-permitting-reform

CCL Training: Applying Moral Reframing to Climate Policy (BRIDGE Training #3) Mar 27, 2026

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Building on Moral Foundations Theory, CCL's BRIDGE Training #3 dives into exploring how moral reframing helps people maintain openness to ideas they might otherwise resist. Practice bridging the “moral empathy gap,” so that conversations around climate policy feel more respectful, persuasive, and relationship-centered, even when people see the world differently.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:49) Building on BRIDGE Foundations
(5:09) Moral Reframing
(12:58) Expanding Climate Messaging & Practicing Listening
(18:28) Role Play: County Commissioner
(26:06) Group Reflection Activities
(32:48) Recent Research & Concluding Thoughts

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE-3-slides
BRIDGE Training Page: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE
Log Your Attendance: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000E90DYAS
Share your BRIDGE Story: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE-story

CCL Training: Build Faster and Key Messages (Permitting Reform Series) Mar 20, 2026

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Clean energy projects often encounter long, complex permitting steps that slow construction and raise costs. Practical permitting reforms can help ensure that good projects move forward faster while upholding environmental and community protections. Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to learn about permitting reforms to build clean energy infrastructure faster, associated tensions and compromises, and key messages for congressional offices.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(1:53) Why Building Faster is Important
(8:03) What’s the Political Climate?
(11:32) NEPA and Judicial Reforms
(23:41) Other Related Permitting Topics
(32:01) Key Messages

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/build-faster-slides
Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/clean-energy-permitting-reform
Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000FeWbYAK

Dr. Marija Verner | March 2026 National Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby Mar 14, 2026

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Marija Verner is the Digital Education Manager and Research Specialist at YPCCC. She studies how people around the world understand, experience, and respond to climate change, with a focus on cross-national public opinion, gender and development, and the spatial distribution of climate risks. Her research has appeared in World Development, Latin American Politics and Society, European Political Science, Nature Climate Change, Comparative Political Studies, and other scientific journals. In parallel, she co-leads the design and instruction of a professional education program in strategic climate communication for global audiences

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(0:00) Intro & National Highlights
(4:25) Conversation w/ Dr. Marija Verner
(38:26) Ricky Bradley Shares CCL's March Fundraising Campaign
(43:10) Volunteer Spotlight and Action Sheet
(50:04) BRIDGE Exercise

Join CCL: https://cclusa.org/join
March Slides: http://cclusa.org/march-2026-slides
March Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: https://climatecommunication.yale.edu
Explore CCL's BRIDGE Program: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE

CCL Training: Tabling Outreach Review Mar 13, 2026

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Join us for a training gearing up for Earth Month this April, when members of your community are out and about attending fairs, festivals, art walks, and other climate-related events. Join CCL's Senior Director of Field Operations Elli Sparks for a training that will help you and your team identify, reserve, and schedule summer tabling and clipboarding, bring CCL materials and other engaging activities to the events, and educate, activate and recruit the people you meet about climate action.
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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(1:45) Why Table?
(3:10) Supporting Your Team
(11:04) How to Plan and Prepare
(17:15) In Review

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/tabling-march-2026
CCL Tabling Toolkit: https://community.citizensclimate.org/tabling-toolkit
Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP00000092NZYAY

CCL Training: Transmission Reform and Key Messages Mar 06, 2026

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America's old and outdated power grid has become a critical bottleneck preventing the country from adding the needed new clean energy sources that will reduce climate pollution while improving energy affordability and security. Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to learn about why transmission reforms are a crucial climate solution, the details of potential transmission permitting reform provisions, and key messages for congressional offices.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(1:36) Why Transmission is Important
(4:00) Transmission’s Political Climate
(13:10) Challenges and Policy Solutions
(24:46) What about Climate Pollution?
(31:08) Does the Analysis Still Hold?
(33:29) Key Messages on Transmission

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/transmission-reform-slides
Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000FUc5YAG
Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/clean-energy-permitting-reform

CCL Training: Six Moral Foundations: Understanding Others by Understanding Yourself (BRIDGE #2) Feb 27, 2026

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This training will dive into CCL's BRIDGE Training #2 and explore how Moral Foundations Theory helps us better understand the values that shape how people interpret climate solutions and public policy and explain why people can care deeply about the same world—but prioritize different values. We’ll practice noticing which moral values may be shaping a conversation and learn how to communicate in ways that resonate across political and cultural differences. Participants will have space to explore their own moral foundations and how those values influence how they show up in conversations and advocacy. This session builds skills for relational advocacy that strengthens trust, lowers defensiveness, and makes climate solutions feel more relevant and shared. Come ready to reflect, practice, and expand your toolkit for engaging across difference.

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