This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1024, and supporting documents, reflects the GCC’s application to be considered a tax-exempt 501(c)(6). The attachments include a cover letter from the IRS, IRS Form 8718, IRS Form 2848, a list of GCC’s Board of Directors and Officers, statements of yearly revenues and expenses, a […]
From the private collection of Nicky Sundt, a Washington-based climate change science, policy and communications expert, this 1995 pre-publication draft report and its corresponding attachments were prepared by Accu-Weather, Inc. for the Global Climate Coalition (GCC). The report, titled “Changing Weather? Facts and Fallacies about Climate Change,” emphasized uncertainty in climate change science while promoting […]
This document is a February 3, 1995 News Release from the Global Climate Coalition (GCC). The News Releases generally updated readers on climate change policy and science developments, often complementing the GCC’s Climate Watch Bulletins. News Releases were a part of GCC’s larger mission to oppose greenhouse gas regulations and contest the scientific validity of […]
In February 1995, a management briefing titled “Climate Change” was internally circulated by the Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (“Shell”). This document, unearthed by Jelmer Mommers from journalism platform De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents, appears to build off of research from “The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect” report (1994). Information from both reports […]
This document is the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) January/February 1995 Climate Watch Bulletin (Volume 3 Issue 1). The bulletins were a part of GCC’s larger mission to oppose greenhouse gas regulations and contest the scientific validity of anthropogenic climate change through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers. Its membership spanned across the automotive, […]
“Shell and the Environment” is a 1995 document unearthed by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) documents. Listing the “role of industry associations,” “environmental related expenditure[s],” and climate change policy, this document reflects Shell’s take on the “prerogative and responsibility of society” surrounding environmental protection. 1995 Report […]
From the private collection of Nicky Sundt, a Washington-based climate change science, policy and communications expert, this document is a passport sized booklet published and distributed by the Global Climate Coalition titled, “Climate Change: Your Passport To The Facts.” The GCC was an industry-funded organization that opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration […]
This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) “glossary” defined various climate, environment, and energy terminology, as well as explained the various climate change conferences and international agreements. 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 […]
This 1995 document contains Exxon’s financial contributions for the year. The report details Exxon’s contributions to a variety of sectors, including the environment, public information and policy research, and education.
In December 1994, Royal Dutch Shell’s (“Shell”) Environmental Advisor, Peter Langcake published a scientific update titled “The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect: A review of the Scientific Aspects.” Unearthed by Jelmer Mommers from journalism platform De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents, this report outlined the company’s “major developments in scientific understanding and the implications […]