Are you curious about what to expect about CCL's Fall 2025 Conference and Lobby Days or have a question about any final details? Join Alison Kubicsko, National Events Director and Mindy Ahler CCL Congressional Liaison Manager for a final walk-through of the who, what, and where for CCL's Fall 2025 Conference and Lobby Days to help you prepare for what to expect with the schedule, logistics, and details.

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/lobby-conference-qa Lobby Toolkit: https://community.citizensclimate.org/lobby-meeting-toolkit

Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:00) Conference Details (9:50) Lobby Week Logistics

Join CCL's Vice President for Government Affairs Jennifer Tyler, Congressional Liaison Program Manager Mindy Ahler, and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli for a training that will review more details and the context for CCL's Fall 2025 Primary Asks as well as guidance for lobby teams as they plan their online meetings. We'll also have time to get your questions answered by CCL's government affairs team! This is the second of two recommended trainings for any CCL volunteer planning on being a part of their group's Fall 2025 Lobby Planning (as well as this Thursday's Oct 30th Lobby Training #1 - Primary Asks).

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/fall-2025-review-slides

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• (0:00) Intro & Agenda
• (2:05) Review Asks
• (24:18) Review Lobby Meeting Plans
• Q&A Discussion (https://vimeo.com/1133248588/dc8bb638ae)

Join CCL's Vice President for Government Affairs Jennifer Tyler, Congressional Liaison Program Manager Mindy Ahler, and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to participate in strategizing for the upcoming fall lobby meetings, get more information on the meeting asks, and have time to get your questions answered by CCL's government affairs team! This is the first of two recommended trainings for any CCL volunteer planning on being a part of their group's Fall 2025 Lobby Planning (as well as this Monday Nov 3rd's Lobby Training #2 -CCL's Legislative Plan).

Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:28) What's Happening in Congress? (6:54) Clean Energy Permitting Reform Ask (29:00) Fix Our Forests (37:58) Foreign Pollution Fee (42:14 ) Conclusions and Resources Review

Additional Q&A Discussion (https://vimeo.com/1132528986/cb0ef3dfee ) Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/fall-2025-asks-slides Primary Asks: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/primary-asks

In this training, Charlotte Ward, CCL’s Communications and Media Manager, shares: How the Statewide Media Manager program works Which states are already leading the way — and why it’s effective The resources and support available for volunteers who want to ramp up their media work

This training is for everyone who wants to be involved in media work so they can understand how CCL staff supports them through their Statewide Media Manager. You’ll learn about CCL’s new Statewide Media Manager role — a leadership position designed to strengthen media work across entire states, not just individual chapters. Taking best practices from CCL’s successful Liaison Program, Statewide Media Managers will coordinate media relations statewide with direct support and guidance from CCL’s Communications team.

Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (4:19) Understanding the Media Landscape (12:47) What's It Like To Take On the Role? (19:55) Next Steps

Presentations Slides: https://cclusa.org/powering-up-state-media

Jessica Trotman is the Assistant Town Manager of Black Mountain, North Carolina, where she leads recovery and resilience efforts following Hurricane Helene. She also serves as a Senior Consultant with the American Flood Coalition. To her work in resilience, Jessica brings 15 years of experience in sustainability, planning, stormwater, public health and public administration. She serves in multiple advisory roles, including the North Carolina Flood Resiliency Blueprint advisory committee and Resilience subcommittee of the Governorʼs Advisory Committee on Western North Carolina Recovery.

Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Monthly Highlights (6:10) Conversation with Jessica Trotman (27:12) Q&A Discussion (33:33) CCL's October Actions Review

Join CCL: https://cclusa.org/join October Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet October Meeting Slides: https://cclusa.org/october-meeting-slides Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/1126279438 Register for the Fall Conference (Nov. 14-15): https://cclusa.org/fallconference

CCL volunteers put a lot of work into pushing the clean energy tax credits within Inflation Reduction Act over the finish line to be signed into law in 2022, and into protecting some of its provisions from outright repeal in the big budget bill this year. But how much did our efforts achieve for the climate? Join CCL Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli for an exploration of modeling scenarios in an effort to quantify how much climate pollution CCL volunteers' efforts succeeded in preventing in our pursuit to preserve a livable climate.

Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:25) A Stroll Down Memory Lane (9:59) Emissions Heading Down (12:01) Since The Election (21:44) What Did We Achieve? (29:31) How to get the Next Billion Tons

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/ira-achieved

Dr. Daniel Swain is a climate scientist focused on the dynamics and impacts of extreme events—including droughts, floods, storms, and wildfires—on a warming planet. Daniel holds joint appointments as a climate scientist within the California Institute for Water Resources within University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, and as a research partner at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. You can follow Daniel on Bluesky (@WeatherWest) and YouTube (@WeatherWest). During September's meeting, Daniel will help us understand how climate change is impacting wildfires.

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(0:00) Intro & Monthly Highlights

(8:24) Conversation with Dr. Daniel Swain

(36:24) Q&A Discussion

(39:35) CCL's September's Actions Review

(45:06) Previewing CCL's Inclusion Conference

September Action Sheet: cclusa.org/actionsheet

September Slides: cclusa.org/september-meeting-slides

Pre-Call Video: https://vimeo.com/1118352761

Inclusion Conference: cclusa.org/inclusion

More about Dr. Swain's work: https://weatherwest.com @WeatherWest