Climate & Environment
Because of you, CCAG has one of the best track records in Connecticut for fighting and winning on environmental and climate justice issues. Thank you!
Week of Travelers Actions
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CCAG and allies have been extremely busy with actions targeting Travelers, calling out its role in climate change with its investments in and insurance of fossil fuel.
Click here for a summary video of actions so far! |
- In May, we sent several activists inside Travelers' annual shareholder meeting, while protesting outside. Then in late June...
- Monday we marched alongside the Travelers Gold Tournament with the Hartford Pride Drum Cops and dancers.
- Tuesday, we did a banner drop inside Hartford's convention center during the annual Insurance Capital Summit.
- Wednesday, Sunrise activists and UConn students called out Travelers VP Andy Bessette's troubling ties to fossil fuels at his induction to the UConn Board of Trustees Golf Hall of Fame.
- Sunday we returned to the golf tournament with T-shirts reminding people that Travelers Underwrites Climate Change.
For current actions visit this page often or sign up on our email list. Questions or comments contact Helen Humphreys
Rally For Climate: Travelers Company Annual Shareholder Meeting 5/25/22
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Travelers claims to be a climate leader but it is one of the biggest oil & gas insurers in the world.
Thank you to everyone who joined CCAG, CT Sierra Club, Insure our Future CT Coalition and more at the Travelers annual shareholder meeting on May 25th in Hartford with activists outside and inside the meeting urging the company to stop greenwashing & take real action! |
The results are in!
Learn more about Travelers Current policies here.
#InsureOurFuture
- The first resolution asking Travelers to report on its underwriting and investment emissions passed with 55% of the vote!
- The second resolution proposing to end underwriting of all new fossil fuels unfortunately failed, but received 13% of the vote.
Learn more about Travelers Current policies here.
#InsureOurFuture
Earth Day Climate Strike 4/22/22 |
As the climate crisis accelerates we need to see action at every level of government that is at the scale of the crisis we face, and centers around our state’s most vulnerable communities.
Thank you to everyone who participated on Earth Day! We demanded that Governor Lamont direct the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to immediately stop permitting all new fossil fuel power plants.
We demanded he support the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation as they raise the following climate change concerns about shifts in suitable habitat for culturally significant species due to climate change; Climate change effects on culturally relevant species more broadly; Climate change effects on traditional food sources (Ex. through water chemistry and temperature changes); Climate change effects on traditional reliance and understanding from changing phenology; Climate change effects of higher temperatures on the health of the community, especially for members of the community with greater vulnerability; and mental health effects from ecological and cultural changes associated with climate change.
For more information about this and CCAG's other climate work, contact: Angel Serrano
Thank you to everyone who participated on Earth Day! We demanded that Governor Lamont direct the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to immediately stop permitting all new fossil fuel power plants.
We demanded he support the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation as they raise the following climate change concerns about shifts in suitable habitat for culturally significant species due to climate change; Climate change effects on culturally relevant species more broadly; Climate change effects on traditional food sources (Ex. through water chemistry and temperature changes); Climate change effects on traditional reliance and understanding from changing phenology; Climate change effects of higher temperatures on the health of the community, especially for members of the community with greater vulnerability; and mental health effects from ecological and cultural changes associated with climate change.
For more information about this and CCAG's other climate work, contact: Angel Serrano
CT Climate Justice March
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the CT Climate Justice March on February 8th, 2022.
