Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) is a growing organization of local volunteer* groups globally pressing for progressive climate legislation. We lobby our representatives and governments to support a carbon pricing model called "Carbon Fee & Dividend" and to end subsidies to fossil fuel companies. The former puts a direct fee on carbon-based fuels at the source, thereby providing a market signal to invest in clean energy technology, while returning the fee’s revenue to households in the form of regular payments.

CCL takes the view that politicians generally do not create political will, rather they respond to it. CCL uses a model for citizens to create political will that has proven to be successful by the organization RESULTS (which has the mandate to reduce poverty).

Our mandate is:

• To create the political will for a sustainable climate.
• To empower individuals to have breakthroughs in exercising their personal and political power.

CCL was founded in 2007 in the US by Marshall Saunders. Marshall is a recipient of the Grameen Foundation Humanitarian Award. There are now more than 228+ active CCL Chapters in the world (mostly in the U.S. and Canada).

CCL is a non-partisan organization. People of all political stripes are welcome. By joining CCL you will work with dedicated volunteers whom are committed to creating the political will for carbon pricing (putting a price on carbon pollution) in Canada and throughout the world.

More info:  CCL USA -> www.citizensclimatelobby.org / Twitter @CitizensClimate

CCL Canada -> www.citizensclimatelobby.ca / FB - "Citizens Climate Lobby Canada"

*Note:  In Canada, CCL has no paid staff.  Everything is done by volunteers, such as fundraising efforts by individual chapters to accelerate the work of the chapter with respects to CCL's mandate.