Show overview
Citizens' Climate Lobby has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 110 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 29 min and 44 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 54 episodes published. Published by Citizens\' Climate Lobby.
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Official podcast for climate heroes from Citizens' Climate Lobby. We're creating the political will for a livable world.
Latest Episodes
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CCL Training: Messaging for Impact (Permitting Reform Wrap-Up)
CCL Training: Advocacy Detective: Build Your Common Ground Blueprint (BRIDGE Training #5)
Shane Londagin | May 2026 National Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby
CCL Training: Community Engagement and Key Messages (Permitting Reform Series)
CCL Training: Building Relationships With County Commissioners As Trusted Messengers
CCL’s Theory of Change: The Three Conditions for Congressional Action (BRIDGE Training #4)
CCL Training: Earth Month Media Opportunities
CCL Training: Virtual Conservative Conference & Lobby Day Q&A
CCL Training: Fair Permitting Certainty and Key Messages (Permitting Reform Series)
Ep 839CCL Training: Applying Moral Reframing to Climate Policy (BRIDGE Training #3)
Building on Moral Foundations Theory, CCL's BRIDGE Training #3 dives into exploring how moral reframing helps people maintain openness to ideas they might otherwise resist. Practice bridging the “moral empathy gap,” so that conversations around climate policy feel more respectful, persuasive, and relationship-centered, even when people see the world differently. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:49) Building on BRIDGE Foundations (5:09) Moral Reframing (12:58) Expanding Climate Messaging & Practicing Listening (18:28) Role Play: County Commissioner (26:06) Group Reflection Activities (32:48) Recent Research & Concluding Thoughts Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE-3-slides BRIDGE Training Page: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE Log Your Attendance: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000E90DYAS Share your BRIDGE Story: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE-story
Ep 838CCL Training: Build Faster and Key Messages (Permitting Reform Series)
Clean energy projects often encounter long, complex permitting steps that slow construction and raise costs. Practical permitting reforms can help ensure that good projects move forward faster while upholding environmental and community protections. Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to learn about permitting reforms to build clean energy infrastructure faster, associated tensions and compromises, and key messages for congressional offices. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (1:53) Why Building Faster is Important (8:03) What’s the Political Climate? (11:32) NEPA and Judicial Reforms (23:41) Other Related Permitting Topics (32:01) Key Messages Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/build-faster-slides Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/clean-energy-permitting-reform Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000FeWbYAK
Ep 837Dr. Marija Verner | March 2026 National Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby
Marija Verner is the Digital Education Manager and Research Specialist at YPCCC. She studies how people around the world understand, experience, and respond to climate change, with a focus on cross-national public opinion, gender and development, and the spatial distribution of climate risks. Her research has appeared in World Development, Latin American Politics and Society, European Political Science, Nature Climate Change, Comparative Political Studies, and other scientific journals. In parallel, she co-leads the design and instruction of a professional education program in strategic climate communication for global audiences Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & National Highlights (4:25) Conversation w/ Dr. Marija Verner (38:26) Ricky Bradley Shares CCL's March Fundraising Campaign (43:10) Volunteer Spotlight and Action Sheet (50:04) BRIDGE Exercise Join CCL: https://cclusa.org/join March Slides: http://cclusa.org/march-2026-slides March Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: https://climatecommunication.yale.edu Explore CCL's BRIDGE Program: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE
Ep 836CCL Training: Tabling Outreach Review
Join us for a training gearing up for Earth Month this April, when members of your community are out and about attending fairs, festivals, art walks, and other climate-related events. Join CCL's Senior Director of Field Operations Elli Sparks for a training that will help you and your team identify, reserve, and schedule summer tabling and clipboarding, bring CCL materials and other engaging activities to the events, and educate, activate and recruit the people you meet about climate action. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (1:45) Why Table? (3:10) Supporting Your Team (11:04) How to Plan and Prepare (17:15) In Review Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/tabling-march-2026 CCL Tabling Toolkit: https://community.citizensclimate.org/tabling-toolkit Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP00000092NZYAY
Ep 835CCL Training: Transmission Reform and Key Messages
America's old and outdated power grid has become a critical bottleneck preventing the country from adding the needed new clean energy sources that will reduce climate pollution while improving energy affordability and security. Join CCL's VP of Government Affairs Jenn Tyler and Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to learn about why transmission reforms are a crucial climate solution, the details of potential transmission permitting reform provisions, and key messages for congressional offices. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (1:36) Why Transmission is Important (4:00) Transmission’s Political Climate (13:10) Challenges and Policy Solutions (24:46) What about Climate Pollution? (31:08) Does the Analysis Still Hold? (33:29) Key Messages on Transmission Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/transmission-reform-slides Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000FUc5YAG Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/clean-energy-permitting-reform
