(Coronado, CA, Wednesday, July 7, 2021) – Due to climate change, the country is facing a summer of extreme heat conditions. High costs associated with weather disasters such as this extreme heat can be mitigated and regulated to the benefit of taxpayers and American businesses with a new carbon pricing plan.
In a recent groundbreaking op-ed from 25 Republican legislators and political leaders in the West, they argued why Republicans need to engage in climate politics. Local Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteers celebrate this perspective and are calling on additional Republicans to join them.
These Republican legislators feel there has not been enough discussion on innovation and American leadership. There needs to be a conversation about pro-growth, market-based policies. Republicans should talk about solutions based on these principles and do more than just oppose bad ideas. Offering good ideas that are effective and consistent with Republican values is essential.
Emissions can be cut either with regulations, incentives or price signals. Regulations are heavy-handed and growth-inhibiting. They burden the economy, they cost American jobs, and they end up exporting our emissions to other countries.
Carbon dividends can help American manufacturers on a level playing field with the rest of the world by applying the carbon fee to goods imported from countries that are not doing their part to reduce emissions.
Environmental stewardship is a core value to younger voters, including young Republicans. The carbon dividends plan has earned the support of both Utah College Republicans and Utah Young Republicans. Carbon pricing has the support of major business groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable, and the American Petroleum Institute.
Citizens’ Climate Lobby has 183,917 supporters throughout the U.S., with a presence that covers every congressional district in the country.
CCL has 61,384 supporters across the following states:
- Utah – 3,068
- Washington – 7,053
- Oregon – 3,907
- California – 30,706
- Idaho – 1,902
- Nevada – 1,120
- Arizona – 3,686
- Montana – 2,603
- Wyoming – 502
- Colorado – 5,951
- New Mexico – 886
Volunteer Utah State Coordinator for Citizens’ Climate Lobby Tom Moyer discusses how Congress can take meaningful steps on climate change.
About Citizens’ Climate Lobby:
Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change solutions. Specifically, the solution they support is a price on carbon pollution.