Climate disruption is disproportionately harming our most vulnerable communities and stealing the future from our youth. Yet, the Connecticut government and corporations are failing us on climate action. Hundreds of us marched in Hartford to amplify the voices of the most vulnerable communities and urge Connecticut to Lead on Climate. The March was led by drummers with stops at Eversource (CT's largest utility), Travelers (the worst insurer for climate in the world), DEEP, and finishing at the State Capitol where the Governor and legislators kicked off the 2022 legislative session. Our legislative demands can be found here. Sponsors: Acadia Center, Blue Earth Compost, Collaborative Center for Justice, Congress of Community Colleges (4Cs), Connecticut Chapter Sierra, Club, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Connecticut Clean Water Action , Connecticut Climate Crisis Mobilization (C3M), CT Coalition for Environmental & Economic Justice, CSEA SEIU Lcl 2001, Democracy4All, Drinking Liberally Meriden, Drinking Liberally Windsor, Eastern Connecticut Green Action, Efficiency for All, Indivisible West Hartford, First Church in Windsor UCC, National Association of Social Workers, No More Dirty Power in Killingly, Recovery4All Coalition, Save the Sound, Sunrise Movement Connecticut, UAW Region9A, Unitarian Universalist Society East Sustainable Living Committee, Uconn Praxis, 350 CT |
Coalitions
CCAG, in partnership with our friends and allies, continue to make important advances in the fight against climate change. Coalitions include:
CT Renews
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Three crises - mass unemployment, climate change, and the coronavirus pandemic - disproportionately harm frontline and vulnerable communities including Black, Indigenous and Communities of Color. We can address these issues most effectively through regional coordination with other New England states. CT Renews, the Connecticut chapter of the Renew New England Alliance, is focused on environmental justice, food justice and ending our dependence on fossil fuels. More than 40 statewide advocacy organizations are actively engaged in CT Renews, with CCAG leading the work on holding community visioning events and organizing legislative meetings and actions. Contact Angel.SerranoCCAG@gmail.com for details. |
Insure Our Future
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The Insure Our Future campaign is a part of an international coalition called “Stop the Money Pipeline” coalition, which is over 200 organizations strong.
Connecticut is a leader on climate action, yet our insurance industry is failing to take the action necessary to avoid climate catastrophe. Instead, the top insurers in our state are investing billions in fossil fuels, and insuring an untold number of fossil fuel projects. Through the Insure Our Future campaign & Stop the Money Pipeline, we are putting public pressure on decision makers at insurance companies to eliminate investments in fossil fuel projects, and instead focus on the movement towards a global transition to a low carbon economy. Together, in Connectictut, we've led actions against Travelers, WR Berkley and The Hartford, which all currently have billion-dollar policies with fossil fuel companies, such as coal and tar sands plants. Because of actions and support of members like yourself, the insurance industry is listening and we are winning on this issue. If you have not already, please sign-up to be a part of our Climate Justice work, either through CT Renews or the Insure Our Future Campaign |
Stop the Money Pipeline
The Stop the Money Pipeline is a coalition, which is over 200 organizations strong and includes CCAG and Insure Our Future.
Together we continue to put public pressure on decision makers at insurance companies to eliminate investments in fossil fuel projects, and instead focus on the movement towards a global transition to a low carbon economy.
If you have not already, please sign-up to be a part of our Climate Justice work, either through CT Renews or the Insure Our Future Campaign
Together we continue to put public pressure on decision makers at insurance companies to eliminate investments in fossil fuel projects, and instead focus on the movement towards a global transition to a low carbon economy.
If you have not already, please sign-up to be a part of our Climate Justice work, either through CT Renews or the Insure Our Future Campaign
The Fun Stuff!
Our Very First Cycle4CT Bike Challenge 2020
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When COVID-19 hit in 2020, we found ourselves without our usual Annual BBQ and other get togethers we rely on to fund momentum and community building.
So we decided to try a virtual Cycle for CT challenge to fight climate change one revolution at a time. It was a fun and beautiful success which continues to this day. Thank you to all Challengers, T-shirt sponsors and supporters! |
Cycle4CT Bike Challenge 2
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Thank you to everyone who participated in and supported the 2021 Cycle4CT ride to fight climate change!
Enjoy the photos sent in from challengers who participated in Connecticut and from as far away as Maine & Omaha. Watch this page for exciting updates & info for the 2022 challenge, scheduled for Oct. 15th & 16th! Together we can save our planet one revolution at a time! |
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CCAG builds and works with strong coalitions of activists and organizations to achieve climate justice. The 2021 Cycle4CT Challenge raised funds to strengthen our organizing capacity in Connecticut - and make significant progress towards a Zero Carbon Future.
Thank you to all of the 2021 Cycle4CT Sponsors! Together we can win on climate change. Join our email list for updates into 2022.
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