1997 Shell Statement of General Business Principles

This is a 1997 Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) Statement of General Business Principles. This document is a part of a larger collection discovered by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents. 1997 Shell Statement of General Business Principles (PDF) 1997 Shell Statement of General Business Principles (Text) Interested in more […]

1997 GCC “Impacts on Trade and Competitiveness From Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission Restrictions”

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) document titled, “Impacts on Trade and Competitiveness from Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Restrictions,” argued against carbon emission controls and claimed that the impact of emissions on global warming was unclear. In the publication, GCC stated: “Imposing near-term goals to stabilize or reduce carbon emissions would weaken the U.S. economy and […]

1997 GCC “Highlights From the 1995 Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change”

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) document excerpted quotations from the the IPCC’s Second Assessment Report (SAR). Collected by climate-specific subject headings, the document used SAR findings to increase doubt surrounding climate change. The industry-funded GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers from 1989 to 2002. Its membership spanned […]

1997 “Climate Models: Issues and Challenges the Views of the Global Climate Coalition”

This 1997 Global Climate Coalition (GCC) document cast doubt on the climate models used to predict climate change. 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. In this publication, the GCC […]

1997 GCC STAC January Meeting Minutes

The Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) Science and Technology Assessment Committee’s (STAC) January 16, 1997 meeting minutes and February 12, 1997 meeting agenda were submitted, along with other GCC documents, during discovery in Green Mtn. Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep v. Crombie and Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. v. Witherspoon. The January meeting, held at Southern Company’s offices, […]

1996 Exxon’s Lee Raymond “Climate change: don’t ignore the facts”

In the fall of 1996, Lee R. Raymond Chairman, Exxon Corporation, had an article published in the oil company’s publication, The Lamp. The title of the article was, “Climate change: don’t ignore the facts.” Raymond wrote, “Proponents of the global warming theory say that higher levels of greenhouse gases — especially carbon dioxide — are causing […]

1997 GCC Clinton Administration Draft Protocol Framework Statement

This document is a 1997 statement from John Shlaes, the Executive Director of the Global Climate Coalition (GCC), regarding the “U.S. Draft Protocol Framework” released that day by the Clinton Administration. Shlaes urged the the Administration “to look before it leaps into an international agreement on global climate change,” stating that “the Administration has already […]

1997 GCC IRS 990

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) Internal Revenue Service Form 990 filing reflects the 1997 tax year. 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. The filing shows $1,684,212 in membership dues. […]

GCC “Economic and Employment Impacts From Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission Restrictions”

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) document titled “Economic and Employment Impacts from Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Restrictions” argued against proposed carbon emission reduction plans. 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 […]