{"id":6283,"date":"2018-07-17T17:54:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T17:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portal.solar.com\/learn\/carbon-fee-and-dividend-with-davia-rivka\/"},"modified":"2019-06-26T09:41:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T09:41:36","slug":"carbon-fee-and-dividend-with-davia-rivka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/learn\/carbon-fee-and-dividend-with-davia-rivka\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Fee and Dividend with Davia Rivka"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cost of carbon-based fossil fuels is on an incline. Anyone who opens a monthly utility bill can attest to this. Renewable energy sources, such as solar, are on an opposite trajectory.<\/p>\n

This is great news for the climate, but advocates such as Davia Rivka emphasize the need to speed up the transition to clean energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a point of no return [in climate change] equivalent to falling off a cliff\u2014where nothing we do will reverse the momentum. We are perilously close to that point.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Davia is a climate change activist, author and blogger. She volunteers with Citizens\u2019 Climate Lobby (CCL), a bipartisan organization combating climate change. CCL\u2019s objective is promoting legislation for a fee on carbon. Dividends from the proposed fee would return directly to American households on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n

Davia and more than 100,000 other volunteers inform, educate and serve as resources for members of Congress. She started working with CCL in 2010, when it was a small organization with only a few chapters across the country. It now operates on an international level.<\/p>\n

Activist and Climate Change Author<\/h2>\n

Davia wrote Up to Something Big<\/em>, a book containing seven building blocks for people to take initiative and make a positive impact on the world. It\u2019s a collection of inspiring stories about people taking action through socially conscious organizations.<\/p>\n

\"Davia<\/p>\n

She\u2019s currently writing her second book, which is more about her personal journey. When asked about her growth over the course of that journey she says,<\/p>\n

\u201cI continue to become more vocal about why it matters to speak up. My strength is in inspiring and connecting people. I\u2019ve become more vulnerable and more willing to show my own fear, frustration and confusion.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Climate Change: How We Talk vs. How We Act<\/h2>\n

Some of her top reasons for advocacy are well-known climate impact issues including extreme heat, cold and other detrimental weather events. These holistic issues will cause food shortages and unlivable temperatures.<\/p>\n

What upsets her most, however, is our inability to work together.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo many don\u2019t see how we are all part of the same web. When it goes down, we all go down.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last year, CCL volunteers met with over 500 congressional offices. During her time with CCL, conversations have moved from whether or not climate change is real, to how we solve it. That\u2019s definite progress.<\/p>\n

A major step forward is the formation of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus in 2016. A Republican and a Democrat must join the caucus together in order to maintain its bipartisan nature. There are currently 86 members on the caucus. In Davia\u2019s words, \u201cThat represents, excuse the pun, a major sea change.\u201d<\/p>\n

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One of the most interesting roadblocks she\u2019s found in lobbying for a carbon fee has been a sense of abdication from some Democrats.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople often think it must be really hard to work with Republicans and not as hard to work with Democrats. But often Democrats will say they can’t do anything because they can\u2019t get the Republicans to do anything. It\u2019s a convenience factor. They point a finger and place blame on someone else instead of stepping forward themselves.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How Does Solar Fit the Climate Change and Carbon Fee Model?<\/h2>\n

The proposed carbon fee would accelerate the already rising costs of carbon-based fuels (oil, coal and gas) and further incentivize investment in solar and other renewables. Carbon-based fuels (oil, coal and gas) would be more expensive and all citizens receive the dividends. Investing in clean energy would reduce living expenses even more dramatically than now.<\/p>\n

The fee creates more thrust to drive solar forward, making them even more cost competitive, and clean up the world.<\/p>\n

Getting Over Fear of \u201cThe Other\u201d<\/h2>\n

How do we get past our resentment toward \u201cthe other\u201d and move forward on big important problems like climate change?<\/p>\n

Davia believes in sitting down and listening to the fears and frustrations of people with opposing opinions to \u201csee if anything opens up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo get beyond \u201cother\u201d it takes work, listening, checking in on my own stereotypes and prejudices. It\u2019s not easy, but it\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Citizens\u2019 Climate Lobby builds influence by working with the media, community leaders, and faith-based organizations. CCL is designed to develop and build leadership in its volunteers. If you\u2019re interested in learning more or volunteering, please visit the CCL website<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

Read more about Davia, subscribe to her blog and check out her book today at DaviaRivka.com<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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