Community Leader’s Letter to Congress

Organization/Individual Endorsing Carbon Fee & Dividend

WHEREAS...

The costs of climate change—including destabilized weather patterns, rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and other serious impacts - now pose a substantial threat to the health, prosperity, and security of Americans. The costs are real, they are growing, and they are already burdening businesses, taxpayers, municipal budgets, and families. Our economy, infrastructure, public safety, and health are directly at risk.

THEREFORE...

I/we urge Congress to support Carbon Fee & Dividend as a key element in reducing the risks of climate change. Carbon Fee & Dividend will significantly reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, grow the economy, save lives, and protect households from higher energy prices.

Carbon Fee & Dividend will place a fee on fossil fuels at the source (at the well, mine, or port of entry), beginning at $15/metric ton CO2 equivalent emissions, and steadily increase annually at $10/metric ton. 100% of the net fees are returned to American households on a per-capita basis as a monthly dividend. Finally, a border adjustment assesses a fee or rebate on goods traded with countries without a comparable carbon price.

Enacting such a policy will:

•   Send a clear price signal to entrepreneurs and existing businesses to invest in a clean-energy economy

•   Protect lower and middle-income households, as two-thirds of families will break even or receive more

  in dividends than they would pay for in higher living expenses

•   Create jobs, as the dividend puts money back into local economies

•   Discourage domestic businesses from relocating where they can emit more CO2 and encourage other

  nations to adopt an equivalent price on carbon

Signing as an...

 Organization (e.g. business, congregation)

 Individual (e.g. elected official, business owner)

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Organization Name (e.g. Citizens’ Climate Lobby) ________________________________________________

Contact Name (e.g. Mark Reynolds)

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Contact Title (e.g. Executive Director)

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Full Name (e.g. Mark Reynolds) ________________________________________________

Title (e.g. Executive Director)

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Organization (e.g. Citizens’ Climate Lobby)

Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________________________________ State: __________ ZIP: __________________

E-mail: ________________________________________ Signed*: _____________________________ Date: _________ *I affirm I have the authority to sign on behalf of this individual/organization

Signature is:

 Public
 Private - will not be shared with anyone outside of Citizens' Climate and Congress

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