The Everyday Americans Standing Up For Climate Change (#18) – with James Tolbert, Citizens Climate Lobby

“Develop a practice of speaking out on climate change.” – James Tolbert

James Tolbert is the director of conservative outreach at Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers everyday people to engage the political process and work towards climate change solutions. At CCL, Jim’s focus is on expanding the organization’s conservative membership who are speaking on climate and energy policy and supporting a price on carbon emissions.

An engineer by background, Jim spent the majority of his career as a Senior Project Director for AECOM, a leading infrastructure firms focused on solving the world’s most complex problems. Jim holds a Master’s in Science, Geology, and Aqueous Geochemistry and a BS in Geology from Michigan State University.

Jim joins me today to discuss how everyday Americans can stand up for climate legislation. He shares the mission of Citizens’ Climate Lobby and how ordinary people can get involved in making a change on both national and local levels. He highlights why it is vital to engage in conversations with people who have alternative perceptions of the climate. Jim also shares five tips to help you take your first steps in getting your views heard on climate change and climate policies.

This week on The Last Environmentalist Podcast:

• The mission of Citizens’ Climate Lobby
• Lobbying to put a price on carbon emissions
• Capturing emissions to store them deep in the Earth or to use them in products
• How to start CCL chapters and the support available
• Introducing people to the political climate discussion for the first time
• Creating the political will to take action on climate change
• Taking action on climate change at a local level
• Jim’s role in reaching out to conservatives
• The different climate views of democrats and republicans
• Five tips to become politically active on climate change
• Engaging in conversations with people who have different views

Resources Mentioned:

• Video: Citizens Climate Lobby Annual Meeting
• Episode 12: We Need It All: Products, Policies, And Protests To Solve Climate Change
• Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act

Connect with James Tolbert:

• Citizens’ Climate Lobby
• James Tolbert on LinkedIn

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