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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) document covered the organization’s position on three categories related to climate change: “The Science,” “The Economics,” and “The Politics.” Challenging climate change science, the document attacks climate models. It also cites climate denier John Christy’s as providing evidence of a “cooling trend, not warming” of global temperatures. In addition to […]
This 1996 Global Climate Coalition (GCC) News Release reported on comments made by GCC Executive DIrector, John Shlaes, at a climate conference in Switzerland. This News Release focused on Shale’s concerns regarding the exclusion of developing nations from potential carbon emission regulations. Shlaes argued that the bulk of future emissions will come from developing nations, […]
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 […]
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 […]
In 1996 Exxon Corporation’s Chairman Lee Raymond addressed the members and guests of American Petroleum Institute’s (“API”) Annual Meeting at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington D.C. The speech championed the economic benefits of fossil fuels, industry-wide coalition building, and technological advancements. Raymond’s theme throughout the speech was “a factual, common sense approach” to contemporary […]
This November 1996 document provides an overview of the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) various positions on issues associated with climate change. The 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. See this New […]