1995 GCC and Accu-Weather Draft Report “Changing Weather? Facts and Fallacies about Climate Change” and Supplemental Attachments

From the private collection of Nicky Sundt, a Washington-based climate change science, policy and communications expert, this 1995 pre-publication draft report and its corresponding attachments were prepared by Accu-Weather, Inc. for the Global Climate Coalition (GCC). The report, titled “Changing Weather? Facts and Fallacies about Climate Change,” emphasized uncertainty in climate change science while promoting […]

1995 GCC “Leading Forecasting Group Finds No Rise in Extreme Weather” News Release

Summary This document is a February 3, 1995 News Release from the Global Climate Coalition (GCC). The News Releases generally updated readers on climate change policy and science developments, often complementing the GCC’s Climate Watch Bulletins. News Releases were a part of GCC’s larger mission to oppose greenhouse gas regulations and contest the scientific validity […]

1995 Shell Management Brief “Climate Change”

Summary In February 1995, a management briefing titled “Climate Change” was internally circulated by the Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (“Shell”). This document, unearthed by Jelmer Mommers from journalism platform De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents, appears to build off of research from “The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect” report (1994). Information from both […]

1995 GCC Climate Watch Bulletin Vol. 3 Issue 1

Summary This document is the Global Climate Coalition’s (GCC) January/February 1995 Climate Watch Bulletin (Volume 3 Issue 1). The bulletins 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 […]

1995 Report “Shell and the Environment”

Summary “Shell and the Environment” is a 1995 document unearthed by Jelmer Mommers of De Correspondent in a trove of internal Royal Dutch/Shell Group (“Shell”) documents. Listing the “role of industry associations,” “environmental related expenditure[s],” and climate change policy, this document reflects Shell’s take on the “prerogative and responsibility of society” surrounding environmental protection. Source […]

1995 GCC “Climate Change: Your Passport to the Facts”

Summary From the private collection of Nicky Sundt, a Washington-based climate change science, policy and communications expert, this document is a passport sized booklet published and distributed by the Global Climate Coalition titled, “Climate Change: Your Passport To The Facts.” The GCC was an industry-funded organization that opposed greenhouse gas regulations through direct engagement and […]

1995 (ca.) GCC Global Climate Change Glossary

Summary This Global Climate Coalition (GCC) “glossary” defined various climate, environment, and energy terminology, as well as explained the various climate change conferences and international agreements. 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, […]

1995 Report on Exxon’s Financial Contributions

Summary This 1995 document contains Exxon’s financial contributions for the year. The report details Exxon’s contributions to a variety of sectors, including the environment, public information and policy research, and education. Source Document

1994 Shell Report “The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect – A review of scientific aspects”

Summary In December 1994, Royal Dutch Shell’s (“Shell”) Environmental Advisor, Peter Langcake published a scientific update titled “The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect: A review of the Scientific Aspects.” Unearthed by Jelmer Mommers from journalism platform De Correspondent in a trove of internal Shell documents, this report outlined the company’s “major developments in scientific understanding and the […]

1994 GCC John Shlaes Speech

Summary This document is a 1994 speech delivered to the US-Austria Conference On Joint Implementation by John Shlaes, Executive Director of the industry-funded Global Climate Coalition.  The speech titled, Opportunities for International Cooperation to Mitigate Emissions of Greenhouse Gases, focused on the benefits of joint implementation (JI), a program Shlaes called “a long term win-win […]