CO2 Coalition
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| Motto | "Carbon Dioxide is Essential for Life" |
|---|---|
| Founders | Roger Cohen, William Happer, Rodney W. Nichols |
| Established | 2015 |
| Focus | Environmental policy |
| Key people | Gregory Wrightstone, Executive Director |
| Location | , |
| Website | co2coalition |
The CO2 Coalition is a nonprofit advocacy organization in the United States founded in 2015.[1] The coalition is made up of individual content contributors, researchers, and other interested individuals who hold a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate degrees all with the goal of educating the public on the vital role carbon dioxide plays in our environment.[1]
Many believe the coalition is producing content that is at odds with the 'scientific consensus' on anthropogenic climate change and is spreading misinformation on climate change."[2][3]
Some have viewed it as the successor to the George C. Marshall Institute.[4]
Activities
The CO2 Coalition was one of over 40 organizations to sign a letter dated May 8, 2017, to president Donald Trump thanking him for his campaign promise to withdraw from the Paris Agreement,[5] which Trump announced on June 1, 2017.
The CO2 Coalition has published twelve white papers, six 'climate issues in-depth', eight science policy briefs, coalition member testimonies, and coalition member publications.[6]
As of 2022, the group continues to speak publicly and issue press releases on issues relating to energy production, climate change, and advocating for hydrocarbon based fuels.[7][8]
Funding and membership
The organization has been funded by energy industry firms, individuals, educational trusts, and conservative activists; such as the Mercer Family Foundation, Claude R Lambe Charitable Foundation, Sarah Scaife Foundation, George C Marshall Institute, Thomas W Smith Foundation, Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, Searle Freedom Trust, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, The Randolph Foundation, Achelis and Bodman Foundation, Charles Koch Institute, Science and Environmental Policy Project and EDG Resources.[9]
The organization's membership includes individuals with PhD, MDs, MSs, and BS in a wide range of disciplines including: Physical Chemistry, Meteorology, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Medicine, Geology, Economics, Nuclear Physics, Computer Science, Biology and other fields of study.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "About". CO2 Coalition. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ López, Antonio (2022-12-13), "Gaslighting: Fake Climate News and Big Carbon's Network of Denial", The Palgrave Handbook of Media Misinformation, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 159–177, ISBN 978-3-031-11975-0, retrieved 2023-02-12
- ^ "CO2 coalition sponsored article in The Washington Times presents list of false and misleading statements about the impacts of CO2 and climate change". Climate Feedback. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ Vaidyanathan, Gayathri (December 10, 2015). "Think tank that cast doubt on climate change science morphs into smaller one". E&E News. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Letter to President Trump in support of campaign commitments to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty" (PDF). May 8, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2017 – via Competitive Enterprise Institute.
- ^ "Publications Archive". CO2 Coalition. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ co2coalition
.org - ^ "10.2: Hydrocarbons". Chemistry LibreTexts. 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ Fisher, Michael. "CO2 Coalition". DeSmog. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "CO2 Coalition | About".