Recent YCCD Op-Eds
Kiera O’Brien, Founder and President, Young Conservatives for Carbon Dividends
Republicans Must Act on Climate: Our Party and Future Are At Stake
I founded Young Conservatives for Carbon Dividends (YCCD) last year based on conversations I'd had with peers similarly frustrated by the lack of effective climate policy solutions on the right. Co-founded by 30 top leaders of the College Republican National Committee -- Chairs and Vice Chairs of the state federations -- YCCD advocates for a climate plan crafted by President Reagan's right-hand men, James Baker and George Shultz. The former Secretaries of State and Treasury created the Carbon Dividends plan to both reflect their conservative values and protect America from the threat posed by climate change. As young Republican leaders, we believe this plan is the way forward for our Party. Climate instability is a growing threat to the American way of life -- with effects already being felt -- particularly in rural America; and this threat is of growing concern to young Republicans like myself.
Read the full op-ed here!
Ty Seymour, National Treasurer of the the College Republican National Committee and Co-Founder of YCCD
Calling all Republicans: Our Planet and Country Need You
In failing to address climate change, the Republican Party puts itself at risk in not only losing elections but subsequently being sidelined in policy discussions. Young Republicans recognize this. A consensus of Republican voters is worried that the party's stance and inaction on climate change are hurting our brand and electoral prospects, especially with younger voters. Moreover, Americans overwhelmingly want bipartisanship in addressing climate change.
Read the full op-ed here!