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1996 GCC “Economic and Lifestyle Impacts From Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission Restrictions”

This 1996 Global Climate Coalition (GCC) document evaluates the potential economic impact of a carbon tax and other emissions reductions efforts. 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. 1996 GCC […]

1996 GCC Board of Directors Strategy Memo

From the private collection of Nicky Sundt, a Washington-based climate change science, policy and communications expert, this November 1996 memo to Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) Board of Directors outlined the coalition’s 1997 strategy. The GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers from 1989 to 2002. Its membership spanned […]

1996 GCC “The IPCC: Institutionalized ‘Scientific Cleansing'” Memo, Corresponding Media and Open Letters

These documents reflect the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) aggressive attack on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) process – targeting Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Dr. Ben Santer through a coordinated communications and media campaign. These documents were provided by Dr. Santer. The industry-funded GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and collaboration with […]

1996 GCC “Climate Change Is a Congressional Issue”

This document is a printed out article posted by the Global Climate Coalition (GCC), an industry-funded organization that 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 article titled, “Climate Change Is a Congressional […]

1996 GCC “A Review of Economic Impacts of AOSIS-Type Proposals to Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions”

In May 1996, the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) released the following report, titled “A Review of Economic Impacts of AOSIS-Type Proposals to Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions.” This report supported GCC’s repeated assertions that action on climate change would have deleterious effects on the global economy. The industry-funded GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement […]

1996 (ca.) GCC Climate Watch Brief Vol. 5 Issue 1

This document is the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) Climate Watch Brief (Volume 5 Issue 1). The briefs 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, utility, manufacturing, […]

1996 GCC Position Statement in Support of Scientific and Economic Research

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) 1996 position statement reflects the GCC’s stance on climate related scientific and economic research. The GCC opposed greenhouse gas regulations and contested the scientific validity of anthropogenic climate change through direct engagement and collaboration with affiliated climate deniers. Its membership spanned across the automotive, utility, manufacturing, petroleum, and mining industries. […]

1996 Global Climate Coalition Science and Technology January and February Meeting Materials

The Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) Science and Technology Assessment Committee’s (STAC) January 1996 meeting minutes were submitted along with other STAC papers during discovery in Green Mtn. Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep v. Crombie and Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. v. Witherspoon. Covered in part by The New York Times in 2009, the full set is available […]

1996 GCC “Progress Report on U.S. Industry Voluntary Actions to Curb Greenhouse Gases” and Membership List

From the private collection of Nicky Sundt, a Washington-based climate change science, policy and communications expert, this is a March 1996 report by The EOP Group, Inc, commissioned by the industry-funded Global Climate Coalition. Titled, “Progress Report on U.S. Industry Voluntary Actions to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” the document describes its purpose “to provide a […]

1996 GCC IRS 990

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) Internal Revenue Service Form 990 filing reflects the 1996 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 $1,224,451 in membership dues. […]