Monthly chapter meeting
Citizens’ Climate Lobby New Mexico
January 16, 2025
Introductions
Integrity
Chapter updates
Upcoming events and actions
Local clean energy projects
Diamond Tail Solar Project (Sandoval County)
Email sign-ons:�Residents
LTEs
Vote in Bernallilo (TBD but probably Jan 29)
Help text/email bank our chapter!!
Local clean energy projects
Rancho Viejo Solar Project (Santa Fe, NM)
Email sign-ons:�Residents
LTEs
Vote in Santa Fe (TBD but probably Feb 3)
Help text/email bank our chapter!!
2025 NM
State Action Plan
Goal:
Everyone leaves the meetings with 1 action they want to take
2025 CCL NM Bingo
1st bingo: CCL Sticker
1st person to cross off all your tiles: CCL shirt
(Merch from the CCL Zazzle store)
Climate Action Program
Monthly email and text alerts
Actions take ~5 mins to complete
Alerts to go everyone but long term unengaged and never engaged members
Brainstorming from December
What brings you joy? What are you interested in or motivated by? | Meeting new people, collaborating, building partnerships to align interests Educating people and answering their Qs about climate change Climate science and technology (learning and educating) Getting letters of support/endorsements from leaders and orgs Permitting reform Relationships with tribes Lobbying The wilderness |
What are you good at? | Organizing things and people Research Meeting facilitating Communicating with leaders Public speaking |
What work needs doing? | Educational events Looking for opportunities in our communities 5 levers (lobbying, grassroots, grasstops, media, group development) |
2025 Key Policy Focus
Building electrification and efficiency
Clean energy permitting reform
1. Good candidates for bipartisan federal (and local!)
2. NM volunteers and partner organizations are interested
2025 Strategic Objectives
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…now let's do some work!
2025 Strategic Objectives
___ Tools
___ Presentations or events
___ Publications
…what else?
#1 Provide positive examples, tools, and resources for New Mexicans to grow as climate advocates.
Who's interested?
Grassroots �Outreach
Building electrification (and IRA benefits)
Permitting reform and local permitting opportunities
Climate disinformation
Health forests and the natural world
Climate tech
2025 Strategic Objectives
___ Meetings or events with leaders or orgs
___ leaders/reps provide endorsements or attend lobby meetings
…what else?
#2 Strengthen engagement with community organizations and leaders.
Who's interested?
Grassroots �Outreach
Grasstops Engagement
2025 Strategic Objectives
Welcome calls to new members
Reminder emails about chapter meetings/events
Action alerts about climate actions
…what else?
#3 Recruit and integrate additional members.
Who's interested?
Group Development �& Organizing
Grassroots �Outreach
2025 Strategic Objectives
#4 Empower additional members to assume leadership responsibilities.
Primary and backup liaisons
Engage local congressional staff
Writing LTEs and Op Eds
Coordinate chapter media advocacy
Develop relationships with media outlets, journalists, etc.
Social media for the chapter
Help found a 501(c)4 so the chapter can fundraise
What is one action you're excited to take?
Coming up