Stewardship

We relentlessly advocate for meaningful economic and political transformation in order to protect the planet and restore the well being of our collective home. We strive to promote excellence in sustainability and boldness in climate action by giving out the Climate Courage Awards annually to those in our civil society who buck the pressures to do otherwise and demonstrate extraordinary responsibility in helping address global climate change.

• CCLI espouses the tenet of leading by example and we strive to set a good example by our organization's own activities. We are also on-going in the process of developing our brand of integrity oriented environmental stewardship.
• We provide personal & collective ways for people to be the change we wish to seek in the world:

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• We give out Climate Courage Awards and provide recipients with as much financial and media recognition as possible (see the history of recipients below).

2023 Climate Courage Award Winner

Past Climate Courage Award Winners

Yvon Chouinard, The Founder of Patagonia For breaking the mold for how business can lead in solving the climate crisis Yvon Chouinard- Read More
Casey Harrell for extraordinary dedication and crucial success holding US corporations and Wall Street accountable for fostering a livable climate. Casey Harrell - Read More
Robert Pollin and Noam Chomsky for calling on our society to respond to the climate crisis with utmost seriousness and for proposing a global solution that is not only bold and viable but also replete with the need for a just transition. Robert Pollin and Noam Chomsky - Read More - Response Letter
Aspen, Jonathon, Lilith & Sierra to four outstanding youth for their leadership, community activism and hopeful dedication to addressing the climate crisis and for their stellar participation in the Sept 20 2019 Climate Strike Aspen, Jonathon, Lilith & Sierra - Read More
2018 - Governor Jerry Brown for outstanding leadership to restore the stability of our climate & in- integrity of our nation. A seed grant in his name goes to Under2 Coalition, working to prevent global temperatures from rising over two degrees Celsius. Governor Jerry Brown - Read More
2017 - Mayor Javier Gonzales for his commitment to climate leadership, the Verde Fund (helping alleviate poverty through sustainability) & EV solutions Mayor Javier Gonzales - Read More
2016 - Senator Bernie Sanders for his unwavering commitment to addressing climate change and supporting a carbon tax as a platform priority Senator Bernie Sanders Award - Read More - Response Letter
2015 - Mariel Nanasi New Energy Economy Mariel Nanasi Award - Read More
2014 - Robert and William Nordhaus (for their respective work regulating carbon dioxide under the clean air act and establishing carbon pricing as viable solutions to climate change) Robert Nordhaus Award - Read More   William Nordhaus Award - Read More
2013 - Stephen Etsitty Navajo Nation EPA - Read More
2012 - Lisa P. Jackson EPA Administrator - Read More   - Response Letter
2011 - Bill McKibben the New Energy Economy - Read More   - Response Letter
2010 - John Fogarty the New Energy Economy - Read More	2010 - Bruce Frederick New Mexico Environmental Law Center - Read More
2009 - Suedeen Kelly Commissioner of FERC from 2003-2009 - Read More
2008 - T. Boone Pickens - Read More  PDF	2007 - Ben Luce Director of the Coalition for Clean and Affordable Energy (CCAE) - Read More
2006 - Thomas Friedman Foregin Affairs Columnist for the New York Times - Read More  PDF	2005 - Danny Cruz Mayor of Springer NM - Read More  PDF

Climate Courage Awards are given out once a year to humanitarians in our civil society who exhibit outstanding bravery and leadership on behalf of global climate stewardship. There is no limit to the kinds of courage we can display for the sake of asserting responsibility to future generations, and we are determined to publicize and reward these stellar acts of climate courage.