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CCL Training: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms and the PROVE IT Act

CCL Training: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms and the PROVE IT Act

FromCitizens' Climate Lobby


CCL Training: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms and the PROVE IT Act

FromCitizens' Climate Lobby

ratings:
Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Join CCL's Research Team to dive into an understanding of what Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs) are, the importance of accurate carbon content calculations and what the PROVE IT Act does to help the U.S. get a firmer understanding of our domestic industry's lower carbon content advantage. 
Skip ahead to the following section(s):
(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:02) What is a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)?
(16:19) How does a CBAM work?
(19:39) What’s happening with CBAMs in the USA and around the world?
(22:19)  What role does the PROVE IT Act play in developing a CBAM?
(29:04) How Carbon Fee & Dividend complements a CBAM

Helpful resources: 
Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/prove-it-cbams 
Take Action: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-take-action/prove-it-act/ 
Reports:
CLC's America's Carbon Advantage: https://clcouncil.org/reports/americas-carbon-advantage.pdf 
RFF CBAM explainer: https://www.rff.org/publications/explainers/border-carbon-adjustments-101 
More about the bills: 
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1863 
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4355 
https://www.coons.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/one_pager__fair_transition_and_competition_act_-_117.pdf 
Released:
Aug 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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