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Finding Hope: Climate Change & Taking Action to Protect our Children and our Planet Citizens Climate Lobby Efforts So Far Havent Stopped CO2 Increase Keeling Curve Widespread Drought Alaska and other Western states face an

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Finding Hope:

Climate Change

& Taking Action to Protect our Children and

  • ur Planet

Citizens’ Climate Lobby

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Efforts So Far Haven’t Stopped CO2 Increase

Keeling Curve

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Widespread Drought

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From “Assessing the risk of persistent drought using climate model simulations and paleoclimate data”

Toby R. Ault, et al

Alaska and other Western states face an extended Snow Drought

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This Hits Fish and Farmers

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Ocean Acidification

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Our Problem, Not Our Grandchildren’s

“We are the first generation to feel the sting of climate change and the last to be able to do anything about it.”

  • - Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington
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It’s in our national interest

“Our nation has both an obligation and self- interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic, and national security threats posed by climate change.”

—Senator John McCain (R-Arizona)

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Urgent Need to Reduce Emissions

International Energy Agency: before 2017 Scientists in 2012: this decade critical Must avoid climate “tipping points”

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What is the biggest thing humans have ever created?

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The Economy

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The Economy

That economy is driven by

fossil fuels.

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The Economy

That economy is driven by

fossil fuels.

Burning Fossil Fuels

Drives Climate Change

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But, we can use the economy to change the economy.

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Climate Change is the greatest market failure the world has ever seen.

  • - The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
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We need a solution that will:

Have bipartisan support Significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions Be simple and transparent Create new jobs Grow the economy

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We have a solution*

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We have a solution* *Carbon Fee and Dividend

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We have a solution* *Carbon Fee and Dividend

* Revenue- Neutral Carbon Tax

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We have a solution* *Carbon Fee and Dividend

* Revenue- Neutral Carbon Tax

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Now how exactly does this work?

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Fee is placed on carbon pollution, increasing each year. Within a decade clean energy cheaper than fossil fuels.

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Carbon Fee and Dividend Summary

  • Steadily increasing fee on carbon-

based fuels

  • 100% of revenue returned to

households as dividends

  • Border carbon adjustments level

the playing field (WTO compliant)

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Put a price on carbon:

Start at $15/Ton of CO2 Increase by $10/Ton each year Fossil fuel use declines Clean energy economy grows Less carbon is emitted

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With the “carbon rebate” 66% of all households would break even or receive more than they would pay for the increased cost of energy.

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Border Adjustments on Products Coming from Countries Without a Fee on CO2

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Border Duty on Products Coming from Countries Without a Fee on CO2

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REMI Study Shows:

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The Take Away

Carbon Fee & Dividend Cuts CO2 by 50% in 20 Years..

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..without tanking the economy.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby

www.citizensclimatelobby.org

So who thinks this is a great idea?

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Citizens Climate Lobby

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  • Dr. James Hansen Supports
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Bill McKibben Supports

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Also supported by:

  • Art Laffer
  • Greg Mankiw
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George Shultz Lobbying for Carbon Tax

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Paul Krugman Nobel Economist from the

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Other countries?

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Economy Expanded and Emissions Dropped

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ISER study on Fee & Dividend in Rural Alaska .

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Despite the high cost of fuel, rural Alaskans gain.

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For the 3 areas, average small (1-2 people) household net cash benefits range from $45 - $105 per year.

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For large households, net cash benefits range from $329 - $400 per household per year.

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Seem impossible?

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It is possible, and our children and grandchildren are depending on us to take action.

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citizensclimatelobby.org anchorageclimate@gmail.com 907 887 6109