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1980 Exxon Draft Statement and Comments on National Committee of Air Quality on Climate Change Risks and Policy Recommendations

Summary Exxon Scientists Henry Shaw provides draft comments on the National Committee of Air Quality CO2 Workshop regarding rising levels of carbon dioxide and harmful impacts to society and the environment. These comments, dated December 5, 1980, also make policy recommendations for national and international action to reduce carbon emissions “attributed primarily to the combustion […]

1980 National Commission on Air Quality Carbon Dioxide Workshop

Summary This pair of documents is a transcript of a 1980 meeting held by the National Commission on Air Quality (NCAQ), as first reported by Nathaniel Rich’s New York Times Magazine article “Losing Earth.” The meeting, requested by Congress, was held to discuss the societal implications of climate change in order to address problems “from increased […]