Talk:International Policy Network

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Ikip in topic Funding

Climate change edit

Grassyknollington deleted the following paragraph and link:

In November 2004, IPN released a report claiming that "climate change is 'a myth', sea levels are not rising and Britain's chief scientist is 'an embarrassment' for believing catastrophe is inevitable." It called "the science warning of an environmental disaster caused by climate change ... 'fatally flawed'" and contested predictions that the global sea level would increase by a meter over the next century, saying that "sea level rises will reach a maximum of just 20cms." Moreover, the report listed some benefits of global warming, including "increasing fish stocks in the north Atlantic and reducing the incidence of temperature-related deaths among vulnerable people." The British newspaper The Guardian claimed that IPN had received $50,000 from ExxonMobil, which "list[ed] the donation as part of its 'climate change outreach' programme." [1]

I've re-inserted the information. If you want to delete this, please state your reasons. —Babelfisch 06:23, 11 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Funding edit

Expanded slightly:

IPN has received grants totaling hundreds of thousands of pounds from the multinational energy company ExxonMobil.[1][2]

Okip (formerly Ikip) 09:14, 8 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ Owen, Jonathan (February 7, 2010). "Think-Tanks Take Oil Money and Use it to Fund Climate Deniers". The Independent. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Monbiot, George (September 27, 2006). "How corporations have hijacked the climate change debate". The Age. Retrieved 2009-10-04.