Global Warming Policy Foundation

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The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is a British lobby group that claims to contribute to public education about global warming ; she is “deeply concerned” about the consequences of climate policy measures. Investigations and critical reporting see the GWPF as an influential “ climate-skeptical ” lobby organization and part of the organized movement that denies the existence of man-made climate change or downplays its consequences .

The GWPF develops its activity primarily through its website and social media. As a lobby arm, it operates the Global Warming Policy Forum , also abbreviated GWPF. She is particularly successful in publicizing her positions in the UK media.

organization

The establishment took place in November 2009 a few days after the hacker incident became known at the climate research center of the University of East Anglia under the chairmanship of Nigel Lawson at 1 Carlton House Terrace, London . The current offices are attached to the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining .

The day-to-day business is managed by Benny Peiser . The Board of trustees consists of Lord Lawson , Lord Barnett , the former Bishop of Chester Peter R. Forster , Lord Donoughue , Lord Fellowes , Martin Jacomb , Henri Lepage , Emma Nicholson (Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne), and Andrew Turnbull ( Baron Turnbull). The Scientific Advisory Board consists of Samuel Brittan , Ian Byatt, Freeman Dyson , Christian Gerondeau , Richard Lindzen , Ian Plimer , Paul Reiter , Nir Shaviv , Philip Stott , Henrik Svensmark , Richard Tol and Fritz Vahrenholt .

financing

The GWPF is a non-profit foundation registered under English law for the promotion of education. It is not obliged to publish the origin of its financial resources and has refused to provide information on this in the past.

In the 2012 and 2013 financial years, the GWPF's annual income was £ 400,000, the vast majority of which came from donations and around £ 12,000 from membership fees. "Charitable" spending was around £ 250,000 annually, the majority of which was staff costs. The few donors known so far were business managers and entrepreneurs.

Global Warming Policy Forum

In 2014, the Charity Commission , a UK government agency that oversees non-profit organizations, concluded that the GWPF was violating the guidelines for non-profit organizations. The GWPF promotes a one-sided view of global warming. The website can therefore not be viewed as an educational offer that is of public use. The GWPF subsequently decided to found a non-profit organization as a campaign platform that should pursue specific political goals. In September 2014, the GWPF founded the Global Warming Policy Forum , which is largely integrated into the website of the Global Warming Policy Foundation .

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Azhar Khazmi: Climate Denial Movement . In: Frederick F. Wherry and Juliet B. Schor (Eds.): The SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society . 2015, ISBN 978-1-4522-2643-9 .
  3. ^ Richard Maxwell and Toby Miller: The Propaganda Machine Behind the Controversy Over Climate Science: Can You Spot the Lie in This Title? In: American Behavioral Scientist . 2015, doi : 10.1177 / 0002764215613405 .
  4. ↑ The UK's main climate skeptic club's membership is dwindling - yet they still hold power in certain arenas . In: The Independent , January 30, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  5. ^ Ed Miliband clashes with Lord Lawson on global warming . In: BBC News , news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 22, 2009. 
  6. ↑ James Painter and Teresa Ashe: Cross-national comparison of the presence of climate skepticism in the print media in six countries, 2007-10 . In: Environmental Research Letters . October 2012, doi : 10.1088 / 1748-9326 / 7/4/044005 .
  7. ↑ James Painter: Poles Apart: The international reporting of climate skepticism . Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, 2011, ISBN 978-1-907384-07-3 .
  8. ^ Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) Background . desmog.co.uk.
  9. ↑ Caroline Davies, Goldenberg, Suzanne: The voices of climate change skeptics . In: The Guardian , guardian.co.uk, p. 11. 
  10. ^ Board of Trustees . Global Warming Policy Foundation. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  11. ^ Academic Advisory Council . Global Warming Policy Foundation. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  12. ^ A b The Charity Commission (Ed.): Operational Case Report: The Global Warming Policy Foundation (1131448) . September 30, 2014 ( Online [PDF]).
  13. ↑ Who we are: The GWPF: History and Missions . Global Warming Policy Foundation. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  14. ↑ Damian Carrington: Chris Huhne blasts Lord Lawson's climate skeptic think tank. In: guardian.co.uk. November 22, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Global Warming Policy Foundation (Ed.): Financial Statement, Year ended July 31, 2013 . GWPF Accounts 2012/13. March 1, 2014.
  16. ↑ Graham Readfearn et al. a .: Michael Hintze revealed as funder of Lord Lawson's climate think tank. In: The Guardian. March 27, 2012, accessed January 10, 2017 .
  17. ^ Damian Carrington: Two secret funders of Nigel Lawson's climate skeptic organization revealed. In: The Guardian. September 2, 2014, accessed January 10, 2017 .
  18. ↑ Bob Ward: Secret funding of climate skeptics is not restricted to the US. In: The Guardian. February 5, 2013, accessed January 10, 2017 .
  19. ^ Fiona Harvey: Nigel Lawson's climate skeptic thinktank to launch campaigning arm . In: The Guardian . May 9, 2014 ( online ).