Ep 834CCL Training: Six Moral Foundations: Understanding Others by Understanding Yourself (BRIDGE #2)
This training will dive into CCL's BRIDGE Training #2 and explore how Moral Foundations Theory helps us better understand the values that shape how people interpret climate solutions and public policy and explain why people can care deeply about the same world—but prioritize different values. We’ll practice noticing which moral values may be shaping a conversation and learn how to communicate in ways that resonate across political and cultural differences. Participants will have space to explore their own moral foundations and how those values influence how they show up in conversations and advocacy. This session builds skills for relational advocacy that strengthens trust, lowers defensiveness, and makes climate solutions feel more relevant and shared. Come ready to reflect, practice, and expand your toolkit for engaging across difference. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (5:43) Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) (23:51) Practice Activities (29:38) Discover Your Moral Compass (39:58) Applying MFT to Climate Advocacy (43:16) What Comes Next Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE-2-Slides BRIDGE Training Page: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE Log Your Attendance: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000E8ybYAC
Ep 833CCL Training: CCL's Mission & Policy Commitments
Join CCL Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Flannery Winchester, for a deep dive into CCL’s recently updated mission statement and new policy commitments. These statements were presented during CCL’s February meeting and are also available in an updated version of CCL’s 2026 Strategic Plan. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:34) Why & How (4:37) CCL's Mission Statement (10:41) CCL's Policy Commitments (18:47) Practice Activity & Wrap-up Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/mission-policy-commitments-slides 2026 Strategic Plan: https://cclusa.org/2026-strategic-plan Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5y8X000000wKVgQAM
Ep 832William J. Doherty, Ph.D. | February 2026 Monthly Meeting | Citizens Climate Lobby
Our guest speaker for the February Meeting is William J. Doherty, Ph.D., Co-founder of Braver Angels. Bill has built a lifetime of work around helping people bridge deep divides. A co-founder of Braver Angels, Bill is the chief designer of the organization’s foundational workshops that bring Americans together across political differences to restore trust, understanding, and healthy democratic dialogue. Join CCL: https://cclusa.org/join February Action Sheet: https://cclusa.org/actionsheet Explore CCL's BRIDGE Program: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE
Ep 831CCL Training: Campaign Season & Candidate Activities
As election season picks up steam, this training will equip volunteers with a review of CCL's advice on engaging candidates and members of Congress effectively during campaign season and public events. Participants will learn how to ask concise, solution-oriented questions, connect climate solutions to local priorities, and build relationships that make climate action feel constructive and achievable. We’ll also cover how to stay proudly nonpartisan while encouraging science-based climate ambition and documenting outreach to strengthen long-term advocacy. Whether you’re new or experienced, this session will help you show up with confidence, curiosity, and a focus on building political will for climate solutions. CCL Training Event Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/24/20292 Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/campaign-season-candidate-activities Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:50) In-District Activity Goals (9:21) Activity Options (15:31) Scheduling the Activity (22:41) After the Activity (25:22) Find Candidate Events (30:07) Learn About All Candidates (31:45) Develop Strategic Questions (37:34) Work with Incumbents (38:50) Stay Nonpartisan and Bipartisan
Ep 830CCL Training: The Challenge of Energy Affordability and Security
Electrification is a key climate solution in the transition to clean energy sources. But electricity rates are rising fast and face surging demand from artificial intelligence data centers. Expensive electricity and an insufficient power supply could endanger electrification efforts. Fortunately, in an age of high costs of living, policymakers are very interested in finding solutions. Join CCL's Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli, supported by CCL's Electrification Action Team to learn what's behind rising electricity rates and energy insecurity, and how we can solve these problems. Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/energy-affordability-slides CCL's Permitting Reform Training Topic: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/clean-energy-permitting-reform CCL's Electrification Action Team: https://community.citizensclimate.org/groups/home/974 Log your training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000F5SPYA0 DSIRE's database of incentives for efficiency and electrification: https://www.dsireusa.org/ Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (1:16) Electrifying Everything (5:29) Gas Power Production (9:14) Renewable Power Production (10:42) Distribution & Transmission (14:04) Climate & Extreme Weather (16:01) Load Growth, Data Centers (20:16) State Renewables Policies & Investor-Owned Utility Profits (25:35) Potential Solutions (37:39) Guest Speaker: Peter Hubbard Additional Q&A Discussion ( https://vimeo.com/1162561816/ed5f1a7ba5 )