This 1990 collection of papers, titled “The environmental challenge and the oil industry’s response,” outlines Royal Dutch/Shell Group’s (“Shell”) issues surrounding the environment, energy efficiency, inter-fuel substitution, and “Shell policy.” This document, a part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents, reckons with climate […]
1990 Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) “Statement of General Business Principles” as they apply to “corporate decision-making [and] the individual behaviour expected of employees.” This document is a part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents. 1990 Shell “Statement of General Business Principles” (PDF) Interested […]
This is a 1990 CV for Patrick Michaels, a known climate skeptic with longstanding financial ties to the fossil fuel industry. Michaels has been an outspoken advocate for industry interests on issues relating to emissions regulation and climate change for decades – this CV documents some of his early connections with climate-denying organizations and fuel […]
This document is a 1989 letter from the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) attempting to solicit meetings with senators and their staff. This document was featured in Utilities Knew, a report published by the Energy and Policy Institute that shows electric utility companies understood climate change as far back as the 1960s. The industry-funded GCC opposed […]
This is a 1989 membership list of the Global Climate Coalition (GCC). The industry-funded GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers from 1989 to 2002. Its membership spanned across the automotive, utility, manufacturing, petroleum, and mining industries. At its formation the, GCC was housed within the National Association […]
December 6-8, 1988 an international group of dignitaries, politicians, scientists, economists, and industry representatives attended the Climate Institute’s second North American conference on “Preparing for Climate Change.” The following 731 page document contains the conference’s agenda, transcriptions of the various panelists’ remarks, and peer-reviewed articles related to climate change. In its totality, the book thoroughly […]
This 1988 Shell report, discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent, shines light on what the company knew about climate science, its own role in driving global CO2 emissions, the range of potential political and social responses to a warming world. The confidential report, “The Greenhouse Effect,” was authored by members of Shell’s Greenhouse Effect […]
This 1988 research proposal and purchase order from Shell Western outlines Shell’s work in using sea level and sea temperature to determine the longevity of their operations in Alaska. The proposal, “An Analog System for Prediction of Sea Ice Severity,” was sent by E.G. Ward, then Manager of Shell’s Offshore Engineering Research Department, to J. […]
This 1987 briefing document, intended for inter-company distribution, covers “Synthetic fuels and renewable energy.” Flagging future trends of increased energy efficiency, renewables overtaking fossil fuels, and an internal interest in being a part of that market shift, this document is helpful in understanding Shell’s relationship with lower carbon-content energy sources. This document is a part […]
This 1986 collection of papers and articles cover Shell’s research regarding its “Coal Gasification Process.” This document is a part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents. 1986 Shell “Coal Gasification Process” Series (PDF) 1986 Shell “Coal Gasification Process” Series (Text) Interested in more […]