CREATING THE POLITICAL WILL FOR A LIVABLE

WORLD

CCL’S ADVISORY BOARD George P. Shultz

Former Secretary of State

Dr. James HansenFormer Director, NASA Goddard Institute

Dr. Katharine HayhoeDirector of the Climate Science Center

Dr. Daniel KammenDirector of Energy Lab, UC Berkeley

Don CheadlePhilanthropist, actor, director

Bob InglisFormer Congressman (R-SC)

Sam Daley-HarrisFounder of RESULTS

Jose AgutoNon-profit executive and peace lobbyist

GLOBAL TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN 1.5 DEGREES IN THE LAST 100 YEARS.

CO2 LEVELS HAVE NOT BEEN THIS HIGH IN 650,000 YEARS

GLOBAL DESERTIFICATION BY THE NUMBERS

“WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE ANOTHER DECADE. IF WE LOSE ANOTHER DECADE, IT BECOMES EXTREMELY COSTLY TO ACHIEVE CLIMATE STABILIZATION.”Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer, Co-Chair IPCC, in April 2014 report

Here is what the IPCC says:

National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions, even if fully implemented, would cap global warming at 3 degrees Celsius rather than the 2 degrees targeted to avoid dangerous consequences.

European Climate Action and Energy Commission

IS THERE A SOLUTION?

CCL PROPOSES AN EFFECTIVE NON-PARTISAN SOLUTION: CARBON FEE AND DIVIDEND

Putting a price on carbon emissions at the national level with the collected revenue returned to the American people will rapidly achieve large emission reductions.

NOW HOW EXACTLY DOES THIS WORK?

TAX FOSSIL FUELS AT THE SOURCE.

US TREASURY PAYS AMERICAN FAMILIES A REBATE CHECK OF

$300-$400 PER MONTH.

FEE ON FOSSIL FUELS EMISSIONS IS

FULLY REBATED TO US HOUSEHOLDS.

Pay $100/ton

100% refund

U.S. COMPETITIVENESS

Border tariffs + rebates to U.S. exporters will:

1.Ensure that U.S. manufacturers aren’t disadvantaged,

2.Encourage other countries to enact their own carbon taxes.

What would happen if the U.S. adopted Carbon Fee and Dividend?

2014 REMI Study

GOODS AND SERVICES MADE WITH CLEAN ENERGY BECOME INCREASINGLY COST

COMPETITIVE AS THE PRICE ON CARBON BASED FUELS RISE.

2-3 MILLION NEW JOBS

$1.3 TRILLION IN ADDITIONAL GDP OVER 20 YEARS

$1.3 Trillion in additional GDP over 20 years

MONTHLY DIVIDEND PUTS MONEY IN THE HANDS OF AMERICAN FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES

227,000 DEATHS PREVENTED

● Reduces carbon dioxide

● Increases household incomes

● Saves Lives

● 2 million more jobsEmployment

Climate

Fiscal

Humanitarian

REMI: REPORT SUMMARY

No economic case against Carbon Fee

● $1.3 trillion more GDPEconomic

GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY, HEALTH AND THE CLIMATE

CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL ECONOMIST AGREE…

“Policy wonks like me have long agreed that the best way to curb carbon emissions is to put a price on carbon. The cap and trade system President Obama advocates is one way to do that. A more direct and less bureaucratic way to do this to tax carbon. When polled, economists overwhelmingly support the idea.”

Gregory Mankiw Harvard Professor & Economic Advisor to George W. Bush

COMPANIES PLANNING TO PAY A CARBON FEE

American Electric PowerBPChevronConocoPhillipsDelta Air linesDuke EnergyDuPontExxonMobilGeneral ElectricGoogle

MicrosoftPG&EShellWalt DisneyWalmartWells Fargo

" The science is clear. The economics are compelling. We are seeing a shift toward the economic architecture that will be necessary to avoid a 2-degree-warmer world, an architecture that supports green growth, jobs and competitiveness. "

Rachel KyteWorld Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change

WHAT IS THE COST OF INACTION?

Cost of catastrophes: Inaction today

Cost of catastrophes: Action today

“THE DECISIONS WE’RE MAKING TODAY — TO CONTINUE ALONG A PATH THAT’S ALMOST ENTIRELY CARBON-DEPENDENT — ARE LOCKING US IN FOR LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE BUT ONLY ADAPT TO, AT ENORMOUS COST.”

CCL: METHODOLOGY

Focus on solutions

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CCL: NON-PARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING

…be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives commits to working constructively, using our tradition of American ingenuity, innovation, and exceptionalism, to create and support economically viable, and broadly supported private and public solutions to study and address the causes and effects of measured changes to our global and regional climates, including mitigation efforts and efforts to balance human activities that have been found to have an impact.

Gibson introduces GOP resolution on climate change

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