Take Action

Action of the Month!

At this year’s June Lobby Day event, CCL volunteers asked their members of Congress to support a new, bipartisan clean energy permitting reform package. To finish the job, Congress needs to hear from us more than once. We want to see a new legislative package get introduced and pushed over the finish line.

Ask Congress to enact further permitting reform legislation this year.

The new package must boost transmission projects, improve early community involvement, and speed up the pace with which the U.S. builds and deploys new clean energy projects.

We’re glad Congress has been chipping away at this issue, but there’s more to be done. Without permitting reform, roughly half of the potential carbon pollution reductions from the Inflation Reduction Act will be lost.

Take action now by emailing your members of Congress.


Volunteers Needed!

If one or more of these opportunities sounds interesting to you, please contact a group leader!

Tablers — We’ll be tabling at Newark Community Day on Sept. 15 (11-4:00) and UD’s Coast Day in Lewes on Oct. 6 (11-3:00). The theme of our fall tables is home electrification, so if you have any experience with home energy audits, weatherization, solar panels, heat pumps, induction stoves, battery storage, or EVs, your help is especially welcome. Spend an hour or two engaging visitors on how they can improve their home and save money, and spend the rest of your day enjoying these entertaining events. We do tabling events at other times of the year, too, and can always use more friendly volunteers to staff our tables.

Back-up liaisons — CCL liaisons are special volunteers who serve as the point of contact between our chapter and the office of a specific member of Congress. Our team of three liaisons could use some behind-the-scenes assistance with research and strategy for building effective relationships and successful lobbying efforts. If you like doing a bit of background research and staying abreast of elected officials' activities, concerns, and policy preferences, this position is for you. You’ll learn the ropes of being a liaison and be prepared to step up if one of our liaisons needs to step back or take a break. Expected time commitment: 5-10 hours per month, perhaps a bit more prior to lobby days (June and November).

Presentation schedulers — We have volunteers who are trained to deliver presentations on a number of topics, but they don’t always have time to reach out to potential audiences who may be interested in hearing from us. As a scheduler, you would contact church groups, service organizations, clubs, business organizations, etc. to let them know what we have to offer. You could also help us set up and advertise public talks at libraries or other venues. We’d love to have several schedulers working in different parts of the state who are familiar with local groups and venues and divide up the work. Expected time commitment: 4-8 hours per month.

Onboarder — We’re looking for an outgoing, friendly volunteer to help us welcome new members. When someone first joins CCL, they receive a series of emails from the national organization and one from our chapter to welcome them. These emails allow the new member to indicate if they’d like to be contacted by someone in the chapter. When they do, we'll ask you to give them a call. We’ll provide you with answers to frequently asked questions, but your ability to connect with people and your enthusiasm for climate work are the most important qualities. Expected time commitment: 1-2 hours per month.

Other quick actions you can take:

Post @ Your Members of Congress

If you have a social media account, use it for good by respectfully posting  and tagging your representatives. Search for their "handle" and include it in your post. Posting is also a good way to thank members of Congress for doing good things for the climate.

Write a Letter to the Editor

If you've activated your CCL Community account, which all registered supporters can access, use the LTE-writing tool to learn the basics of what to say in your letter and find links to the LTE submission forms of many of our Delaware newspapers. More in-depth training on how to compose a great LTE is also available on CCL Community.

Getting-started guide for new members:

Check Out an
Info Session

Each Wednesday evening at 8pm ET, CCL staff host live information sessions, available in English and in Spanish, via Zoom; register here. If you can't make the live call, you can watch a recorded version.

You can also attend a chapter welcome meeting; see our Events page for upcoming meetings.

Log into CCL Community 

Each registered supporter receives access to CCL Community, our website for volunteers. 

Look for the special section for new volunteers on CCL Community  to learn more about the organization, actions to take, and how to connect with your chapter and other volunteers with similar interests through our Action Teams.


Find CCL on
Social Media

CCL is all over social media! Whether your favorite platform is Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok, you can search for and follow national CCL accounts to stay up-to-date on what's happening in the organization and with climate policy.

You can also follow Delaware CCL on Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram.

Attend a
National Call

On the second Saturday of each month, CCLers around the country gather at 1pm ET on Zoom to hear a nationally known speaker and learn about recent progress and recommended actions for the coming month. For those who can't attend live, a recording is available afterward. See the CCL Community website for announcements about each month's program.

The Levers of Political Will

The five levers of political will are the core activities that all CCL chapters leverage to bring citizens into the political process and to ensure their contributions are constructive in working toward our common goal.

Some volunteers like to work on a variety of levers, while others choose to focus on a single area. We welcome your participation and creativity in any of these areas, as long as activities remain in alignment with our core values.

There are many actions you can take on your own in each area, but if you'd like to discuss how you can be more involved, please reach out to our State Coordinator or the Group Leader in your county. We'll be happy to discuss with you how you can best plug into the organization given your talents, interests, and schedule. 

"Once we start to act, hope is everywhere. So instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then, and only then, hope will come."
— Greta Thunberg

Other Simple Steps to Get Started

While CCL is all about empowering citizens to engage their elected leaders in constructive dialogue about climate solutions and the systemic changes we need to address the climate emergency, many of our volunteers also practice emission reduction measures in their personal lives. Here are some of the most effective things you can do to reduce your personal carbon footprint: