CO2 Coalition

The CO2 Coalition is a nonprofit climate change denial advocacy organization in the United States founded in 2015.[1][2] The group's claims are disputed by the vast majority of climate scientists.[1] The organization has 69 members.[3] The organization been funded by energy industry firms and conservative activists who oppose climate change mitigation policies, such as the Mercer Family Foundation and Koch brothers.[4][1] It is viewed as the successor to the George C. Marshall Institute.[5]

CO2 Coalition
Motto"Carbon Dioxide is Essential for Life"
Founder(s)Roger Cohen, William Happer, Rodney W. Nichols
Established2015 (2015)
FocusEnvironmental policy
Key peopleGregory Wrightstone, Executive Director
Location
Arlington, Virginia
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United States
Websiteco2coalition.org

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,[6] an action Trump announced three weeks later on June 1, 2017. As of 2022, the group continues to speak publicly and issue press releases on issues relating to energy production and climate change, advocating on the side of carbon-based fuels.[7]

See also

References
  1. "WHITE HOUSE: Trump adviser created group to defend CO2". www.eenews.net. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  2. "WHITE HOUSE: 'Red team' revived under physicist who sees 'CO2 drought'". www.eenews.net. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  3. "CO2 Coalition | About".
  4. Waldmann, Scott (February 25, 2019). "'Adversarial' reviewers recruit climate skeptics". E&E News.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. co2coalition.org
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