Carbon Fee and Dividend
This is the purpose of the “dividend” part of Carbon Fee and Dividend
Giving money back to Americans to support the price increase for consumers
This is the purpose of permitting reform
Speeding up our ability to build and connect new energy projects
This is the purpose of building electrification and efficiency
Reduce costs and eliminate a major source of carbon pollution
This is how forests reduce the impacts of climate change
What is pulling carbon out of the atmosphere
This economic sector produces the most carbon emissions
What is electricity and heating?
This is where the carbon fee is applied
When the carbon-intensive product enters the economy (As close as possible to the well, mine or port)
This is why electric transmission lines are important for the clean energy transition
Transport energy from areas of abundant natural resources to areas of high electricity demand
This is an example of how building efficiency can be improved
Improving building insulation, installing thicker windows, sealing air leaks, insulating water heaters and pipes
This is the concept that all people, regardless of income, race, or neighborhood, deserve equal access to the benefits of a robust urban tree canopy
What is tree equity?
This is the percent of atmospheric heat that is absorbed by our oceans
What is 90%?
This is the percent of Americans who support a price on carbon
What is 71% of Americans
This is the percent of projects waiting to be permitted that are clean energy
What is 95% of projects?
This is the percent of America’s buildings that use fossil fuels to heat space or water or to cook food
What is 75% of buildings?
This is the amount of forests (in acres) lost per year to deforestation
What is 25 million acres?
This is the number of countries that use 100% clean energy
What is 7 (Iceland, Norway, Paraguay, Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, and the Democratic Republic of Congo)
This is the difference between a carbon fee and a carbon tax
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, carbon fee will not create revenue for the government as all revenues are returned as dividends to households
This is the current average time for federal agencies to complete environmental impact statements
What is 4.5 years?
This is the amount that low income households, which spend disproportionately more income on home energy, could save on their energy bills through weatherization projects
What is 35%?
This is the healthy forests bill CCL is currently lobbying for and what it does
Fix Our Forests Act, streamlines environmental reviews and reduces wildfire risks
This policy went into effect on January 1st and is a milestone for carbon pricing on the global stage
What is the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)?
This is the amount of lives saved by a carbon fee and dividend
What is 4.5 million lives?
This permitting reform bill passed the house in December 2025
BONUS 500 IF YOU CAN SAY WHY CCL DOES NOT SUPPORT IT
What is the SPEED (Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development) Act
(CCL does not support because the bill lacks components like significant transmission reform and sufficient community engagement)
This is the percent of all carbon pollution that is created through using fossil fuels to heat our buildings
What is 20% of carbon emissions?
This is what percent of America’s carbon emissions our forests pull out of the air each year
What is 12%?
Governor Whitmer just signed an executive order creating an initiative to explore this source as a usable, clean fuel alternative
What is geologic hydrogen?