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1999 GCC “FYI Re: COP 5 Preview for Media”

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) memo titled “Preview for Media” covered the 1999 Conference of the Parties (COP) 5 climate conference, in Bonn, Germany. 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 […]

1999 GCC “FYI Re: Hurricanes”

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) “FYI” document was sent to “Communicators Interested in Global Climate Issues” by Frank Maisano. The short document dismisses any correlation between hurricanes and global warming. It states: “As millions of people flee Hurricane Floyd, many climate activists have again suggested-despite the facts- that hurricanes and global warming are connected. A […]

1999 GCC Climate Watch Brief Vol. 5 Issue 28

This document is the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) September 1999 Climate Watch Brief (Volume 5 Issue 28). 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, […]

1999 GCC Members and State Leaders Climate Legislation and NAM Panel Memo

This 1999 Global Climate Coalition (GCC) memo detailed the contents of the Murkowski/Hagel bill and upcoming National Association of Manufacturers panel on voluntary greenhouse gas mitigation. 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, […]

1999 GCC “Insurance study on global warming impact” Backgrounder

In this 1999 memo the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) tried to alert the media to a recent study doubting the detrimental effects of climate change. In the attached article, Global Warming Poses Insurers Little Risk, a representative from the American Insurance Association is quoted as saying, “climate change does not pose a threat to the […]

1998 to 1999 GCC Climate Kyoto Economic Impact Analysis

These preserved webpages and press releases reflect the Global Climate Coalition’s stance on the projected economic impact of the Kyoto Protocol. 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. Starting in […]

1999 GCC “Inventory of Industry Voluntary Actions”

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) list covered voluntary actions taken by U.S. industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 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 GCC highlighted the importance […]

GCC “21st Century Climate Action Agenda”

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) “Action Agenda” covered the GCC’s stance on domestic and international climate issues. 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. Organized by membership initiatives, government/business/public partnerships, […]

1998 “GCC Taps Hill Veteran as New Executive Director” News Release

This document is a 1998 Global Climate Coalition (GCC) News Release to announce Glenn Kelly as their new Executive Director and Eric Holdsworth as their new Deputy Director. The GCC was 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 […]

1998 GCC Membership

This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) reflects the groups membership for the year 1998. This document was distributed at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Fourth Conference of the Parties. 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 […]