Summary This 1998 document from the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) addressed the Clinton Administration’s efforts to enact climate policy, specifically, the Kyoto Protocol. The document attacks what it called an “attempt to implement the Kyoto Protocol through the back door,” citing congressional opposition to the treaty. Key headlines include: The GCC was an industry-funded organization […]
Summary This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) memo summarized the group’s perspective of “the global climate change debate” around 1998. 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 an internal 1995 […]
Summary This November 1997 memo to the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) “Coordinating Council Participants and State Leaders” was sent by former lobbyist Susan Moya regarding coordination of an astroturf campaign. 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 […]
These advertisements were placed in the Washington Post and New York Times in 1997 during the negotiation process of the December meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change which would result in the Kyoto Protocol. A set of New York Times ads were preserved on PolluterWatch several years ago. The industry-funded Global Climate […]
Summary This document is the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) September 1997 Climate Watch Brief (Volume 5 Issue 3). 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 […]
Summary This document is the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) Fall 1997 Climate Watch Brief (Volume 5 Issue 4). 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 […]
Summary This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) news release announced the hiring of Gail Clements McDonald as the GCC’s Chief Executive Officer. 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. Clements McDonald […]
Summary This document is a February 27th, 1997 News Release from the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) covering a report by the Charles River Associates titled, “World Economic Impacts of US Commitment to Medium Term Carbon Emission Limits.” According to the release, the report found that, “a large number of developing nations will suffer significant economic […]
Summary 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 […]
Summary 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 […]