Summary This document was published as part of the research by Vatan Hüzeir of Changerism, while a PhD candidate at Erasmus University Rotterdam, as part of his investigation entitled, Dirty pearls: exposing Shell’s hidden legacy of climate change accountability, 1970-1990. More documents, videos and reports from this collection are available on our page for the […]
Summary An academic study published by Robert Brulle in the journal Environmental Politics in April 2022 introduced several new documents to the ClimateFiles GCC collection, including important internal documents from the Global Climate Coalition and National Association of Manufacturers. Source Document Share this post on your feed Twitter Facebook Google+
Summary This document was included in an academic study published by Robert Brulle in the journal Environmental Politics in April 2022, which we detail on this page. This important document shed new light on the budgets and objectives of the GCC’s Communications Program in a crucial period in the early 1990s. Source Document Share this […]
Summary This document was included in an academic study published by Robert Brulle in the journal Environmental Politics in April 2022, which we detail on this page. The document, which appears to have been written in 1994 or 1995, is a summary of the campaign E. Bruce Harrison and his PR company ran the Global […]
These documents were uncovered by Rebecca John as part of her investigation into the oil and gas industry’s early knowledge of climate science and its response to this knowledge. Reported with links to documents via DeSmog on January 30, 2024 and November 12, 2024 New Evidence Reveals Fossil Fuel Industry Sponsored Climate Science in 1954 […]
Below is an annotated collection of documents gathered through the years amassing evidence of corporate efforts to deny the connection between climate change and extreme weather events. There are two major blocks of evidence: They knew climate change would cause extreme weather: Corporate entities “knew” extreme weather would be an impact of anthropogenic climate change. […]
An academic study published by Robert Brulle in the journal Environmental Politics in April 2022 introduced several new documents to the ClimateFiles GCC collection, including important internal documents from the Global Climate Coalition and National Association of Manufacturers. Link to the full paper Advocating inaction: a historical analysis of the Global Climate Coalition Documents referenced […]
Summary This video is part of John Stossel‘s “Green Tyranny” series. Green Tyranny originally aired on Fox until Stossel began working with the Koch-funded Reason Foundation. Stossel was a host on Fox Business before switching to YouTube as his primary media platform, at which point he became the recipient of annual 6-figure contracts from Koch-controlled […]
Summary This 2014 document contains a presentation given by the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA). The presentation begins by painting environmentalists and the climate change movement as bringing about, “the worst of times” for the fossil fuel industry. The presentation then details WSPA’s various campaigns and coalitions focused on “respond[ing] to aggressive anti-oil initiatives in the West” and “provid[ing] an opportunity for […]
Summary This is a leaked email from climate denialist Fred Singer to bloggers, scientists, peers, and public relations experts regarding the release of the documentary “Merchants of Doubt,” which profiles Singer (along with many of the people to whom he sent this email) as part of the network of climate change denial and legislative delay […]